RE: Bedding areas
I think what you deal with is something a majority of hunters face as well. I never know where deer will bed, but I can always pinpoint areas that they are most likely to be. Bedding areas, where I hunt, are generally the thicker cover in any given area. However, they also change due to weather and season. I hunt a mass of timbered bluffs and valleys that wrap around ag and crp fields. Doe populations rarely bed further than 300-400 yards from thier primary food source (XX field) here. I know, for instance, if there is a severe cold snap, most deer will bed on southerly facing hillsides as opposed to a traditional bedding area with lots of brush on the other side of the hill. However, every time I think I have it down I will bust a herd of deer walking that shouldnt have been there. I am happy if I am right 80% of the time.