ORIGINAL: Germ
I look for cover and escape routes.
If a buck cannot get out undected or quick, he's not bedding in that area.
I also look for spots where a deer can see for a long way, one of my best spots I cannot hunt. It's about impossible to get to the stand, even by my boat[&:]
I've seen this numerous times during the gun season in Minnesota where I'll see a buck bedded in the middle of a plowed field all day. Most of the bucks I've seen do this are 130" class bucks or bigger. They can see forever and they must of figured it out that most people don't hunt in plowed fields. Smart critters they are!!