RE: How to Locate Bedding Area?
I've found deer beds in all kinds of settings, including grassy fields, river bottoms, dense thickets, hardwood slopes, fence lines, and among the tangled braches of large deadfalls.
They will lay down wherever they feel secure, but they'll have favorite spots, just like they have favorite trails.
Aside from looking for them by following trails, I'll go out on wet, muddy, or snowy days and backtrail a deer to see where its last bed was. It's tough on the public land that I hunt because there are tracks from so many different deer, but it can be done.