Jeff, I'm not sure how big of a tract you are hunting. but if I remember correctly from last year,IMO your main goal needs to be herd management right now. You can have all the prime bedding area in the whole county, but the facts are with an overpopulation of DOES you will rarely see the big bucks that you want.Especially with too many does and a large sanctuary that you don't hunt, the bucks will have no reason to be on the move. Not to say that bedding areas aren't important because they are vital in a well managed operation.Again I guess it depends on how much land you are attempting to manage. But to answer your original question on why land stewards rarely speak about how to increase the numbers in the deer herd, in my experience (in the south), not too many people have the need to carry more deer, or hold more deer on their property. The numbers are usually either at full carrying capacity or above. most owners goal is to improve the quality of what they have.