I had to get away from thinking "small" when I used to think "bedding areas". I used to think I was looking for a 1/4 acre spot. I've grown to realize that a "bedding area" may encompass MANY acres.....and that a deer will bed almost anywhere.

Now....when I think of a bedding area....I think "area" more than "spot". I have no problems thinking the deer I hunt bed in areas as random as 50-100 acres....and that these areas change according the food source available (or preferred).

Look for what he's eating.....and watch the (general) direction he's traveling to and from. Set up, accordingly.

I look at this like a game of "hide and go seek".....where the ONLY clue I have of where he's hiding is what looks good on paper (to begin with). Then....it's time on stand that'll tell the tale.

I've never had the opportunity to hunt them (bucks) tight to their bedding area.....until this year. And, even still, I'm encumbered this year by property boundaries. I'm gonna play the game smart, though...and err on the side of caution....hunting only good winds....and hunting only the area I think he's in from a comfortable distance to start with. Otherwise....i take the chance that he'll take his game somewhere else.

This is ALL new to me. I have woods that I KNOW he's frequenting.....but the time isn't right to hunt him, there. When it is....I'll be there. I have more grounds to hunt than ever before....and it's hard to stay out of it. But I know it's the right move.

He may beat me. But I refuse to beat myself.

Ihope this makes even a "little" sense.