I here you. Coming from SW Pennsylvania myself. I find that the thickest places you can possibly find are the best bedding areas for deer. This doesn't mean you have to hunt them, just hunt the front or back door. Most of the time the deer come into the bedding areas at a certain point or funnel. Hunt the funnel.

When you are scouting and accidentally bust a deer out of its bed, watch where it runs to. This is usually the same way theyleave the bedding area consistently. You actually want to jump deer out of their beds when scoutingbecause if they know they got away, then they feel safe in bedding there and continue to visit.