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I would say that you are going to have a higher success rate hunting near a bedding area in the morning. That is when you can catch them returning to there beds from a long night out. It's too hard to hunt in the evening because they are more likely to be already bedded when you try to make your way to your stand, then you run the risk of spooking them.
I hunt the "edge" ofa BIG thicket/bedding area. I see more deer in the evening when they come out than in the morning. Most of them are already back in before first light. I love this pic!
Now that's some PA bedding cover there!
I agree that it's tough catching a buck in his bedding area in the morning. As the others have said many times they are coming back in before shooting light and if they get in their beds and you have to get out of there you stand a greater chance of bumping them in the morning since they are still there. Not to mention you have two guys to worry about with twice as much gear.
I'd stick to bedding areas in the evening if you can. More time to set up quietly and a better chance of daylight activity.