OH YEA - sure are - but those thorns will kill ya

Briars can be great buck and doe bedding areas. You can tell the well used trails in them as the deer cut and trim the briars themselves. You can see the bitten of stalks - I guess those thorns even anoy the deer

You have the main gist of it. In the mourning enter from the oposite areas you suspect deer to be during the night. Use people, horse,jogging,atv trails to get you as close as you can then cut a trail into your stand.

When inside a bedding area you will always have the wind blowing your scent into a section of productive area. Use the wind to allow for the best routes to be scent free and hope the deer do as you plan for......LOL....which will be never

For afternoon stands hunt the edges of the briars in areas that show some buck sign. But stay real tight to the thick stuff.

Good Luck

Hunt these areas all day during the rut and good things just might happen.