Yes, big deer like the thickest places. I bow hunt especially in late season in thick places. I don't cut shooting lanes because when push comes to shove, you only need a saucer size space to drop a deer.

Don't know where to hunt? Use your first trip as a scouting trip. Pick a best guess spot, set up and wait. Going in cold can be some of your best hunts because you get to observe how deer react in their own enviorment undisturbed even if you never get a shot.