Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
10-30-2006, 06:09 PM
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Fork Horn
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Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
I have read that doe bedding areas are great morning stands during the rut but my question is how do you find doe bedding areas? What signs do I need to look for (besides a bedded down doe). How do I know I have found one once I find the signs?This is just aquestion that has been on my mind that I haveyet to find the anwser to.
thanks
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10-30-2006, 06:52 PM
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Spike
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RE: Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
Tbyrd, a person could write a book about just that one topic. I'll give one example, this past Saturday was sunny and nice, after a period of overcast days. The does were mostly bedded down in fields of tall grass. That way they could get some sun but still be covered up. You live in Kentucky? Wooded, moderate hills right? Look on the on the top of the peaks on the downwind side. That way the wind will carry the scents up and over from the other side, and they can see down the side they are sitting on. Hope this helps.
10-30-2006, 07:06 PM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
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RE: Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
They are very difficult to find especially if the beds are made!!!!
It usually takes a lot of walking and once you find a bedding area there is no guarantee they will use it more than once, due to preditors. Look for fattened down grass along fence rows next to patchesofwoodsor food plots, (crops). Ifyou hunt an areawith ponds on it check the dam side of the ponds. Deer always bed down with the thought of escape so look for good escape routes.An open field with a good line of vision is a good place to look as well. Hope this helps. Good luck.
It usually takes a lot of walking and once you find a bedding area there is no guarantee they will use it more than once, due to preditors. Look for fattened down grass along fence rows next to patchesofwoodsor food plots, (crops). Ifyou hunt an areawith ponds on it check the dam side of the ponds. Deer always bed down with the thought of escape so look for good escape routes.An open field with a good line of vision is a good place to look as well. Hope this helps. Good luck.
10-31-2006, 01:35 PM
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RE: Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
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Look for Poop.
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10-31-2006, 04:04 PM
#8
Fork Horn
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RE: Doe bedding areas, where are they????????
when looking for deer beds look where there is a circle impressed into the leaves it will mostly be about 3 foot by one foot wide another good place is to look in tall grass becuase deer love to bede down there also.
but when you find one look at it for a couple of seconds and leave immedialty if you are not wearing scent proof clothing because if the deer find out that some one has found there bed they will move and bed some where else
but when you find one look at it for a couple of seconds and leave immedialty if you are not wearing scent proof clothing because if the deer find out that some one has found there bed they will move and bed some where else
