Bedding areas

[Guest 300ultramag.]

In the southern units this is easiest

but Im trying to find a boomer buck bed in some thick northern facing slopes pre-rut

which method do you guys use for locating beds?

 

 

 

Beau

 

 

 

 

 

[308Nut]

By glassing the shady side of brush. This means the sun in your face but it works.

 

Also in my opinion, when it is cold you will find more game on south facing slopes and when it is warmer you will find more on the north facing slopes.

 

GL!

 

M

[Coach]

Look for open South facing ridges with lots of yellow grass, and thick, nasty, brushy North halves. They want a quick escape route into the thick stuff. You'll find 'em. If you find an open hillside with a saddle leading back into thick cover, look for trails leading from the feeding side into the bedding side. If it's an active area, the trails will be pounded pretty hard - that's when you know you've found a good spot to focus on.

[coues7]

I'm not probably one to talk since I've never killed a "monster" coues but I've never really payed any attention to the direction I was glass. I've always just gotten to where I could glass and started glassing. I found most of my deer on south facing slopes and the deer headed towards thicker cover when pressured.....the direction didn't matter so I'm more in agreeance with AZOneCam