There has been A LOT of discussion about this on forums over the years. Tony LaPratt (everyone groan together) claimed he could get them to bed in areas, and I think he might have because of the surrounding pressure those deer would stack up on his acreage. Dr. Jim Brauker utilizes hinge cutting to create buck bedding in much the same way as TL. Jeff Sturgis often discusses "depth of cover" where the bucks are bedding several hundred yards behind doe groups and any pressure. Dan Infalt has gone more into depth as far as what some of the main components are of buck bedding but not as much on how to recreate it. I think you are on the right track with the back to cover and prevailing wind and a view to the downwind side. From what I can tell bucks like to bed along the transition edges with those elements. But the major factor in all the information I've seen is pressure and surrounding pressure. If there is pressure, bucks will go to where there isn't any. I think that is why Dan Infalt repeatedly has encounters in large marshes. There are subtle changes (points, high spots, and vegetation) in all ecotypes and transitions that you need to recognize. At those areas, if you focus on recreating a suitable place for a bed, thick back cover, and a downwind view you should increase your odds at success.