eclipseman
5 year old buck +
I have been reading about doe bedding areas and from what I can tell is most doe will bed in the vicinity of food/water. Outside of this requirement, they will typically pick spots based on cover, wind direction, and if hill country is involved on the east facing sides. I have been noticing that the 120 acres I hunt is old/mature hard woods so deer do not really bed on the property but they certainly visit it for the acorns and the couple food plots I have. I am interested in trying to get some doe to bed on the property itself. The problem is most of the property is on the western side of a mountain, not a super steep mountain. I would say 90 of the 120 acres is on the western facing mountain side with the other 30 acres being on the top of the mountain not particularly facing any direction. So is it worth timber stand improving this side to make cover for bedding OR will they likely still not bed there? Thanks!
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