Creating A Deer Bedding Area From Mature Hardwoods - Part 1

If you know where the local deer prefer to bed within the surrounding area, that gives you as a hunter an advantage. However if you can take that a step further and encourage these deer to bed down in specific locations on your property, this will tip the odds even more in your favor. Knowing where the deer are bedded down allows you to sneak into stand locations undetected along with knowing where the local bucks will be checking for hot does during the rut. There are a few ways you can create bedding areas on your property and in this video we will discuss how we are transforming what was mature hardwoods, closed canopy deer desert, into one of the preferred bedding areas in the neighborhood.
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[@markheidema3699]

Great video as always. We've been using a lot of your tips on our 13 acres in Battle Creek. It's tough on small properties because you have no room for error. It's so critical to have the right Access routes with bedding areas and food plots. Screening is so important , You can't afford to get detected on smaller properties.

[@whitetailevolution]

Couldn't have said it better, the smaller the property the less room for error. Almost every square foot needs to be accounted for on the 10 acre parcels.

[@tythomps]

This was good. Part 2 video still to come?

[@JP_BowHunter]

When cutting/hinging the trees, what do you do about pines?

[@jeffpepin5930]

How large would you generally like the entire bedding area to be? You stated how large the openings should be but what’s the smallest and what’s the average size bedding area you’re looking for?

[@nickperkett4523]

How many of these pockets do you suggest doing on say a 60ac square piece. Majority is hardwoods

[@matthewprochaska3665]

can you make a bedding area out of hinge cutting pines?

[@whitetailevolution]

Hey Matt, you can absolutely make a bedding area within a stand of pines but I wouldn't hinge cut them. Conifers don't hinge well and if you got one to hinge, don't survive very long. It's better just to drop them to get more sunlight into the area. The shape / structure would be similar. I would try to get a few on the ground, tip time away from the center or the open pocket where you want the deer to bed. This way you can have a screen of downed pines, open area in the middle and 3-4 different ways in and out of that pocket. Walk 20 yards and do it again. Hope that makes sense!