Here’s another opinion I have about bucks and where they bed…..I’ve mentioned this one before but its worth adding to this thread. Its really not my theory or anything…..but someone else’s that I’ve come to agree with. Big old bucks don’t seek out these secret secluded hiding spots…..Its these secluded spots that make the big old bucks…..In other words, the bucks that grow old and get some age on the are the ones who just got lucky as a dispersing yearling and called one of these spots their home and core area. As a result he was able to avoid contact with hunters. This is what happens in areas of urban/rural interface……this is also what happens in places like Jackson Co where there are isolated areas to rugged for hunters to get to....Bankhead is another example...... Some dispersing youngster takes up residence in one of these spots and is able to grow old as a result. He didn’t seek that spot out later in life. These are great areas to locate on any property you hunt. It may just be a ridge point or something that gives the buck such a strategic advantage that he's sees or smells you coming every time.