I was reading an article in a magazine the other day and they were talking about making deer bedding areas. What this guy would do is go in and hinge cut trees in a certain area of the woods. Then he would tie together some small trees and clear out a spot underneath them. The idea would be to control where the deer are bedding which makes patterning them easier and also keeps them on the property. It seems like a very interesting idea but have no idea if it would actually work. Has anyone tried doing this and what do you think? Good/Bad idea?
First you have to feed them, then you need to water them, then you have to plant stuff for them. Now we have to give them room and board? What next College.
I make bedding areas every year. What we do is hinge cut and trees that are competing with the more valuable trees. For example, 15-20 year old maples competing with 50 year old white and red oaks we would cut down all the maples. This allows for a better acorn crop for the fall, browse for the winter, and cover for bedding. As far as tying trees or something sounds like a waste of time. Just leave a trail no wider than something you could drive a fourwheeler through the middle of the bedding area and if the bedding area is thick enough the deer will almost always take the path of least resistance.
