Ep. 502: What GPS Collar Data Reveals About Buck Bedding | Mountain Buck Scouting Series

Every time a mature buck shows up on your trail camera, GPS collar research says he's probably been in that area six or seven times. That one stat changes how you think about cameras, bedding, and whether you're actually hunting the right spots.

This is from the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp where we break down big woods buck bedding from every angle — GPS home range data, how mature bucks choose beds, doe bedding patterns, morning hunting strategy, and why mid-October may be the most underrated window for killing a mature buck.

Topics:

00:00 – Intro

00:51 – Buck bed characteristics — size, shape, rubs on entry and exit 03:06 – Why mature bucks have the best spots (and what happens when one dies)

04:10 – Hunting mornings aggressively over beds

06:28 – Finding scrapes on the fringes of bedding to hunt

07:04 – Camera placement near bedding

07:35 – GPS data: for every camera appearance, a buck's been there 6-7 times

08:44 – The egg-shaped home range — how wind orients a buck's entire world

09:50 – Buck excursions — why they disappear and where they go 14:09 – Buck bedding: smell, auditory, visual

17:37 – Doe bedding — why it's overlooked and how it changes your rut setup