Deer generally bed on the leeward side of cedar trees, but do so several feet from the base. ... In making management decisions, stand back and look at the edge of your cedar thicket. Cedars should cover at least 60% of the wood line edge for acceptable wind reduction. Total acreage of the thicket isn't as important.

Do deer beds come in thickets?

If you can comprehend why deer like to bed in thickets, then you will understand why hunting there will optimize your chances for success. A thicket is defined as a dense growth of shrubbery and/or small trees.

Do deer eat cedar berries?

In fact, just about all of the large hardwood trees provide browse for deer, especially hackberry, escarpment black cherry, gum bumelia and cedar elm. The berries of the hackberry and escarpment black cherry are eaten by many bird species as well as small animals, as are the seeds of the cedar elm.