Who all keeps a hunting journal or log? I believe that it can prove to be major asset and scouting tool.
I personally keep a journal and write in it after every hunt. I have date, time, weather (wind speed and direction, cloud cover, etc.) weapon used, stand location, how many deer i saw, where they came from, where they were goin and why they were doing both, calls used, scents used- whether they were effective or not and a short 5-6 line story and recap. of the hunt.
My family also keeps detailed records of our harvested deer. Age, body weight, antler size, stomach contents, location of harvet and time of year, obviously.
This year I started keeping a record of how much rain we get, which will help monitor our food plots and fruit trees while hopefully producing some helpful information in regards to the mast crop in the fall.
So I was just curious who else keeps a working journal, and if so what are its contents?
Stand location + Number of deer seen + #/does + #/bucks + #/fawns + #/bow range
I've been doing this for 2 full seasons. 2 more, or so......and I think it'll be a very valuable asset.
Jeff, do you do keep a turkey journal too?
I have a "year" round journal. From spring turkeys, to bow fishing,then on to bear, then deer, then ice fishing. I do it not only to learn, but I think it is a blast.
I plan to start one this season. If anything, like mentioned already, it will be a great read years down the road. Or even better...if my great great great grandkids get to read it some day.
A few years back (5-6?) I would keep track of everything that I had seen, then it started to slip, until finally, I stopped, halfway through this season.
I will be starting it up again this fall, and try to stick with it again.....
I started one two years ago and plan on continuing it through the indefinate future. It has location, # of deer and type of deer, date, weather conditions (cloud cover, wind speed, barametric pressure, percip.). I use excel and have been experimenting with formulas for predicting which stand to hunt for a given set of conditions based on the data from my past hunts...its the nerd in me I guess. I need a year or two more before I come to any conclusions about its accuracy but I like it so far.
Journals/Records/Diaries
m/#does/#bucks/ weather
