I have an arial map of the three main places I hunt and I also keep a daily hunting log with weather conditions and major sign I've seen or specific deer. I mark out the main trails on the map, larger scrapes and rubs, and sheds I find. Combined with the hunting log, and then with pre season scouting next year I can pinpoint stand locations. I also put in the log the wind direction and what problems I have with certian areas wind wise. Some times the eddies in swirling winds have to be hunted a certian way and I make sure i have those areas listed on the map. Then I look it over from time to time to see if different approaches show up when I study it. This year I killed the buck I had scouted since August without ever stepping foot into the area until the 3rd week of October. I killed him and an 8-point in 2 weeks. When I saw him through my spotting scope i knew where he was coming from and where he was going because of the maps. Made it easy to ambush him when pre-rut kicked in.

THWACK!