I have been keeping an outdoor journal since I was 10. That was 36 years ago. I have every time I ever went hunting/ fishing, trapping, mushroom picking, etc recorded in that journal and still do it to this day. I now often look back through it as reference material for what ever I might planning. It has helped me be successful many times. I now know why my grandfather told me I had to keep a journal if he was going to teach me about hunting and fishing. I sure wish he were still around so I could thank him in person.