Useing a small pocket notebook is something I've done for years. I always put what area, weather, game seen, scrapes or rubs in area, what kind of acorn ect year it is, time of day I see the game, shots amde and missed...., ect. You'll be glad you have one when you look back to certain areas and see how it was 3 years back. What you're doing is a very good thing--IMO. Have a great hunting season!!!