Yep, I have a spreadsheet set-up here at work. I fill in every detail I can think of. I also have a function that I type in the current wind direction and it spits out which stands are suitable for that wind.

It is really helpfull from one year to the next.

Yeppers,

I keep a log/journal and video log in the summers. I keep track of time, weather conditions,wind direction, food sources and travel patterns, moon phase, deer sightings, tracks, scrapes, rubs, bedding areas and doe family estrus dates.

slo bo, I keep a detailed log that consists of -
where i see bucks
the stand location
the wind direction at time of sighting
rubs,and or scrapes in that area
time of day
direction he came from
and any thing else i can think of

I have never kept a log ,I have hunted all over the country and it wouldn't mean much to anyone but me . I did talk to a guy when I stopped to look at the racks he had fasten to his barn , We counted 50+ racks that he and his son had taken on thier farm . That was his way of keeping a record .It was kind of impressive .

My faimily all hunts togather. We have a journal of all the deer we have shot, size , weight, where it was shot and what the weather was like. We have most writen down since 1991. It includes all kills with Rifle Black powder and Bow

I have one of everything i have killed.

I do not keep one on the deer I have taken.
I do keep one on my turkey hunts in detail.


I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

Nope, but I am going to start, if you do like Bruce Lee, you could analyse what went wrong and fix it, may it be a bad stalk that the animal caught site or wind of you, or a missed shot. Bad arrow placement, drawing of animal anatomy to study. Little things that could really count . Thanks for the good Idea.
Good shooting
Dylan

>>>>--------o-->Im not an author either and don't plan to be.

Edited by - 55#recurve on 01/23/2002 18:30:41

I'm a hunter... not an author. The only list I maintain is a list of alibis.

Yes I log what seen time of day weather, moon And stand sight if used .
Been doing so for 11 Years.

Hunting is nature.
It is our nature to hunt.
I'm not a hunting fanatic just a hunting addict.