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Old 04-27-2007, 05:54 PM
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Iam thinking of starting my own personal journal for hunting. I am going to record dates, times, weather, and the location I was in that day. It seems like a great way to look back at past experiences good or bad and learn from them. Who else records a journal, on paper or CPU, do you find it worth while? Any other ideas or tips would be appreciated.
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Old 04-28-2007, 08:59 AM
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Oh I do and have for over 20 years......

There is a software program you may wnat to check out.......search under Game Traxx. This program you enter data and then can plot, relative humidty, temperature, solunar tables, lots of things and see how sighting the game you are after and see peaks and valleys.

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Old 04-28-2007, 09:00 AM
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Oh and there is one thing I learned quite well this year - even a slight temperature drop will make the birds develop Lock Jaw! No talkie.......

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Old 04-28-2007, 10:03 AM
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That sounds like a great idea. I will have to check out that site. It's cold as all get out up here in Maine. Just as the season is starting. I did see a young lady that had harvested one this morning while driving down the road. I have to wait another week, Hopefully my journal will end in a good result.
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Old 04-28-2007, 10:31 AM
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I record time, temperature, location and observations each visit out. I often do my writing while idle in a hunting spot. It is a pretty boring journal..
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Old 04-28-2007, 06:49 PM
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Started turkey hunting in 1993...Been filling out a journal since 1995 the year I killed my first turkey... I love going back a reading my journals... Lets me relive hunts that I've forgotten...
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Old 04-29-2007, 03:19 AM
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i do too.....you'll love going back anf reading them......
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Old 04-29-2007, 05:09 AM
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I started my jounal in 1977. Keeping it simplemaymake it easier to keep up. The journaland my photo albums are all I want to bring went I get tossed into a nursing home... in the meantime, make hay while the sun is shining, lol.

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Old 04-29-2007, 07:18 PM
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This is a journal that my nephew made for us to use starting last year. It works well and is in a spiral binder so that we may add pages as required.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/PossumTop/scan0001.jpg
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Old 04-29-2007, 07:54 PM
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I have kept a journal for several years I record all of my hunts plus scoutting and game camera photos in it. I keep a record of the weather, moon and etc.. I also keep a harvest log book which gives in detail everything about the hunt the score of the animal along with photos. By taking the time to do this I have been able to pattern game and know how game will move based on weather informtion.A journal is also a great way to get into writing.
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