Hillbilly Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I have about three notebooks filled with information of all the hunts and deer I've took. Not too many in my notebook. It dates back when I was ten and now at 21 I got a lot of information. I have pictures, but I also wanted to make sure I had more stuff in my life than pics of my hunting career. I also keep a notebook strictly bowhunting related and also summer scouting and early fall scouting. I'm gonna start a spring gobbler notebook and maybe extend it also to rabbits and upland bird hunting when I get a chance to do it and maybe even waterfowl. Was wondering if anyone else has done this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I love to write also and I'll be doing a lot more when I become a teacher. My parents always wanted me to become a writer cause thats a big interest I have. But I love keeping records on paper and get to read them and then look over at the picture and revisit that hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilhnter Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? My dad, brother and I have a drawn out map of the area that we hunt and every time we get back from hunting we take the map out and put an O where we saw a deer that day and if we killed one we put an X on the map where we killed it. this way you see their moving patterns and how many deer u are seeing in an area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? My journal consists of a huge Excel spreadsheet. Everything is recorded. All stands are coded with a number, and I have another spreadsheet that gives full descriptions of each stand including preferred wind direction and maintainance notes. I have over 130 different ground stands listed. Even the ones that are no longer used. They are the pinpoint locations that I reference when I notate deer sightings. For each trip out, the weather is recorded along with the qty, sex, and actions of any deer seen at each stand, or on my way in or out of my stand or scouting encounters. I can do a sort on any wind direction and print out all stands that are suitable for that wind direction. I can sort to find out deer encounter success ratios for any stand on any day, for any weather condition. I also have bigger areas designated for my hunting area so that I can look back and see what areas are hot on what date, and pretty much what the deer patterns are at any given day of the month. It is a fantastic hunting tool, as well as a great way to record hunting memories. I could go on and on with the features of my journal, but you probably get the idea that I record and use just about any kind of data that you could ever imagine using. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I tried but it failed to keep it updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I just started doing this last fall. I should have done it sooner for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I keep one myself of all the deer I kill. Not sightings though, just kills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I keep one on a disk. Everything from hunting to shooting during the summer, to well - everything! Last Fall I printed it out and gave a copy to my Grandfather - so he could see the real reason I hunt. He loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I just started one! Actually I read this thread and started one! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? here is the journal i use simple but accurate, works well with sat. pictures and maps of our hunting areas HUNTING JOURNAL NAME OF HUNTER: LOCATION OF HUNT: DATE OF HUNT______PM/AM _____ WEATHER CONDITION____________WIND DIRECTION____ MOON PHASE: FULL/HALF/QUARTER/NEW MOON STAND LOCATION_______ # OF DEER SEEN(note both does and bucks)______ Notes from the outing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? Yeah I've kept a rough one for a couple years. I need to keep better notes though. I never even thought about keeping a journal for turkeys...I reckon I might just try dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? About the same as Kidd's, every hunt, I try and log an entry.... want my family to be able to re-live my days in the woods.... 40 years from now!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I keep a journal in word and have for quite some time now. Works pretty well for me to help me remember what is working when and all the details of each hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? [ QUOTE ] I tried but it failed to keep it updated [/ QUOTE ] Same here. However we keep a photo journal at camp. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? yes sir , I keep a journal and have a photo album of just hunting pictures. I think that it will be neat, down the road many many years from now, when I am gone, my grandkids (when they come along) and thier kids and so on, can sit back and enjoy my memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? Yep sure do. I started by writing it all down about 12 years ago and then started keeping it in my computer about 4 years ago. I keep one for both deer hunting and turkey hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge4x4 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? naw, never even heard of doin anything like that actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? I also keep a journal and it helps me remember important details concerning specific hunts, scouting trips, etc. I also enjoy reading it as it brings back memories of each hunt so I can "re-live" it all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBowHunt Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Does anyone besides me keep a deer journal??? i write down absolutely everything about each time i go out...temperature....barometer...conditions....what time i see the deer and their behavior....wind direction...moon phases..the location the deer came and went...etc. i keep record of absolutely everything!!! i highly recommend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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