mathews4life Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 does anyone use google earth as a scouting tool? i'm headed up to nebraska again this yr and since i cant scout until we go to hunt i've been using it as a pre scouting tool...seems to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambuscher Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I do, and find it very useful. I've laid out the last two turkey seasons by it. I also use it for geocaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Never could use it until I up-graded the OS on this computer. Now when looking at new areas I throw in the GPS co-ordinates and take a peek! Only bad thing, some areas either have a lower resolution, or a computer drawing. Doesn't show up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 i've used mapquest, google earth and a bunch of others for a while now. I've got aerial images I've put together of every property I hunt. I mark were crops are and when they've been harvested or if still they're still there. I've marked sitings of good bucks, deer trails, deer sign, etc. The more info you've got down on that map the more things seem to fit together like puzzle pieces. lol also it's good for finding your way using land marks and terrain if the area is new to you. anyway, it's definately a great tool to have. - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I love google earth and use it all the time. Great tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razortec_hunter Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 i use google earth all the time, it really helps. where you huntin in Nebraska? nebraska's my stopping grounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Have a look at this link. They may not have the "Birds Eye" view for your area, but if they do, it's awesome. http://maps.live.com/ Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arvelocity Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Maps Google is good. But, I have found microsoft virtual earth beta has cleaner photos, or so I think. If you google virtualearth, you should find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I've been using Google Earth for the last couple of years and love it. I've used it for both private and public land turkey and deer hunting, and I'm using it now to remote-scout some elk hunting terrain for this fall. My other favorite tool is a map making company that Guy Eastman of Eastmans.com turned me onto, Off the Beaten Path Maps. They will do all kinds of custom map making for you, for a fairly reasonable fee too. See: http://www.otbpmaps.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthing Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 both are good...they give you a rough idea of landscape! The images need updated though...not real time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 I use the free version all the time. My home county is not included in Google earths satellite so I also use www.maps.live.com also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Flash Earth is pretty cool too http://www.flashearth.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Never even heard of it, but I'll definitely check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Best part of google earth is that you can save the image of the area and print it. Hopefully the area is viewable. It is getting better, but still needs some work. Yahoo and Google maps have satellite views as well as flashearth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathews4life Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 how do you go about printing the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 how do you go about printing the area Go to file and print is in the drop down menu. The best way is to hit Save, save image to a file and print it later. This way you can add things like stand locations, trails, etc., etc., to the image with editing software like photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 does anyone use google earth as a scouting tool? i'm headed up to nebraska again this yr and since i cant scout until we go to hunt i've been using it as a pre scouting tool...seems to help I know your question is a week old. But my answer is yes. I don't know how anyone does NOT hunt without a tool like Google earth. Not only do I scout and use it to hunt deer but its been useful with turkey hunting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 dude NO....google earth has turned out to be a pain in the but with looking for trails.....try this it's www.live.map.com it take more time then google but it WAY WAY WAY better. I can look at my property and have way newer pics and see trails even beds in some of the thickets in the middle of the property. Just make sure you change from roads to Aerial its a tab just above what ever your looking at. i start off in roads to find streets close, then change to aerial to look for my land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 dude NO....google earth has turned out to be a pain in the but with looking for trails.....try this it's www.live.map.com it take more time then google but it WAY WAY WAY better. I can look at my property and have way newer pics and see trails even beds in some of the thickets in the middle of the property. Just make sure you change from roads to Aerial its a tab just above what ever your looking at. i start off in roads to find streets close, then change to aerial to look for my land. Everything I click on takes me to a webpage with a million different links. How do you use this site? I've got to see this imagery that allows you to see deer beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 OH...sorry my bad.....it's www.maps.live.com then make sure you have 3d and aerial selected and then use the other steps i had said.....my bad. the beds, in the middle of my property is a big set of thickets and I can see the sections of the thickets where the deer are bedding. it's nice for areas i cant/shouldn't get in....this areas only way in is threw basically tunnels of brush and i can view the "hidden" grass areas in the middle of this labyrinth. Let me know what u think when u check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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