Diary?

roy reali · August 23, 2010, 07:50 AM

Does anyone here record their hunts?

I use a calender with large date boxes. After every hunt I scribble a few notes about the hunt on it. I write where I went, the gun I used, the game I bagged, and my overall impression of the hunt.

So, does anyone else here to this?

cole k · August 23, 2010, 04:28 PM

Nope. I never have seen the need.

30-30remchester · August 23, 2010, 07:00 PM

Yes on my big game hunts in which I harvest, I record what gun, bullet, caliber, range, number of shots, shot placement, distance and animal reaction.

hooligan1 · August 23, 2010, 07:50 PM

Well before I started dragging my boy's and girl out with me I started taking some notes, but have since relugated that idea to the recycle bin. I use a camera... I have a scrapbook of pictures I call "The Book Of Dead Critters". I have over the years, beenlucky and skilled enough to have many pics, more than I care to scan and download at this time, I soon better put them on a CD, in case of fire or something.

BIG P · August 23, 2010, 11:45 PM

More like a range log I shoot long range a good bit. The same place i hunt wind speed. areas i see large hogs dates of bad crop damage.Ranges to heavy used trails from my spot. have to say its helped more than once.

wpcexpert · August 24, 2010, 08:10 AM

I do. I'll keep small notes with dates,times and moon phases I hunted. Also keep a running record of kills. You can go back and review the notes. There are clear patterns as to deer movement and buck sightings and harvests. Certain times of the year are clearly more profitable than others.

doofus47 · August 24, 2010, 11:07 AM

I keep coordinates of kills, type, time.
I never thought of moon phase/temp. That's kind of obvious now that I think of it. Good idea.

sserdlihc · August 24, 2010, 01:43 PM

I record place, time, temp, moon phase, gun used, cartridge used.

jglsprings · August 27, 2010, 08:51 AM

I'm big on range logs. Most of my hunting details go in the log for the gun I used.

Creade · September 1, 2010, 02:34 PM

My parents bought me gorgeous leather bound gold gilt hunting and fishing journals one year for my birthday and christmas (I believe I was about 12)

I think I filled in 1 page that first year, after that, they sat on a shelf.
I do still have them in a file cabinet somewhere.

August 23, 2010, 07:50 AM	#1
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Diary? Does anyone here record their hunts? I use a calender with large date boxes. After every hunt I scribble a few notes about the hunt on it. I write where I went, the gun I used, the game I bagged, and my overall impression of the hunt. So, does anyone else here to this?

August 23, 2010, 07:50 PM	#4
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Well before I started dragging my boy's and girl out with me I started taking some notes, but have since relugated that idea to the recycle bin. I use a camera... I have a scrapbook of pictures I call "The Book Of Dead Critters". I have over the years, beenlucky and skilled enough to have many pics, more than I care to scan and download at this time, I soon better put them on a CD, in case of fire or something. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

August 24, 2010, 08:10 AM	#6
wpcexpert Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 791	I do. I'll keep small notes with dates,times and moon phases I hunted. Also keep a running record of kills. You can go back and review the notes. There are clear patterns as to deer movement and buck sightings and harvests. Certain times of the year are clearly more profitable than others. __________________ When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil. - Thomas Jefferson

August 24, 2010, 01:43 PM	#8
sserdlihc Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2008 Location: S.C. Posts: 1,454	I record place, time, temp, moon phase, gun used, cartridge used. __________________ Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration. Aupleius If someone doesn't like you, that's their problem! Milton Childress

August 27, 2010, 08:51 AM	#9
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,827	I'm big on range logs. Most of my hunting details go in the log for the gun I used. __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

August 23, 2010, 04:28 PM	#2
cole k Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2008 Location: east of the Big Muddy Posts: 248	Nope. I never have seen the need.

August 23, 2010, 07:00 PM	#3
30-30remchester Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2009 Location: mountains of colorado Posts: 977	Yes on my big game hunts in which I harvest, I record what gun, bullet, caliber, range, number of shots, shot placement, distance and animal reaction.

August 23, 2010, 11:45 PM	#5
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,679	More like a range log I shoot long range a good bit. The same place i hunt wind speed. areas i see large hogs dates of bad crop damage.Ranges to heavy used trails from my spot. have to say its helped more than once.

August 24, 2010, 11:07 AM	#7
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	I keep coordinates of kills, type, time. I never thought of moon phase/temp. That's kind of obvious now that I think of it. Good idea.

September 1, 2010, 02:34 PM	#10
Creade Member Join Date: July 29, 2008 Posts: 41	My parents bought me gorgeous leather bound gold gilt hunting and fishing journals one year for my birthday and christmas (I believe I was about 12) I think I filled in 1 page that first year, after that, they sat on a shelf. I do still have them in a file cabinet somewhere.