Hunting notes/logs/journals??

[Elkoholic]

I tried to keep a journal on the 2014 HT spring bear hunt,,,,,,,, but "chit" we were to busy dropping bears left & right to keep up with that! :hump:

 

[MNElkNut]

I keep a spreadsheet of every wild critter (mostly pheasants) that I shoot. I can tell you the exact number of every kind (456 roosters for example). I make a note of where or how I shot it and how many shots it took me. I also keep track of every game animal shot on our hunting land irrespective of who shot it. Kind of fun to look back and see how many we shot over the years. Came in handy when an uncle said, "I havent shot a deer in over 10 years!" I pulled it out and said, you shot 4 in the last 10 years and gave him the years and what he shot! You should have seen the look on his face!

 

[Gr8bawana]

Not too long ago we were looking through a box full of pictures that my 86 year old mom has. It's got a bunch of people and relatives that nobody knows who they are and what happend to them. Many photos
are from the 30's and 40's.
What I'm getting at is maybe our kids and grand kids MIGHT be interested but after that pretty much nobody is going to care.
Sorry but it's the hard truth.

 

[BuzzH]

That's true, and nobody is forcing you to record anything. IME, there is value, and I've provided some good information to the MTFWP.

The thread isn't about whether YOU think its important or not, we heard you the first time.

Others may like to do it for their own value, to help recall things, to improve their hunting/fishing, pass things down to their kids, or just as a hobby.

I read my outdoor journals all the time to help jog my memory about things.

 

[noharleyyet]

I should take more pictures now that my grandsons, son, and son in law are involved.

Good thread pointer....

 

[alwayshunting]

I have a small notebook that I carry with me most of the time in the field. I take a few brief notes in it, but mostly on longer out of state hunts. Depending on how much time I have and if I remember I have it in my pack dictates the number of entries. I wish I took more notes and more detail because I really enjoy sitting on a ridge midday and reading past entries.

 

[F250]

I keep a journal also. I make a short entry every day I hunt or fish. It dates back to the early '80s. I include weather, location, who is with me, main gear used, etc.