Log book (outdoors)

[GRIZ]

I was just wondering if any one keeps a log book of their outdoor activities. I don't mean like a diary of what they got that day but an actual log book of hunting/fishing pressure, weather, moon phase, animal activity and reactions, barometric pressure etc.

I used to when I did nothing but trap, which meant I was always outdoors viewing wildlife. Then my house burned down and all that information was lost and I have never kept one since. The only thing I have left was a topo map that has spots, lakes, and routes marked in color code.

The reason I ask is tonight is a reminder to me that the coon will be on the move. It would be slightly better with a little breeze (not too much)and some cloud cover. But they will be on the move.

One other thing that seemed apparent to me was a strong wind of 30 mph or more  on a sunny day seemed to put the bigger bucks on the move. I didn't see as many deer but more mature bucks.

It would be interesting to hear from others who may have done something similar. I know for a fact it helped me learn a few things.

P.S. I wonder how a person could put something like that on a computer to make going through that info so much easier.

[WoodChuck]

 >:( HEY GRIZ, so you should ask ! last year i had about 6 yrs on file and then the computer drops everthing and its all gone  (spearing log)  what a waste! it helped though when things got tough, and it seemed like the fish just werent there. you could look back and compare the best and worst times to see how they would coinside with the way things are today . sure miss the info, so if you put a log togeather be sure to down load your info onto a disk for safe keeping as you never now when these dang comps are going to CRASH.

[GRIZ]

Woodchuck

I am curious if you've noticed the same as me. When spearing the pike on smaller lakes vs bigger lakes. What I've notice is on smaller lakes when it's hot the fish are more aggressive than the bigger lakes. Also when it's slow the smaller lakes are basically dead.

[Lee Borgersen]

Although I'm not a hunter I'm a firm believer in keeping a log on my guided fishing trips.

Water temp
Air temp
Wind direction
What species
What area caught
Times of day most productive
Depth most productive
Type of structure
Method used

And most important of all............Amount of client tip$

I've been able to go back for years to reference
patterns that develop year after year. Sometimes it's very helpfull during a slow period.