Thread: How often are you successful?

If you haven't already, start a hunting diary. Log time, place, weather conditions, sign seen, deer seen, moon phase. The more info the better. After a few years you will start to see patterns develop as to where you see sign, in what conditions, and at what times of the day/year. If you are seeing fresh sign the deer won't be far away so persist.

Originally Posted by Shearer

If you haven't already, start a hunting diary. Log time, place, weather conditions, sign seen, deer seen, moon phase. The more info the better. After a few years you will start to see patterns develop as to where you see sign, in what conditions, and at what times of the day/year. If you are seeing fresh sign the deer won't be far away so persist.

This.

I started keeping a diary when I moved up north 5 years ago. I did it mostly to keep records while I was trying to find good areas to hunt. It's worked wonders for my hunting and hopefully it will make for good reading when I'm old. You can compile stats on your years hunting etc also which I quite like.

The best diary you can have is the old school photo album. Take a photo of what ever you shot, but even if you shot nothin, take a photo of the hut, or camp, or your ugly mate. Write the location, date, am or pm, and whether you saw any animals
Surprising how patterns can show up over time