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Deer Hunting Log

Tom W

Tom W

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Anyone have a template they use for a deer hunting log to record every hunt, weather etc.? I kept one when I was a serious waterfowl hunter before I jumped into archery deer and found it to be very helpful for knowing where to hunt when certain weather conditions etc occurred. Want to see if anyone has a setup thats worked for them.
 
Check out @DaveT1963 you tube channel. He has a vid called “getting organized for 2018”. May give you some ideas.


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Wow....I feel silly asking but what is a pivot table?
 
It allows you to take data in a table and organize it in various ways by filtering on different elements and criteria. Poor mans database. So for example I can look at the number of bucks I have seen by month at specific stand locations by wind direction. Or by temperature or weather barometer etc


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I’ve kept a log for every hunt for the past 10 years. I’m looking forward to plugging data in someday.

Example:
October 1. AM. Point Stand. T°56. Winds S5-10. Sunny. 8:32 doe from NW corner, dropped to SW no shot. 10:12 two does from point and one down!


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DaveT1963 said:
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Wow,

Dave as someone who appreciates well thought out organization that system is fantastic and what a treasure of information you have, keep that under lock and key. Thanks for the great ideas to get started with especially now that I have more than a bakers dozen of stand sites.
 
jryser said:
I’ve kept a log for every hunt for the past 10 years. I’m looking forward to plugging data in someday.

Example:
October 1. AM. Point Stand. T°56. Winds S5-10. Sunny. 8:32 doe from NW corner, dropped to SW no shot. 10:12 two does from point and one down!


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That’s what I track. But with more detail


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kelly.jayp said:
That’s what I track. But with more detail


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Can’t wait to see your excel technique. I used to add barometric pressure, trend, moon, etc. I do add if a cold front or weather event occurs.


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ok - I have a cleaned up template with my season from last year and a couple of sample entries and some pivot tables on a separate tab. Can't post it up to Google Docs til I get off the work network - they block that activity.
 
@kelly.jayp I like the approach. I made a Google form based on your spreadsheet that will work through a browser and save to a google spreadsheet for those that use the Google.

Here's a link to a copy of the form: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X3ovajrj2UHpjgN2vDoTI8xXuYxwmF1DRmV0HZYITEQ

If anyone wants to use it for yourself...make a copy and save it to your drive

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Change the name if you wish by clicking on "Copy of Hunt Observations" top left of page. Create the spreadsheet to receive responses by clicking on responses near the top. Then click on this symbol...

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This brings up a dialog box that allow you to create a new spreadsheet and name it as you wish.

Then back to the form and click on the "Send" Button top right of screen. Click on the link icon (1). I shorten the URL (2). Then copy the link (3).

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Take the link and put it in your browser. Going to the link should give you the fillable form that will populate the spreadsheet. This is phone friendly through the browser. Much easier to fill out the form on the phone compared to a spreadsheet. I bookmark the link on my phone and then make a shortcut to it on my home screen. Makes it quick and easy to access and fill out.

If anyone gives this a try...let me know if something doesn't work in my directions and I'll try to troubleshoot for you.

Good luck out there!!
 
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A couple of screenshots from my phone.
Most of it set up with drop downs to keep answers simple and consistent. Will help with sorting the data down the road.
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