THANKS! That is kinda what I was looking for a GOOD reference, Add that to my Amazon listGet the book mapping trophy whitetails if you can - I think it will give you a great starting point. Then get a topomap app for your phone.... go to an area and bring up the map - this will absolutely show you better than I, or anyone else, can film it. I will cover some of it in videos but really that book and getting out into your areas will show you/teach you far more than i can in a video. just being honest here. Topo maps are not hard to read and visualize once you get some first hand with them. To me it is a two part process - first read the book and learn "how" they are drawn and what features look like - step two practice out in the field - try to visualize the map you are seeing and then pull it up and verify it.
Also - IME/O, A lot of funneling features are not evident on the best of topo maps - they are subtle changes that are found by boots on the ground.
Food sources in the woods. Areas without corn and beans
Is this video series on YouTube? And what's the video series called.Ok we will start with maps. Wish I was set up to do live Q & A. Send me your map questions.
As far as big timber, I'll see what I can do but the nearest to me is 4 hours. That might be easier if you send in maps and we can break them down.
I get flat land it really is hard to capture all the nuisances on a phone video. Anyone want to tag along as a camera guy?
I would like some more, in-depth learning on what you have been doing all along. Let me make that clearer. I was watching your YouTube video last week, a 2 part one, where you had your maps, circled for areas you wanted to explore and had the red and blue lines for am\pm. I understand (i think) transitions and creek crossing, but sometimes I fail to grasp the hot spots of ,say, a thicket on the edge of hardwoods, should be a not spot but where and why, I did learn something new about ox bows watching that series. And also learned that boots on the ground are key. It does help to be able to pick where your boots should be walking though. There is a lot written on scouting with aerials, if you have some favorite please share. My hunting area is flat a a pancake so there aren't really any saddles but picking up high points to see if deer are getting out of the water and bedding, I use Google earth and on X, anything better, gaia?