Trying to decide what kind of mount you should get with your next trophy, check this mount out at Bowhunting Blog!! Not only is it a really sweet mount, the rack isn't half bad either :)
Well, thank goodness for the internet!! Guess we should all thank Al Gore for creating it :)
Free online hunting tools!! Gotta love them!!
If you're like me, I love to hunt different places in my home state, but also do some hunting out of state. I've got work, family, etc. so time to scout on foot is very limited. So I do alot of pre-scouting using a variety of tools. Using these tools can drastically reduce the areas that you need to scout on foot. You can locate pinch-points, funnels, saddles, foodplots, etc. and then just put the locations on your gps and away you go.
Here are some of the tools that I use:
1) Google Earth - http://earth.google.com
Good aerial photos, and just a cool application to use. Offers maps and satellite images for complex or pinpointed regional searches. You can use GPS coordinates for searches
2) ACME Mapper 2.0 - http://mapper.acme.com/
Uses Google Maps, but also includes different map types including TOPO and DOQ types.
3) USAPhotomaps - http://jdmcox.com
USAPhotomaps downloads all the data to my pc so I don't need internet. satellite, topo, and gps support. It works flawlessly but, it is a front end for Terra Server and therefor, the satellite pics are not quite as good. I have it on my laptop, so I use it in camp when I don't have internet. This tool was created by an individual so I donated to help his cause, since it's some good software.
4) State Wildlife Maps - Many of the states wildlife agencies have maps of there public ground, so check those out as well. I often use a combination of these tools.
Here are a few states that have online maps available:
Kansas - http://kdwp.state.ks.us/
Arkansas - http://www.agfc.com
Missouri - http://mdc.mo.gov/
If you want to print off some topographical maps of your hunting ground, check out MyTopo.com
Feel free to comment on some tools that you use!! Good luck hope these tools help you!!
Well, I'm heading to Kansas in the morning. I know it's early, but I've got some free time, and since the tags aren't cheap. I figure I better try my hardest and spend as much time as I can up there. I'm just going for a couple days, but hoping to catch some early pre-rut action. It looks like it's going to be some good weather, hopefully I can have some good encounters, and come back with a Kansas giant!! I'll keep ya posted!!
Well, after my bear hunting debacle this year, my hunting has been slow!! I took my wife muzzleloading this past saturday. And of course, we get in a little spat before we go. I can tend to think she should know everything about hunting, and I'm not very patient anyway. But I'm working on it, so give me a break. After she got me lined out, we kissed and made up, and heading to the stand. We saw a few does, and she wanted to shoot one, but I had mercy for them, until they snorted at us. I told her to shoot one, but she didn't think I was serious. The way I look at it is if those does want to act stupid, then I'll let the air out of them :) We got some good video of them though. They came into the food plot around 5:30pm and left at dark. They were chowing down on Austrian winter peas mixed with Biologic Green Patch Plus. She didn't get to put anything on the ground, but we still had a great time watching the deer, and spending time together.
Here are some game camera pics from my Bushnell Trophy Cam game camera. I'll try and keep posting some pictures as the year goes along. Hopefully, I can post some big buck pictures in the future. The year is a little slow so far. This camera was setup on just a deer trail. No corn or any other attractant. As you can see the camera triggered before the deer even got to full frame. I've used Moultrie game cameras in the past, and while they've been good over feeders, I've never gotten a great trigger speed out of the Moultrie game cameras. But I've usually gotten the$100-$150 range cameras from Moultrie. I do not know how the higher end cameras perform. But so far, I love this new Bushnell Trophy Cam!! These pictures are taken using the 3-megapixel setting. It has a 5-megapixel setting also. Hope you enjoy the pics!!
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