49ereric
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Sit very still.
I would second this. Your notes are what will help you develop a thorough understanding of your hunting area. If you find a good, secluded bit of country that holds animals, spend the time to learn it, both during the off season, and through different hunting seasons. Spend enough time in a particular section of country, and you will learn how animals in general behave in that country. Write down every encounter on your paper map and mark it in your gps, as well as taking detailed notes in a small weatherproof notebook. Over the years patterns will become obvious, and you can start to predict where animals will be during different times of the year. Focus on these most likely areas 1st and develop strategies that can put you into multiple good areas during the course of a hunt.Hunting west - have backup for locations. Compass, altimeter, gps, etc. Learn to navigate by topographic map. Enter data on it as you encounter it. Wind direction, trails, nasty places you don't want to ever see again, and access points that are critical to get into some country are just some things to keep track of. Granted these are things unique to timbered country but critical if you expect to fully understand the country you hunt in and the ability to escape it sanely each day. Elimonate the need for search and rescue.