#2157580 - 11/10/10 10:54 AM
I need a topographical lesson!!!
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bullzeye
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Could one of you smart guys or gals explain to me in english what a so called land saddle is? I hear alot of talk on hunting saddles, and I have an idea just need conformation on what one is!
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#2157590 - 11/10/10 11:00 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Otterman
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I think it's a "dip" in terrain. Like where two ridges slope down and meet in a low spot.
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#2157592 - 11/10/10 11:01 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Longhunter
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A saddle is a low spot in the terrain. The best example of a saddle would be a gap in a ridge.
Picture, in your mind's eye, a long ridge viewed from one side at ground level. Now picture a spot on that ridge that looks like a piece was snipped out of it creating a noticable dip. That is a saddle.
Game will use a saddle because it presents the easiest path from which to cross from one side of a ridge or mountain to the other side.
Hope that helps!
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#2157594 - 11/10/10 11:02 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Snake
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I think it's a "dip" in terrain. Like where two ridges slope down and meet in a low spot.
Yep and really a good place to ambush one !
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#2157598 - 11/10/10 11:03 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Poser
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Saddle: A Low spot in a ridge line.
Because it is low and usually narrow, it is the easiest travel route to use when going from one side of the hill to the other. The more forrest on each side of the saddle, the more deer the saddle tends to carry.
Thank you, that is all for the day.
Professor Poser.
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#2157604 - 11/10/10 11:05 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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tndrbstr
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Just think of a saddle on a horse. its higher on each end than it is in the middle... 
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#2157608 - 11/10/10 11:06 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Andy S.
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Good descriptions above. Link below should help you "see" it better when looking at a topo.
http://www.jesseshunting.com/site/topo.html
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#2157613 - 11/10/10 11:07 AM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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WTM
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a saddle is the low spot between two hills.
here is a link that explains a lot, it is how i learned, well actually drill seargents made me learn.
http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/Pr...-features.shtml
Edited by WTM (11/10/10 11:17 AM)
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#2157847 - 11/10/10 01:02 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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Bingo!! I have the most success in saddles. If you can find a saddle with another ridge making a "T" in the saddles with good cover you have a true hot spot.
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#2157995 - 11/10/10 02:04 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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WTM
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heres a good book that explains how deer(and other big game for that matter) use terrain features and how to locate them on a map and aerial photos. also gives how to read a map, wind currents, thermals, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Mapping-Trophy-Bucks-Brad-Herndon/dp/0873495039
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#2158167 - 11/10/10 03:43 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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RheePerry
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Thanks for that!
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#2158182 - 11/10/10 03:54 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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plinker22
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Thank you WTM. I have never understood a "draw" until I saw your post with the fist. Thank you so much!
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#2158277 - 11/10/10 04:58 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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pcrc
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Kinda asking for it there aren't you Big Game Guy.
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#2158327 - 11/10/10 05:36 PM
Re: I need a topographical lesson!!!
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bullzeye
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Very useful link, thanks for all the info!
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