Your Topo and Aerial Help

[backstraps]

I think it would be fun, and good practice for the members if:

Say you take a topo map and or aerial map, edit the map to not give up any information as to the location, post what you know about the map, such as bedding areas, food sources, and give the prevailing wind for the parcel of property in the map.

Then see if members on here could maybe give some advice the poster hasnt thought of or maybe missed.

 

[backstraps]

Okay I will start one off.

This parcel is some land I have hunted about 7 years now.
Lets pretend these was your new lease. You are going to look things over and see where you want to get started.

The wind here is out of the West.

Where and Why would you start.

If you know how to edit my maps and repost your ideas, that would be the most help. If you dont know how I can post instructions.


Here ya go:
TOPO;

AERIAL;

 

[backstraps]

picture edit instructions:
http://www.tndeer.com/tndeertalk/ubbthr ... ost2873389

 

[Lost1963]

It may be a dumb question but are we assuming the top of the map is north?

 

[backstraps]

yeah you are correct

 

[Rackseeker]

 

[Shed Hunter]

I'd like to see where people would set up on my land/neiboring land based on maps. Im not talented at finding spots via map, but I know some of you are.

White boxes are houses. Try and pic a spot for N,S,E, and W wind directions.

 

[BHC]

Red are travel routes, yellow are stand positions I would consider for a West wind.

 

[backstraps]

BHC, you have a couple travel routes pinned down for certain.

The red lines that look like a stickman on the lower left, believe this or not, I have two stand locations where you dotted, and have harvested two bucks from that area :)

You have another travel route noted that is a confirmed route as well, but the stand location I have is a bold contour lone away so 100 feet away, had an encounter with a nice 10 point there.

I think deer can be predicted to move via terrain features. I also believe a bucks bedding can be predicted via terrain features as well.

 

[backstraps]

Master Chief, I really couldnt get a good topo map from yours posted.

Not alot by the way of terrain, but for sure some spots of interest. If you could load a bigger topo it would help a bunch

 

[backstraps]

Rackseeker, I see your way of thinking as well. Pretty much hunting the funnels and saddles, and the tips of a couple of points.

Rackseeker, and BHC:

I noticed you both highlighted the north facing point on the bottom of my map. The point would have the hunter watch into the hollors.
Why would you guys think this would be a good place? I am just looking for your thoughts and opinions. I have been there, and an old dirt road comes through an open field and the dot you guys have placed is about 40-50 yards from where the road ends on the map

 

[Rackseeker]

Its really hard to say without spending some time walking the property. The reason I marked the stand location on the point of the field edge, is because the good chance of deer travel entering the field at that point and a person could cover both arms of the field if hunting with a rifle. That would be a excellent stand during the chasing phase of the rut.
As far as the spot marked on the north facing point on the bottom of the map. It is just a good spot for traveling bucks. But like I said its hard to know for sure without walking the property.

 

[Rackseeker]

If I was going to hunt this piece of property without scouting. My first stand set would be at the red circle. Can't tell much about the spot on the topo map but the aerial map shows a promising spot at the red circle.

 

[Rackseeker]

Backstraps, just for fun mark your topo where you have taken bucks on that piece of property.

 

[Shed Hunter]

If I was going to hunt this piece of property without scouting. My first stand set would be at the red circle. Can't tell much about the spot on the topo map but the aerial map shows a promising spot at the red circle.

Nice pick with that spot. I've never hunted it but my dad killed a nice eight just about 100yrds north back when the field was cleared out. Now it's to grown up because the neighbors don't farm anymore.

What topo service do you guys use? I can't seem to find anything on the net.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

This is one is my favorite to use�kind of a one-stop shop.

http://mapper.acme.com/

 

[backstraps]

Backstraps, just for fun mark your topo where you have taken bucks on that piece of property.

These are spots where bucks have been harvested in the last three years. I didnt didnt harvest all these, myself and a couple buddys. I didnt harvest a single deer here last year because I got caught up chasing after a monster! We played the game, that is set to continue Sept this year! :) All these bucks were harvested with stick n string except the nine point.

 

[backstraps]

What topo service do you guys use? I can't seem to find anything on the net.

I like www.topoquest.com you can save your topo, the toggle it to an aerial and save it

www.flashearth.com is a really clear souce to view aerials

http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ another good one to play around with

 

[BHC]

I ordered a big 24" by 36" map from mytopo.com I take pics of it and mark it up on the computer.... Backstraps, I like converging hubs like that, right there you have three hollows comin together you also can hunt it with N-W winds depending. There is a saddle NW of there that could lead bucks out onto those points to the west. I would enter from the road to the SE depending....

 

[BHC]

On your aerial I also think deer using that bottom field to the NE may follow that hollw back to bed particularly the east hillside, bucks may use that hillside w a west wind to scent check scrapes on the way back to bed...

 

[BHC]

Surely someone...

 

[BHC]

Haha didn't mean to post that last one somehow I meant to send a text and posted that on my phone

 

[backstraps]

The saddle to the NW has a ton of movement during pre rut when the younger bucks are following and pushing. It seems like the does for whatever reason are no where near that saddle when the older bucks starts playing the game. Im an not sure how much pressure "creeps" from that old road though. Hunters around there knows NO boundaries!

The thing about this piece of property, we dont hammer it too death. There are enough so many ways into the property to hunt where we want to, we try our best to not over pressure the deer.

 

[BHC]

Ok heres a section of map probably 400 acres give or take..I beleive the marked thick are is a huge bedding area... untouched by people.. The green blobs are plots marked one Good/used funnel. Current stands are blue.. I also marked where I would be driving in from to SW on aerial.. The yellow on leading to stands are entry routes.. what you would change/ move funnels you see, whatever. what looks stupid.. you will not hurt my feelings, I wanna here your thoughts...

 

[backstraps]

There are couple spots that jump out at me. On a piece of property like this, I love scouting transition lines.(marked with black pen lines) You have some good points coming off the transition lines. There is a good inside corner maybe worth scouting and taking a look at. I marked Red X where I would scout for possible stand sites

The area you have red circled is a good funnel.Just to the right of the red circle on the topo is a nice saddle. The bottom right hand corner of you your green outline showing thick, is another good funnel on the ridge below the thick area.

Im am BY FAR an expert on maps :) Just the red X's are where I would scout outside of the bigger woods.

Nice looking piece of property. I turned your map so that the directions would match up