I write “memorable” stories in my notes section on my phone and print them out and keep them in a folder marked “Dads Life”. Been doing this for many years now. I also take hundreds of pics which are kept dated in an app on the phone as well.

I've scribbled detailed notes in journal for 50 years. Am currently trying to go through those journals and match the stories up with pictures (mostly 2x2 transparencies) and put together a book. Mostly trapping, but a lot of fishing and hunting as well. It's been fun, and wouldn't be possible without the detailed journal. I still try to write in the journals daily.

Jack

I write down everything. Daily log, fishing log, hunting log and trapping log.
It's what I like to do. You wouldn't know it by the short replays I post, but it is hard to type on a phone.
I started keeping daily log over 30 years ago. I can go back to jobs I've done and find an answer to a problem that I've delt with before but forget the fix to it.
And my grandkids might enjoy them.

Since Jan. 1968 when I was 15. So come this Jan. that will be 52 years. Before I go to the Happy HTF ground want some eyesight, hands, about a year of time and other sufficient health to write it all up and throw in some pic's. Only HTF and other outdoor stuff in it. Everything from polar bears and whales to mice and bugs.

When I started my first job working for NYSCD 1967 I did a daily journal nightly . As a CYA thing. This became habit thru life. Not so much in full retirement last 3 yrs. Have been keeping weather log here +/- 50 yrs. veeerrry interesting data to look back at. Started a log "Nature I Have Seen or Heard" with grand kids to get them to be much more aware of nature . I am still keeping mine 10 yrs later. Nice ref. when talking with others. Tut

I keep a season journal at London Lure ATT as I'm trapping during the season and add related ADC issues that come up.

I created my own Trapping Log sheets and I just print some out when I need them. I'll post a picture of what they look like. If anyone would like a copy of the file, pm me and I can forward it to you.

-Bryce

I will be starting one this year. I think it will mostly be of me just rambling off thoughts and details about the day...

We do the same thing at our trailer up northern WI. It's not much but an old job shack converted to a place to lay your head. But we have a book we have everyone sign when they stay. Its a lot of fun to look back and read some of the entries. I know i've got to read some of them to remember just what we did, if you know what i mean. lol.

I've never kept a actual journal, I do keep notes on trap line. It's only way I can keep track of set locations especially when start moving things couple days in.. My mother kept a journal of sorts and I never really knew that until she passed. I always thought it was just a list of sorts for the day she was writing. But she had years worth of those notes with simple descriptions of some daily events.. Which of us boys lost a tooth or crashed our bike etc..
My younger brother has kept a hunting journal since the 70s.. Is interesting how many times he has brought it out.. Then settled a discussion about who shot what deer, weather, when, where, time, lot of times even down to what gun was used.
I've always been to ADD to sit at end of day write things down. I make daily list/notes now to remember things, But I even loose those or run them threw the washing machine. Believe it or not if I lay them on small table by my chair and walk away. The old dog steals them and eat them..kind of like the old excuse dog ate my home work..If I want that note back got to pick it out of the pile next day. I usually just make a new one.

Mac

It took almost twenty years to fill the first one (400 pages). As much as I would have liked to leave it at camp (because members, guests and myself love paging back through the entries), it is just too valuable, too many old memories and writings from old, dear friends, to risk something happening to it. About two years after we started a new one I brought this one home for safekeeping.

I've been paging through it just now and what memories it brings back. Entries from my now grown children when they were young and participating in youth hunts and all excited about the little things. Entries from camp members and guests no longer alive and just a ton of good times.

We do the same thing at our trailer up northern WI. It's not much but an old job shack converted to a place to lay your head. But we have a book we have everyone sign when they stay. Its a lot of fun to look back and read some of the entries. I know i've got to read some of them to remember just what we did, if you know what i mean. lol.
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It took almost twenty years to fill the first one (400 pages). As much as I would have liked to leave it at camp (because members, guests and myself love paging back through the entries), it is just too valuable, too many old memories and writings from old, dear friends, to risk something happening to it. About two years after we started a new one I brought this one home for safekeeping.

I've been paging through it just now and what memories it brings back. Entries from my now grown children when they were young and participating in youth hunts and all excited about the little things. Entries from camp members and guests no longer alive and just a ton of good times.


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Very cool. Tomorrow is our WI deer opener. I've got a 9 year old thats yelled to me the last two nights while i was going to bed...... Dad i cant sleep, i remember those days. I just hope that generations down the road can have those same sleepless nights.

Yes. I was just reading some of it. I forgot all the rough times on the line. Seems like endless, trail cutting/ breaking, overflow, and sno-go problems.