Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: Sharkhunter]
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07/05/22 12:56 AM
07/05/22 12:56 AM
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CountryCletus
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I make a folder in onX and log everything in that way. You can even take a picture of your set and add it in notes. I use onX- I’ll have to investigate it further!
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: CountryCletus]
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07/05/22 01:07 AM
07/05/22 01:07 AM
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Boco
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I did a daily check journal on here for one entire season a few years ago. It was helpful for my year end harvest report as each catch was documented.
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: GWGjr]
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07/05/22 08:29 AM
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CountryCletus
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I used the iGoTrapping app this past season - worked well for once I got my trap inventory and bait/lure/urine types loaded in. Allows for notes, can take a picture of the set, logs catches, and tracks days set. The GPS feature takes me to the exact placement of the trap. Takes around 30 seconds to load in the set out in the field. My first reaction to this was “how much is it?”- but I can look that up… more importantly, does this app work in locations where there is no cell service? I know I’m able to somewhat use OnX if I have it pulled up before I enter a “no service” area- and they also have offline maps I can load. Question about using notebooks… my struggle with maintaining a notebook as my “final draft” is that I’d like to have something that easy to reference. If I started at the front of the notebook and just logged that days info, then picked up where I left off the following day- referencing specific material may be difficult…. So I was wondering if you notebook fellas have a portion for each property, or each species you’re targeting, or if you just start at the front and work toward the back- then if you need to reference something you just flip through until you find what you’re after. huntinlandscaper- On the properties that I will trap annually, I am absolutely going to have larger aerial photos printed so I can pin set locations and have a visual of “action”, I’m excited to find if one area is a better than another on a given property and help guide me to more productive travel ways.
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: CountryCletus]
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07/05/22 11:32 AM
07/05/22 11:32 AM
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GWGjr
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I used the iGoTrapping app this past season - worked well for once I got my trap inventory and bait/lure/urine types loaded in. Allows for notes, can take a picture of the set, logs catches, and tracks days set. The GPS feature takes me to the exact placement of the trap. Takes around 30 seconds to load in the set out in the field. My first reaction to this was “how much is it?”- but I can look that up… more importantly, does this app work in locations where there is no cell service? I know I’m able to somewhat use OnX if I have it pulled up before I enter a “no service” area- and they also have offline maps I can load. CC - Price is $3.99 for the app. I can't say for certain whether or not that the app works in areas with no cell service. I can say that it has worked for me at every set I've used it, including areas that have poor/spotty/weak cell service - and that's most of the time. I'm of the suspicion it functions more on the GPS capabilities of the phone, to which I will say has impressed me in terms of trap set accuracy - always within a foot. I previously used OnX but was quite disappointed in the spot placement accuracy it provided. I still use OnX to help with mapping, but I more often than not manually enter the trap location coordinates into OnX that the iGoTrapping app logs at the set. It took me a while to get the hang of using the iGoTrapping app, but it's turned out to be quite handy. It took some thought and time to get my trap inventory and bait/lure inventory entered into the app, but I think I have it the way I want it now. An example of the "Make Set" screen that is entered when in the field with my inventories looks like this: Set Name: 01 Trapline: Ponderosa Set Type: Double Dirt Hole Trap: CS/2C/OJ MB-550 Size: #2.0 Lure: June's Fox Frenzy 003 Bait: Dobbins' Bait Solution Beaver 005 / June's Widowmaker 002 Notes: Field edge on trail leading to beaver dam, coyote scat location Photo of the set is taken by tapping the camera icon Tap the "Save" spot while holding the phone directly over top of the set and it will log the GPS coordinates and save your information. I found that numbering the sets in the Set Name comes in very handy. I keep the same Set Name number on remakes that are true resets with no changes. If the remake calls for a modification to the set I "pull" the original set in the app and add it back using a new number. Here are a couple screenshots from the App Store to help give an idea of the screens and usage. [font:Book Antiqua][/font]
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: The hammer]
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07/06/22 01:22 AM
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Note book. I note down location, set, lure, bait, urine, trap, and catches made throughout the season. After first catch I start new recording under original as remake. Yup, I just leave a few lines to fill in with any info like catches, remakes, any lure added, or anything like a miss or tracks that went by without investigating, popped by deer, etc. I use a rite-in-the-rain notebook so it is waterproof paper.
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: CountryCletus]
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07/06/22 07:27 PM
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You can’t read it, it what I do. Catch goes on left and what I remade set with Set 98) hole w/ bait set - beaver liver/mast #2 lure/ bobcat urine
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: trapdog1]
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07/08/22 09:15 AM
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Just wondering at what point does record keeping become a time waster? It seems like it would be easy to get bogged down with too much useless detail with those apps. As for me, I make the same set over and over again, so I just jot down locations in my note book, and then record the numbers of animals caught at the end of the day. I'm mainly concerned with keeping track of how many sets I have out and where they're at. That’s what I recorded last year, I also recorded what days I caught critters and what property. I’m trying to track stuff this year to find what is more productive. While I’m sure every animal is different and things vary year to year, I’m just curious to find the result. Thank being said, I predominantly run baited flat sets and step downs, this year I’ll Have to incorporate pee posts.
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: CountryCletus]
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07/08/22 01:12 PM
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Just wondering how you guys log/track your season.
I feel creating a word document where I can easily compile info and make it easy to read might be best. You Betcha!You are definitely on the right track Cletus. I’ve found this method to be the most efficient way to log and review trapping info. I used Excel to draw up my template. Keeping records directly related to increasing overall coyote catch is never a waste of time for those that are always trying to stay one step ahead of Wile E. When you trap educated coyotes you are always looking for an edge. Keeping a log is an excellent way of doing just that. Collecting certain data will allow you to pick up on trends you would otherwise miss. For a few, record keeping is a little more than just finding out which lure and sets work the best. I only keep track of details that can help me put more coyotes in the back of the Polaris. Having the ability to study present and past records is one of the most useful tools you can have in your bag.
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Re: Logging/Tracking your trapping season
[Re: CountryCletus]
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07/08/22 02:10 PM
07/08/22 02:10 PM
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Just wondering how you guys log/track your season. I want to track things like locations, activity, types of sets, what brand of lure/bait/urine/etc is used at each set- and obviously catches. I have some hard cover notebooks that I think would be great for in the field, but I feel creating a word document where I can easily compile info and make it easy to read might be best. Eager to hear who logs their seasons and what method you’ve found to be easiest to reference in subsequent seasons. Thanks! I currently use OnX and no more than I trap it works fine. Your comment regarding a word doc and Tejas' comment on looking for trends makes me think excel. Excel would allow you to sort and filter your data based on whatever criteria you wanted, then run any statistical analysis you wanted. If I start trapping more I may have to think about using excel.
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