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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby DeerDylan » Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:40 am

Bump so I remember to re-read this again tonight :D


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Unread postby UofLbowhunter » Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:09 am

Ive been wondering about military crest ever since i got on the beast, this clears it up! Prob my faught for not searching it. This place has such awsome info
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Unread postby UofLbowhunter » Sat Feb 18, 2017 5:02 pm

Autumn Ninja wrote:Enough about convex and thermal hubs on this map....the (green) areas are high eadges...buck bedding areas.


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The blue ares are HIGH % buck bedding areas.

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Based on the convex and thermal hubs...the yellow is the hightest %'age area for mature buck bedding.

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Im just trying to get a grasp on things alil better when looking at maps. These areas that are shaded in bright green on these pics, would this be the military creast?
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby H2archer » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:18 pm

Killer thread! I am familiar with topos but wasn't ever familiar with the legit terms used to describe the features on them. this cleared that up and a whole lot more! some of that laying out of the map and how deer see/use the terrain to their advantage, and how it affects thermals was eye opening. After looking this over I think I need to listen to podcast 1 wind and thermals again. I think I may be able to take a lot more from it.
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby PK_ » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:05 am

UofL, yes, high edge, upper 1/3rd and military crest are all terms identifying pretty much the same area of a hill.

Edit, just realized that question was from a while ago...
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby UofLbowhunter » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:15 am

PK_ wrote:UofL, yes, high edge, upper 1/3rd and military crest are all terms identifying pretty much the same area of a hill.

Edit, just realized that question was from a while ago...

Thats fine. I was learning then and still learning. But i have to ask to be sure im right. The military crest will vary from place to place at diffrent hieghts, so does bedding or travel vary with the crest as well???
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Unread postby ERICBROOKS » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:35 am

Excellent thread!!
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby rfickes87 » Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:24 am

Autumn Ninja wrote:
Uncle Lou wrote:Great stuff Ninja. So how do the deer bed in relation to the "thermal hub"? Staying with that diagram and the falling thermal (in the evening right), where are the beds and where would you hunt it, also the approach would be good.

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Based on the 2 convex hubs and the thermal hub...I would bet all I have that there are mature buck beds in the spots I have marked in yellow....I would have to walk this piece of land to know where I would set up and how I would enter it.


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I wish Ninja was still around... but anyway... I have a question.

He explained this thermal hub very well but where he pointed out those yellow bedding areas inside that hub, would a buck bed in those areas on varying winds? Because of the converging ridges making swirling winds and thermals shifting in all directions? I got the impression from Ninja that is what he was implying. reason I ask, I have a hub just like this that I hunting. center converging area faces south but I get mostly westerly winds however my bucks I'm after I'm beginning to think bed on the southern face of the ridge in the center of the hub. so it wouldn't be leeward for a west wind but I am convinced they're bedded there.
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby <DK> » Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:39 am

rfickes87 wrote:
Autumn Ninja wrote:
Uncle Lou wrote:Great stuff Ninja. So how do the deer bed in relation to the "thermal hub"? Staying with that diagram and the falling thermal (in the evening right), where are the beds and where would you hunt it, also the approach would be good.

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Based on the 2 convex hubs and the thermal hub...I would bet all I have that there are mature buck beds in the spots I have marked in yellow....I would have to walk this piece of land to know where I would set up and how I would enter it.


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I wish Ninja was still around... but anyway... I have a question.

He explained this thermal hub very well but where he pointed out those yellow bedding areas inside that hub, would a buck bed in those areas on varying winds? Because of the converging ridges making swirling winds and thermals shifting in all directions? I got the impression from Ninja that is what he was implying. reason I ask, I have a hub just like this that I hunting. center converging area faces south but I get mostly westerly winds however my bucks I'm after I'm beginning to think bed on the southern face of the ridge in the center of the hub. so it wouldn't be leeward for a west wind but I am convinced they're bedded there.


Were getting a discussion going if you want to jump in or post maps. Im looking for input and answers as well...
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby Blue Ridge » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:07 am

So what exactly does AN mean when he uses "HIGH" to describe crows foot. Is he referring to the steepness of the multiples slopes converging into the hub? High meaning more steep, closer together and faster dumping of scent through falling thermals?
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby Jonny » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:49 am

I think this thread deserves a nice bump
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby sethg » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:32 am

Dang you photobucket for ruining the best thread ever!
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby Jonny » Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:02 am

sethg wrote:Dang you photobucket for ruining the best thread ever!


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THE PICTURES WERE UP YESTERDAY! And I was actually going to save them all too but never got around to it. Dang it! :doh:
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby rfickes87 » Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:10 am

its so frustrating! Some of these threads are priceless. its a crying shame!
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Re: Topographical terms and descriptions

Unread postby rfickes87 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:36 am

Bump! Photo bucket pictures are back!!!

This thread is a real game changer for hill people like me
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