Using the Hunt Journal

Recording what actually happened, so the data has something to sit next to.

The Hunt Journal is the other half of FowlTracker. The map and your spots tell you what the FowlTracker saw; the journal is what you saw. Entries tie back to the spot you hunted, so each spot's page slowly builds its own history as you use it.

Logging a hunt

From Hunt Journal in the top nav, choose New Hunt Entry. The form records:

  • Start time and End time — end time is optional, so you can log an entry before you leave.
  • Spot — pick one of your saved spots to tie the hunt to it.
  • Harvest — what you took, by species.
  • Labels — free-form tags like north blind or black lab.
  • Guests — who was with you.
  • Notes — the part you will actually thank yourself for later.
  • Photos — attach as many as you like.

Labels are worth using consistently. They are the quickest way to answer questions like “how does the north blind do on a north wind?”.

The new hunt entry form

Reviewing your hunts

The Hunt Journal lists every entry, sortable by date or by spot. Open one to see the full record, edit it, or delete it.

Each spot's page also carries a Your hunts here section, so when you are weighing a spot for tomorrow you can see how it has actually treated you.

The Hunt Journal listing hunt entries

Photos and species ID

Photos attached to an entry are run through species identification automatically, so a bird you could not name in the field gets identified once you are home. If you only want an ID and not a whole entry, use Bird ID instead.

Privacy and sharing

Your Hunt Journal is private. Entries are not shared with other hunters, and your hunting data is not sold or passed to third parties.

Individual entries have a share link if you want to send one hunt to somebody. The link covers only that entry — it does not expose the rest of your journal or your saved spots. Sharing is always something you choose per entry.

The Hunt Journal is not limited by plan.