Duck data:  Sunny days or cloudy days, which is better? 

One of the things my duck hunting friends like to argue about is which type of day is more productive for duck hunting.  Some guys swear by the sunny, blue-bird days while some guys despise those days opting for the cloudy overcast days.  

Well we crunched our own data, from 2 years-worth of hunting logs to see if we could determine which type of day really produced the best duck days.  This is not some official research study, but as it turns out, we put just as many ducks in the logbook on sunny days as we did on cloudy days – literally almost an equal amount.  Not surprisingly, the more important factors in our data were temperature and wind.  

We didn’t settle the argument for or against sunny days – at least not where we hunt - now the argument is "if the wind and temperature are in the right range, does it even matter if it is sunny or cloudy?"  Sunshine sure does seem to help us hide from the ducks' eyes better.  But otherwise, we at least did confirm that either type of day can be equally productive.  

So, whether you prefer blue bird skies or cloudy days – keep your hopes up, you can put birds in the logbook on either day.  Better yet, start building your own data set of duck hunting logs so you can analyze which days are better for the places you hunt.  I guess we'll have to come up with something else to argue about when the birds aren't cooperating.

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Technology for Hunters, Anglers and Wildlife Managers

We started OutdoorMetrix with the idea that we could help make hunters, anglers and wildlife managers smarter and more effective by giving them the power of data analytics.  This idea was born out of our own needs as hunters, anglers, land-owners and wildlife habitat managers.  Growing up hunting and fishing and now being fortunate enough to own a small piece of outdoor heaven, we wanted something to help us maximize our efforts and optimize our memories.

Like some hunters and anglers out there, we’ve kept a log of our adventures over the years. We use maps to study hunting areas, identify good spots, pin stands and mark the location of every successful hunt. We use trail cameras and take a ton of pics. The wall of our hunting cabin is covered with pictures of good times, big fish, successful hunts, "hit list" deer we never saw and deer we still hope to see.

Over the years, we recorded hundreds of log entries and accumulated thousands of pictures. We did it for memory’s sake. We also did it because we were trying to get an edge.

Between all the pictures, the marked-up maps, and the log notes, we had a ton of great memories and great data. But it was all scattered, incomplete and disconnected – even worse, we had no way to analyze it all.

OutdoorMetrix integrates these things in a way that helps us track and analyze our results, learn more from our experiences, enhance our memories, predict when and where to go, and plan our next hunt.

It's hunting logs made easy, integrated with weather, maps, and images, enhanced with stats, metrics, and data analytics.  It's a hunt performance, harvest management and trail camera tool for hunters, and wildlife managers.  We hope you like it!

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