peteherbst wrote:Great read. Thanks for the bump.
NP. It’s a killer thread, pun intended.
peteherbst wrote:Great read. Thanks for the bump.
funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
I can't find the False Color IR setting in CalTopo. Maybe there is more options in a paid version or something? It seems like the website looks different than it did the last time I looked at it, which was..... not sure, at least a year ago.
funderburk wrote:Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
I can't find the False Color IR setting in CalTopo. Maybe there is more options in a paid version or something? It seems like the website looks different than it did the last time I looked at it, which was..... not sure, at least a year ago.
Yep, it’s still there! Actually used it last night to ambush a group of deer this morning. Really helps you identify possible feeding locations. Go to the drop down menu, select Additional Layers, and False Color IR will be an option under Aerial Imagery.
greenhorndave wrote:funderburk wrote:Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
I can't find the False Color IR setting in CalTopo. Maybe there is more options in a paid version or something? It seems like the website looks different than it did the last time I looked at it, which was..... not sure, at least a year ago.
Yep, it’s still there! Actually used it last night to ambush a group of deer this morning. Really helps you identify possible feeding locations. Go to the drop down menu, select Additional Layers, and False Color IR will be an option under Aerial Imagery.
Mike... what was the tipoff that led you to that location where you ambushed them? Using the above image as a reference. (especially if it was NOT the parcel on which you found them... don’t want to give away the secret)
funderburk wrote:Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
I can't find the False Color IR setting in CalTopo. Maybe there is more options in a paid version or something? It seems like the website looks different than it did the last time I looked at it, which was..... not sure, at least a year ago.
Yep, it’s still there! Actually used it last night to ambush a group of deer this morning. Really helps you identify possible feeding locations. Go to the drop down menu, select Additional Layers, and False Color IR will be an option under Aerial Imagery.
Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Huntress13 wrote:funderburk wrote:Figured I'm not fully a beast until I contribute something to this amazingly insightful thread
Been playing around with CalTopo for a while now using different map layers looking for terrain-specific commonalities between beds, rub lines, scrapes, etc. By far the best thing to help you locate edges (or transitions) is the layer called False Color IR. Don't know how it does it, but locating edges just got a whole lot easier. This is really helpful when trying to dissect big woods. Depending on the time of year an aerial is taken it can be hard to distinguish edges. But slap that False Color IR layer on there and call it a win boys
Notice how the "hub" I have marked exists on a tiny sliver of transition. Coincidence??
Hope this helps someone!
I can't find the False Color IR setting in CalTopo. Maybe there is more options in a paid version or something? It seems like the website looks different than it did the last time I looked at it, which was..... not sure, at least a year ago.
Yep, it’s still there! Actually used it last night to ambush a group of deer this morning. Really helps you identify possible feeding locations. Go to the drop down menu, select Additional Layers, and False Color IR will be an option under Aerial Imagery.
Okay, thanks, I found it. I am going to study this on properties I know well to try to learn what to look for. What % do you put it on for contrast?
deer365 wrote:Just wanted to give this thread a bump and say it's opened my eyes on a lot of things. I'm going to have trouble wording the question I'd like to ask but I will do the best I can and to provide example. When you do come up on a transition, let's just use hardwoods to pines for an example, what determines where you will setup along this transition? Me personally I would want to go the start of the densest cover rather than being on the initial change in timber types but I could be wrong in thinking that. Does anyone have a rule of thumb as to where they setup along these type transitions or do you just let your scouting and what sign you find determine this for you? I hope I'm making sense, this is something I struggle with and would love to get some feedback.
Jonny wrote:I like to sit where 3 or 4 transitions come together. Like pines, oaks, and a 4 year old clear cut. Multiple edges give you better chances to see what you are looking for.
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