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Hey there fellow hunters. has any one ever hunted with there GPS unit? I am interested in trying it out. Where would i get any info on maps and are they downloadable, and is it worth the time and expense?
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Yep, love that gadget, specialy when the spot is way out in the woods! I take the old maps and compare them to todays maps. I'm looking for and comparing land marks(rivers, trestles, bridges, schools, churches,etc.) to find good reference locations for thier lat and longs. If both maps match up you're in business.
Then there is the ball park method. I use Civil War maps and soldier diaries for this one. If you can find any location that they wrote about you're ready to play. Say they are at a known fort, a lot of the time they'll write in that they marched 10 miles down this road, camped for the night, marched another 10 towards a named bridge and fought all day (etc). Go to your map general information page, use a compass, mark the miles, then walk it (following the road and its curves)from the known fort to 10 miles to their possible camp (etc). If your modern map has good lat and long I plot it, then load it into the GPS. If not I go to this web site to help pin point the spot to lat and long.
http://geography.usgs.gov/partners/viewonline.html
Ball parking may not put you on the X but you'll hopefully be in the ball park. For civil war diaries go to any College, State, or Library of Congress web site for searching. Even some Civil War and Geneology web sites post them. What works some times is typing in google, "marched to Suffolk or on picket near ... Try typing it using thier lingo. Old maps can also be found at the same sites.
Hope this can be helpful.
Then there is the ball park method. I use Civil War maps and soldier diaries for this one. If you can find any location that they wrote about you're ready to play. Say they are at a known fort, a lot of the time they'll write in that they marched 10 miles down this road, camped for the night, marched another 10 towards a named bridge and fought all day (etc). Go to your map general information page, use a compass, mark the miles, then walk it (following the road and its curves)from the known fort to 10 miles to their possible camp (etc). If your modern map has good lat and long I plot it, then load it into the GPS. If not I go to this web site to help pin point the spot to lat and long.
http://geography.usgs.gov/partners/viewonline.html
Ball parking may not put you on the X but you'll hopefully be in the ball park. For civil war diaries go to any College, State, or Library of Congress web site for searching. Even some Civil War and Geneology web sites post them. What works some times is typing in google, "marched to Suffolk or on picket near ... Try typing it using thier lingo. Old maps can also be found at the same sites.
Hope this can be helpful.
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Hey Ed, KennyMac has marked placed on his GPS as he flew over them and he's done well with it. He has found some nice places that way. Try some of the map sites of Va. That might help. I'll tell KennyMac to get in touch with you when he gets back from S. Carolina. He can tell you more about it. See ya.
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ED: Read my answer to SCDIGGER of October 24th. There are a lot of new plotting programs and air photo sources. If you get into GPSing deeply, leave a note at the forum (I'm a regular) and I can tell you where to find these programs.
Dave Poche
Dave Poche
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Let me know what areas you are interested in, and I can burn some maps on CD for you. I have a pretty good collection of Md, Va and WV digital maps <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"> Since I have started using GPS, and some of the programs that Dave Poche has recommended, my success rate has gone up considerably <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> Anytime you want to hook up, let me know, and I can give you some pointers on using your GPS <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
hh...Mike
"> Since I have started using GPS, and some of the programs that Dave Poche has recommended, my success rate has gone up considerably <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> Anytime you want to hook up, let me know, and I can give you some pointers on using your GPS <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">hh...Mike
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Hi Ed; get yourself a copy of Dave Poche's "Interpreting History from relics found in Civil War Campsites." It's inexpensive and covers GPS from mapping to tracking to posting your finds each day. Excellent read. It's in our Books page on our web site. The companion book "Finding Civil War Campsites in rural areas" is another great wealth of information. Good hunting, David @ Dixie <center><a href="http://www.dixie-metal-detectors.com"><img src="/metal/html/d-m.jpg"></center>