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Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 01:57 AM
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SpoonieGod
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Has anyone found a reliable place, that has updated satellite imaging? It's kinda hard to check spots when google maps is only showing me images from 3yrs ago. Paid or not I'm tired of getting to the boat ramp, and realizing that the water is now 10' higher than in the pictures.
Spooney > Mallard
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 04:18 AM
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Duke4456
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout.
Your worst day of hunting is always better than your best day at work
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 02:11 PM
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Whack n stack
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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#7362864
11/30/18 02:23 PM
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Pintail711
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout. Lol.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 04:54 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout. First, happy birthday. Second, nailed it.
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 05:03 PM
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Duke4456
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Your worst day of hunting is always better than your best day at work
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 05:05 PM
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Son of a Blitch
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We have updated satellite imagery from a variety of companies we work with ans subscribe to....and we map lakes, rivers, as well as ranches. Let me know if we can help in any way. ~George Blitch 713-302-2028 george@mapmyranch.com
Last edited by George - w/ Map My Ranch; 11/30/18 05:06 PM.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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#7363026
11/30/18 05:10 PM
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LarryCopper
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I would tell you what I do that works great and is free, but they're very sensitive trade secrets.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 06:11 PM
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SpoonieGod
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout. If you read the post I’m trying to scout, but it’s kinda hard to check an 364 thousand acre lake entire out of a John boat. All I was asking for was a satellite imaging service that I can use to narrow down my scouting locations.
Spooney > Mallard
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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#7363096
11/30/18 06:14 PM
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Erichugh22
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I like how everyone is acting like they don’t use google maps at all to find new locations to go check out.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 06:18 PM
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Erichugh22
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Best thing to do is compare the satalite imagery to the current water level and try and make your best guess. If the lake shows to be dry but now it’s actually at 100%, you kind of just have to figure out where the water will most likely be and plan from there.
Disclaimer : not saying go in blind on a hunt with a guess. I’m saying if you’re trying to find a new area to scout by boat
Last edited by Erichugh22; 11/30/18 06:28 PM.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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#7363148
11/30/18 06:57 PM
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ducknbass
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I'm really at a loss for words. Do you think they take imaging over a lake at every elevation? Heck a lake I look at half of it was taken when it was it was low other half is in the trees.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 06:58 PM
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garrett
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just hire a guide and hunt private, it'll be easier
Attention rickym, this is not a troll post, just a good hearted fun type of post
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 07:01 PM
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Erichugh22
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I'm really at a loss for words. Do you think they take imaging over a lake at every elevation? Heck a lake I look at half of it was taken when it was it was low other half is in the trees. Mines the same. Half is from the drought and the other half is after the flood
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 07:24 PM
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kman2017
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I like how everyone is acting like they don’t use google maps at all to find new locations to go check out. This. It's a tool, use it.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
[Re: Erichugh22]
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11/30/18 07:25 PM
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SpoonieGod
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I'm really at a loss for words. Do you think they take imaging over a lake at every elevation? Heck a lake I look at half of it was taken when it was it was low other half is in the trees. Mines the same. Half is from the drought and the other half is after the flood Mine has all the ramps underwater when i look at it
Spooney > Mallard
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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11/30/18 11:10 PM
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js4242
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Best thing to do is compare the satalite imagery to the current water level and try and make your best guess. If the lake shows to be dry but now it’s actually at 100%, you kind of just have to figure out where the water will most likely be and plan from there.
Disclaimer : not saying go in blind on a hunt with a guess. I’m saying if you’re trying to find a new area to scout by boat Download Google Earth and do the above. It has a "date" button on the top that shows the same area in different points of time. I believe it goes back to 1995.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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12/01/18 08:46 AM
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jnd59
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Best thing to do is compare the satalite imagery to the current water level and try and make your best guess. If the lake shows to be dry but now it’s actually at 100%, you kind of just have to figure out where the water will most likely be and plan from there.
Disclaimer : not saying go in blind on a hunt with a guess. I’m saying if you’re trying to find a new area to scout by boat Download Google Earth and do the above. It has a "date" button on the top that shows the same area in different points of time. I believe it goes back to 1995. Take that info and incorporate historical lake levels and you will have a guess on what the lake looks like.
No matter how high a duck flies a hammer still breaks a window.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
[Re: SpoonieGod]
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12/01/18 11:07 PM
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Windrider
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Lol maybe do more than computer scout. If you read the post I’m trying to scout, but it’s kinda hard to check an 364 thousand acre lake entire out of a John boat. All I was asking for was a satellite imaging service that I can use to narrow down my scouting locations. Not really. I took a weekend off from hunting to just scout a new lake a few years ago. Had to carry a significant amount of extra gas. Then you dedicate every Saturday afternoon of the season to scouting. The prime spots become evident as well as duck preferences early vs. late season. Been killing ducks on this lake ever since. Of course, I’m an older fella whose kinda set in my ways. I’m mostly just happy this boat goat goes twice as fast as the one I had most of my life. That makes a big difference. Now, satellite scouting for woodcock covers...I’m totally down with that.
Thought for the day: Ducks were almost hunted to extinction long before camo was invented.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
[Re: SpoonieGod]
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12/03/18 01:14 AM
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2flyfish4
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lol, this was this weekend in north teas. alot of the ramps finely reopened. your should have seen all the mud motors running around trying to find a spot to hunt b/c the tree/brush line was still in 6-8-10 foot of water. it was greatness.
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Re: Satellite Imaging
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12/03/18 08:03 PM
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Gengo
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Most larger lakes have some sort of water level gauge somewhere on the lake. Check those and compare them to past images or times that you know for sure how high or low the water is at the ramp. Google Maps changed the game and we all use it for different reasons.
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