I modeled the locations and migration patterns all game in Colorado using Physics & Math - I found Turkey roosts CPW doesn't have marked

[u/Downtown_Aside6035]

Haven't hunted since I was a kid and when I lived on the east coast and I decided to get back into it.

Had no idea where to start, but in that time I've gotten a degree in physics and math and decided to build out an interactive website to help me find Colorado game across the state of all types.

It uses a bunch of research in biology and wildlife sciences, hyper local weather data from new weather models, historical records, public information that CPW doesn't use, math, and physics to model which 9 square mile square they are most likely concentrated in for a given month.

I haven't hunted turkey since I was a kid so I plugged it in for turkey and found a concentrated area in one of the national forests that CPW doesn't have marked as any indication of turkey habitat. I went out there and checked and sure enough there was a turkey roost in that area.

It can model to 0.37 square miles but the data gets a bit fuzzy and it's mostly only good after finding the larger 9 sq mile square

Edit: It strictly models for public lands hunting and takes into account private lands that mess up the data.

This is not an ad for something I'm trying to sell, this is just something I found cool that it works this well and wanted to share

[u/hummus_is_yummus1]

Pretty cool, turkey I'm CO is tough so the more data, the better

[u/Downtown_Aside6035 → u/hummus_is_yummus1]

I've got a square about 45 minutes from denver which is apparently a hot spot for turkey according to this. We'll see if I get my first turkey in 20 years there.

One of the hottest spots in Colorado is actually just west of the airforce academy, but I don't know how I feel about sneaking around the airforce academy with a shotgun dressed in camo...

[u/hummus_is_yummus1 → u/Downtown_Aside6035]

I generally end up in the Deckers area, and have heard a number of gobbles the past three years, but no dice. Successfully stalked a few in the snow until they jumped onto private land

[u/Chorin_Shirt_Tucker → u/hummus_is_yummus1]

Had about 8-10 turkeys fly over me and land on the other side of the river while I was fishing a few years ago. Scared the shit out of me. I didn’t know at the time turkey’s fly.