Speedtech DeerHunter's EDGE HE-1 User Manual

Speedtech DeerHunter's EDGE™
Model: HE-1
User's Manual
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the Speedtech DeerHunter's EDGE™.
technologically advanced instrument, which will maximize your hunting productivity.
SCIENTIFIC BASIS
Wildlife scientists have documented daily activity patterns in animals as diverse and
different as marine worms and humans. These daily or circadian rhythms are believed to result
from an interaction between hormonally triggered reactions in the animals and cyclic
environmental events. Combined, these factors control a wide array of animal functions and
behavior including reproduction, feeding, growth, thermal regulation, body condition and,
perhaps most important from a hunter's standpoint, seasonal and daily movements.
While environmental phenomena such as cyclic changes in moon phase and position
relative to the earth have been used to predict animal behavior with some success, other
environmental factors also play an important role. Photoperiod and sun position have been
conclusively demonstrated to affect the behavior of large game animals, deer and elk in
particular. In addition, seasonal weather patterns, local weather events, and air temperature all
have been identified in scientific studies as very important factors influencing the activity and
behavior of these large game animals. Most often these activities are related to the physiological
demands of maintaining optimal foraging and resting times.
The environmental conditions affecting this behavior have been combined into a single
algorithm used to determine optimal activity times, which are considered the best times to hunt.
The factors and relationships used in the instrument were obtained through an extensive study of
the scientific literature, and use of well documented animal behavior studies. This information,
combined with discussions with wildlife biologists and seasoned hunters, has contributed to the
development of the software used in the Hunter's Edge to provide hunters with the ability to
determine the absolute best times to hunt.
FEATURES
• Moon phase & moonrise/moonset position
• Sun position / sunrise & sunset times
• 12 – 24 hour weather forecast
• Present & 4-hr future deer/elk activity prediction
• 100-year activity forecast based on future sun/moon information
• 100-year almanac
• Real-time calendar clock
• Barometer / 16 hour history
• Severe weather audio warning
• Temperature: actual or estimated
• Altitude
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