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Outbackbob48:
Sleek If it is raining I don't go but have also been caught out in the rain. You have to become more of and African tracker not just a blood trailer. Also do some research on using a tracking stick, basically a couple of rubber bands or marks on a stick or bow limb, One mark for width of stride, one for length of stride an one for length of hoof or foot, find the next track by placing stick in last found track and look ahead just the length of stride and so on. I have found a few deer also by getting real low to ground almost laying down and notice up turned leaves from this low angle. It is easy to follow a 6" wide blood trail but there is so much more to being a real tracker, It takes lots and lots of dedication and practice and luck doesn,t hurt to unravel a bloodless trail. Wish I was better and started at a much younger age on this endeavor. Also just be much more observeant of our envoirment, Sadly in our hurry up society we are losing our natural instincts and senses. Can you smell your prey or enemy. Some point man in Vietnam swore they could smell Charlie. Just some things to think about when the trail goes cold Sleek. Bob
jeffhalfrack:
Sleek I hope you didn't take that the wrong way ? The tracking stick is a good way too good luck jeffw
sleek:
--- Quote from: jeffhalfrack on October 11, 2019, 07:34:25 pm ---Sleek I hope you didn't take that the wrong way ? The tracking stick is a good way too good luck jeffw
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No bud, why would I? I agree, I wont hunt in the rain, that I can think of, but I wanted to pose the hardest tracking scenario to learn how to do it otherwise.
helmet:
I love tracking and I think outback is talking my langage. I wont add to the hunt or not to in the rain discussion, but tracking can be a very involved set of skills. Sleek if you like reading there is a good book on trailing called practical tracking by Liebenboerg, Louw ans Elbroch it coveres the techniques for trailing big game.
Hawkdancer:
Some good information and ideas here! Thanks, guys. I always thought I was a good tracker, and I picked up some new ideas and methods.
Hawkdancer
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