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Tracking
turtle:
I'm color blind and can't see blood trails. Did train my dog to track them tho. Makes it a lot easier.
Pappy:
I try not to hunt in the rain also as others have said, but knowing your area well really helps. A well place arrow will usually put one down with in a hundred yards or so, not always but usually so watching the way the deer went as far as you can and mark that in you mind helps a lot, then if no blood trail grid it off and cover a hundred yards or so in every direction from last sighting. If still no deer then move the grid and do it again. Be sure to cover every inch, it is easy to just start wandering and you walk right passed one, it is also easy to bypass rough or thick areas, don't do that because that is generally where they will go. Also a tracking dog is an asset. ;) :)
Pappy
WhistlingBadger:
Interesting thread, and some very good information here. You all have me thinking: I usually hunt solo in the back country, so I usually can't just whistle up some friends to help, and the weather is so squirrely in the mountains that calling off the hunt every time it clouds up isn't an option. Hard rains are fairly uncommon, though; Usually just drizzle.
I'm going to look into that Practical Tracking book, and start working more on my tracking skills while I'm wandering around the hills. It's been a long time since I've deliberately worked on that. But from past experience, I know that working on such things increases one's awareness of surroundings, and that makes us both better hunters and better people.
Thanks, everybody. T
Outbackbob48:
Another little tip if hunting from tree stands is to take a compass bearing to the last place you seen your hit deer, when ya get back down on the ground sometimes things look different. :o Bob
Piddler:
Turtle,
I feel your pain on the colorblind part. Although I'm not super bad I have always had trouble with any color test. Anyone I have talked with also says it does make it more difficult. I really didn't know how much difference till I was blood trailing a deer with my son that he shot. Kind of embarrassed me a bit, actually I was more amazed. Also, kind of angry at him everytime he would say right there can't you see it. Blood on leaves not so bad, blood on pine needles or grass bad.
Good luck out there fellas.
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