Tracking Wounded Deer. (Thanks to Camoham)

[soloshooter]

Great post. I use the idea of toilet paper while trailing blood. that way if you miss picking up a few pieces while leaving they will bio-degrate rather quickly. Also sometimes I will use Hydrogen peroxide this may help find the little drops of blood.

[iharangozo94]

great post
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[bowhunter843]

If you carry a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide and a bottle or tablet of food coloring . when you are tracking the deer take the peroxide put it in a spray bottle with the food coloring. and spray it when it contacts blood or other body fluids it will foam the color of the food coloring. now i usually suggest blue as it stands out with green and the fall leaves but also is picked up by the blood trailing lights.

Just another little trick i use that i figured id share with everyone.
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[picturetaker]

Glad to see so much interest in such an important topic. I wrote a book on the subject titled Tracking Wounded Deer that I get tons of compliments on every year from hunters who have used the advice contained on its pages to recover deer that say they otherwise would not have found. For more info about the book go to Amazon.

[Dan. S]

Usefull info.

I live in Australia and have hunted Sambar deer but not even got close to taking a shot up in the Victorian Alpine Regions. But if I do I will remeber this post and use the info contained

[jrw396]

I have tracked deer using toilet paper for years and this last year started using my gps. I waited for 1 hours before tracking and lost the blood trail within 40 yards of him crossing a fence. B3 is the fence line which is 80 yards from where I initially shot him. As you can see from the picture, I lost the blood trail at B1. I then stopped for 2 hours. Then I started a sweeping motion on foot with my gps as a guide. It was thick mesquite. This enabled me to keep from retracing my previous sweep. After 2 hours of searching, I finally found him.
He was about 500 yards from where he was shot. I will always go out with a my gps with me from now on.

[Bowman34]

Great info!!!
Thanks
Bowman34

[PoMan]

Just a side note to all the great information posted here. While trailing a wounded deer it is the hunters responsibility to know the landowner boundaries. In TX it is illegal to cross into someone elses property to track a wounded deer. If you know a wounded deer has crossed a fence into someone elses land the proper steps to take is to contact the land owner and obtain permission to search for your deer or contact the Game Warden in that area. The Sheriffs dept. can usually get in contact with the Game Warden for you. Fair chase is one thing but crossing on to private land without permission will get you in a heap of trouble in TX. Like I said it is the hunters responsibility to know the laws so if in doubt check with a Game Warden or TPWL or the equivelent for your area before the season.

[camoham]

if you know a deers general travel direction............and have lost sign.

circle/grid search ahead in areas with known deer trails.

Keep an eye out on those trails!

camoham
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[ARchery8]

great tip we should all read and think about this more than just after the shot. Thank you for the refresher

[BowCrazy17]

Great read. I'm a 1st year bow hunter and this was extremely helpful. Thanks!!

[conquestador]

All good info. Here's one that I picked up years ago on a TV show dealing with a bloody murder scene. When blood hits a surface it spatters in the direction of travel. When the trail becomes sparse, sometimes a change of direction can be detected by observing the spatter. Just a small single drop can tell you what you need to know and odds are you'll be on your hands and knees to detect it. Try it with any colored liquid - coffee, coke or whatever. Another is to pick up a leaf that looks out of place and look at the bottom side. More than once I've found the telltale blood drop keeping me on the trail when I thought I'd lost it. Blood hits leaf, hoof flips leaf over. Without checking it out, you'd never notice it. Good tracking!

[3legtrackr]

Good write-up

[3legtrackr]

Good write-up

[cboettcher]

All the deer that i shot of a total of 5 have ran and made cricles or what ever needed to go to the place they feel safe. if your haveing trouble finding your deers blood, walk were you think they would seem safe. there is a heavily treed bottom area were i hunt, the trees are so dense there that its near imposible to walk through it. Shine your flash light under trees and look for horns. 4 out of 5 of my deer have been under cedar trees headed toward the dense trees. The 5th one died in front of me.

[nockitdown]

Here is a must read...I re-read it every year prior to bow season. The most comprehensive book I've ever read of the subject. FINDING WOUNDED DEER by John Trout Jr. You can order it at any local book store. Trust me, it's a great read.....give it to your best hunting buddy for his birthday!
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alimoche wrote:

Nothing can beat a good trained bloodtracking dog! they can work amazing trails. Here is a video training mine. The trail was 9 hours old, but he made a good job! http://www.youtube.com/v/4GYZ45DkBFc&hl=es&fs=1 Good luck in the woods!

ok guys at the top of the pic it says click image to view full size its already to big.................lol

[basinarcheryshop.com]

Awesome post! This is one of the most informative tracking articles I have ever read. Thanks for posting!
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[ElvisJerry]

Thanks man
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[fireguyinfla]

On two occations in recent years I have had deer jump my string and or the shot was a little high, hit was below the spine and above the lungs, perfect lateral placement behind the shoulder. Blood trail very sparce. Both complete pass throughs, waited 30 to 45 minutes on both. Tracked both for miles, used a good dog on one. Went back for days looking for buzzards. Never recovered either of them!!! Both were good bucks! I've always wondered if they could have lived. Now I always aim for the bottom 1/3 behind the shoulder, instead of center mass! I would rather miss low than make a bad shot high......

[ElvisJerry]

Great tips to share.. Very helpful..
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[camoham]

dont forget to read this one again gents.

blink and it will be here.

camoham
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