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Jmhtrad16 · 01-18-2017, 10:16 PM

dont forget the basics when it comes to tracking.

We have access to all kinds of tracking aids. Ive used horses, dogs, airplanes and 4wheelers. What really matters is finding and following the blood drop by drop.

I arrowed a doe, "thought" I saw where she fell...but she was not there. I searched the general area for over an hour that night before backing out. Went on a spotting mission the next morning from the air and found nothing. Went back and started from the impact of the arrow and found blood and easily followed the trail to my doe not 100yrds from where she was shot.

I ignored a rookie principal. Start from the beginning and LOOK FOR BLOOD. After 19yrs of deer hunting, I shouldn't have ignored the basics.

01-18-2017, 10:16 PM	#1
Jmhtrad16 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 LSBA Region: 79 Location: Lubbock Posts: 38 Points: 275.00	Lessons learned this deer season dont forget the basics when it comes to tracking. We have access to all kinds of tracking aids. Ive used horses, dogs, airplanes and 4wheelers. What really matters is finding and following the blood drop by drop. I arrowed a doe, "thought" I saw where she fell...but she was not there. I searched the general area for over an hour that night before backing out. Went on a spotting mission the next morning from the air and found nothing. Went back and started from the impact of the arrow and found blood and easily followed the trail to my doe not 100yrds from where she was shot. I ignored a rookie principal. Start from the beginning and LOOK FOR BLOOD. After 19yrs of deer hunting, I shouldn't have ignored the basics.