pphoenix wrote:sorry about the double post, my computer jamed and i tough the first message didn't go through
I think the Excalibur website had a hiccup. I had a little trouble awhile ago too..
The article has made the rounds for sure. Several sites have "stickied" it to keep it up there for this season. Every year I see way too many lost deer posts and threads. If it saves one person from losing a deer it is worth it.
Stay tuned silent death my next thread will be for people who can't properly punctuate a sentence and don't know how to spell "Einstein."
Woody Williams
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I have found in low light conditions it is sometimes difficult to tell if what you are looking at on the foilage is blood or not.
I take plenty of white kleenex and just touch what might be blood. It shows up well if it is blood.
Even works with dried blood if you dampen the kleenex.
hockeyfodder wrote:I have found in low light conditions it is sometimes difficult to tell if what you are looking at on the foilage is blood or not.
I take plenty of white kleenex and just touch what might be blood. It shows up well if it is blood.
Even works with dried blood if you dampen the kleenex.
Good suggestion.
Thanks
Woody Williams
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Woody,
I have read your article on tracking before. It is very well written and factual. I enjoyed reading it again. It is good to review such things yearly. I for one would appreciate it if you would consider posting each fall about this time. Thanks Bryan.
As many times as I read this post, I still say it's a very informative post that can come in very useful for alot of people, counting the experienced... Yeah, even for you silentdeath.
Too bad some people can't think of it the same as other members do.
I do not know if this technique works with other light sources, but I was taught to use a white gas Coleman lantern to track wounded deer after dusk. The light spectrum produced by a Coleman lantern makes blood fluoresce. For me this phenomenon is a godsend because I am red-green colorblind.
nice post Woody, like you said if it helps one person recover their deer it's well worth it.... as for those people like silentdeath.... well, you know what they say about the ones who think they know it all...... ..... gotta tell ya' though.... it sure is satisfying when that type comes asking for help....
this sit is for information and then you take it in the field, where the real world is. and as far as knowing everything, well if you dont know where the vitals are on a deer before you go out in the field then you should not be out hunting with a crossbox and wounding deer!
I've found that deer usually head for a nearby trail .If you lose the blood trail and know your area well check out the runways.When they reach them they may change the direction that they were travelling when they lit out after the hit.
If you are still alive your mission here on Earth must not be completed.
Old rock hounds never die.They just slowly petrify.
Great post Woody, I agree that it is worth it if one person is helped. I am thinking of printing it out and carrying it with my gear. I know how worked up one can get during the excitement of hitting a deer, especialy if it is a monster buck. And if you are on your own, than there is even more of a chance of making a mistake. If I am lucky enough to get a big buck I think it would be a great idea to sit back and reveiw your post while calming down and waiting for enough time to pass to get on that deers trail.
I also agree that tisue can be verry helpfull in finding blood, especialy when all you have to work with is splatters on old leaves in low light. If you run out of tissue though, or don't have any, than a clean finger will work great and if the blood is dry then a little spit on your fingertip rubbed on the speck will bring it right back.
Quite a few years ago my dad shot a nice buck. He had a good shot with a lot of blood but it ended up stoping. He searched and searched for two days with no luck untill he found it. It ended up climbing into the middle of a couple of blown down trees that were piled up in a small type of drainage ditch or dry creek that ran staight down the ridge a little. It was only about 50 yards from where the blood stopped. My dad walked by it many times but the forest was quite open with mature hard woods widely spaced so it was easy to think that he was seeing everything plus the deer was hidden well in a place you would not expect it to usualy go.
I have found that when shot, a deer will usualy run like hell any direction that takes it away from the danger. After it goes some distance and begins to feel safe again it will then turn and walk into the wind towards a place that is safe, which can be the thickest nastiest bunch of brush it can find nearby, a bedding area, thicket or other safe familiar place in it's normal area, sometimes even a place it was before being shot, making it circle. Usualy a wounded deer will always want to bed down or go to water. If you lose your blood trail, try looking for these places or just walking into the wind. Never assume anything though because a wounded deer can be completely unpredictable.
A bad day in the woods is better than a good day anywhere else.
