Question about string tracker?????

theoldarcher · Post by **theoldarcher** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:04 am

I have been trying to figure out how to keep from loosing so many arrows after shooting a deer? Once it goes through, the arrow just sort of disappears without a trace. Between arrows and broadheads I’m going broke!

I was wondering has anyone tried using an Easton Outfitters 2500 Game Tracker with their crossbow. The only drawback I could see is that you would have to have or make a stabilizer mount to go on the crossbow for the tracker to attach too. I may be wrong but I think that Excalibur makes a stabilizer mount so maybe that wouldn’t be a problem at all. If they do can anyone tell me where to find one and what they run.

Any comments or ideas?

munch · Post by **munch** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:22 am

can't remember but i think there is a thing called a bug that is a small transmitter that goes right on the arrow like a coon dog tracker you hold a small antenna and fallow the signal
http://www.turkeyhuntingsecrets.com/sto ... system.htm

wheelie · Post by **wheelie** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:44 am

hey hey lucky you!!! Would love to lose a bunch of arrows on pass throughs. Heck for one deer I will throw out all of my 23 arrows I have here.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:47 am

Are you hunting from the ground?

If you are, you can expect to lose arrows.

Get well up a tree, and you'll find 'em buried in the dirt 6'-8' (or less) from where the deer was ... usually!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:56 am

bstout wrote:

If you use that Sharpie for the reason I suspect, you are a man who knows something about putting an edge on things.

Good work, if that be the case!

agingcrossbower · Post by **agingcrossbower** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:20 am

bstout wrote:I mark the blade edges using the Sharpie. The files must remove all of the markings when viewed with a magnifying glass.

Then I use a leather strop (back side of an old belt) once again looking for any sign of the Sharpie with a magnifying glass.

They're way passed shaving sharp when I'm finished.

You know with all the 40.00 packs sold today, that is a great way of eliminating the pain in the wallet. And it brings you back to basics. I use to shoot Roger Roothers Snuffers and sharpen them that way. The G5 snuffer is a mini version I had my eye on for a while. Nothing like the satifaction of doing it yourself. A big thumbs up Bstout!

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:48 am

The string tracker can hurt accuracy, especially as shot distance increases. I would not use or recommend it.
I normally recover most of my arrows. The usually do not go far after passing through a deer. I use aluminums and can dig out the metal detector to find them if necessary, but for the past couple years I've been lucky and not needed it.
My shots have been about evenly split between the tree stand and ground blind.
I figure an occasional lost or damaged arrow is part of the price of having fun.

hiking · Post by **hiking** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:06 am

short string tracker story.
I had one on my compond about 20 years ago. I was in a tree stand and shot at a nice buck, the arrow missed hitting in front of him, and as he run off the string was running out of the spool. so I reared back with the bow as in setting the hook. seems preety dumb but it was my reaction.

Horizontal Hunter · Post by **Horizontal Hunter** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:27 pm

Grizzly Adam wrote:Are you hunting from the ground?

If you are, you can expect to lose arrows.

Get well up a tree, and you'll find 'em buried in the dirt 6'-8' (or less) from where the deer was ... usually!

I hunt from the ground, and yes expect to loose arrows as they will bury in the leaf litter. The only other suggestion I have is to use a metal detector to find them.

Bob