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<blockquote data-quote="Openlake" data-source="post: 5425407" data-attributes="member: 1098"><p>As many have said, make a good shot, mentally mark the deer location when shot and the last seen location. </p><p></p><p>WAIT at least 30 minutes, longer if you see a questionable hit. </p><p></p><p>Be quiet, from shot til recovery, I mean Indian stealth quiet. I've walked up to bedded deer. </p><p></p><p>Start tracking at the point of shot, moving to the last spot seen. Lots of blood, you're lucky. Very little blood, you better go SLOW. On the entire track don't move forward from one spec of blood until you find the next. SLOW. </p><p></p><p>Tip of the day: For slow bleeders, use TOILET PAPER to mark each spec. It's biodegradable so no harm to the environment. Much easier to see a direction the deer ran. Especially if you return the next morning. </p><p></p><p>Most deer take off at the hit in the direction they are facing. After a hundred yards or so, near death, they many times turn <strong>90 degrees into the wind. </strong>Within 30 yards they die or bury up in the thickest cover (treetop/log/grass) they can find. When your blood trail stops, you're close. </p><p></p><p>Never give up. Ever. I found two different deer three months after they were shot within 50 yards of my last blood seen. But I did find them. </p><p></p><p>I've seen several house dogs react to a dead deer that we had not seen. </p><p></p><p>Avoid the group search. They destroy evidence and walk right past dead deer. Very poor search method.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Openlake, post: 5425407, member: 1098"] As many have said, make a good shot, mentally mark the deer location when shot and the last seen location. WAIT at least 30 minutes, longer if you see a questionable hit. Be quiet, from shot til recovery, I mean Indian stealth quiet. I’ve walked up to bedded deer. Start tracking at the point of shot, moving to the last spot seen. Lots of blood, you’re lucky. Very little blood, you better go SLOW. On the entire track don’t move forward from one spec of blood until you find the next. SLOW. Tip of the day: For slow bleeders, use TOILET PAPER to mark each spec. It’s biodegradable so no harm to the environment. Much easier to see a direction the deer ran. Especially if you return the next morning. Most deer take off at the hit in the direction they are facing. After a hundred yards or so, near death, they many times turn [B]90 degrees into the wind. [/B]Within 30 yards they die or bury up in the thickest cover (treetop/log/grass) they can find. When your blood trail stops, you’re close. Never give up. Ever. I found two different deer three months after they were shot within 50 yards of my last blood seen. But I did find them. I’ve seen several house dogs react to a dead deer that we had not seen. Avoid the group search. They destroy evidence and walk right past dead deer. Very poor search method. [/QUOTE]
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