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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5704696" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>When tracking a faint or spotty blood trail you'll inevitably see red or brown spots on leaves that look like blood droplets but aren't. Leaves just turned that color because it's autumn. That's where peroxide comes in. Spray the spot and if it fizzes up it's blood. If not it's just a leaf. </p><p></p><p>I keep a pack of flushable wipes because I hate losing socks, a knife, pelvis saw, and I keep a small flashlight or headlamp. Like mentioned above use regular old natural yellow light, not blue LED. The wipes will be handy for "oh $h!t" moments, tearing small pieces to flag a trail, and for cleaning yourself and tools up after field dressing. </p><p></p><p>If you're bow hunting then you're already carrying an awkward bow. If mobile then you've also got a stand or saddle & sticks. Keep your pack as small & light as possible. Unlike a gun that kills with shock trauma, a deer hit with an arrow bleeds to death. Blood pours or even sprays out. The only three scenarios where you won't see a lot of blood is high lung, gut, and non-vital hits. High lung is usually quickly fatal so the deer will probably fall over dead in sight before blood has a chance to pour out after filling the chest cavity. A non-vital hit will lead you on a long bright blood trail. If you go 300yds and no deer in sight then the wound will clot before the deer runs out of blood, but that'll be miles and no dead deer because it's not going to die. Third is gut. Unless you hit liver as well, a gut wound won't bleed much if at all. But it's 100% fatal. It can run for miles if pushed but if left alone they usually lay down first place they feel safe and that's where they'll stay for 12-24hrs until they die, given that you or a coyote or another deer doesn't force them to move again. Aside from those three scenarios, the vast majority of your kills will be easy to follow and short blood trails. Tracking usually isn't difficult. Most deer die within 100yds and 10 seconds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5704696, member: 20583"] When tracking a faint or spotty blood trail you'll inevitably see red or brown spots on leaves that look like blood droplets but aren't. Leaves just turned that color because it's autumn. That's where peroxide comes in. Spray the spot and if it fizzes up it's blood. If not it's just a leaf. I keep a pack of flushable wipes because I hate losing socks, a knife, pelvis saw, and I keep a small flashlight or headlamp. Like mentioned above use regular old natural yellow light, not blue LED. The wipes will be handy for "oh $h!t" moments, tearing small pieces to flag a trail, and for cleaning yourself and tools up after field dressing. If you're bow hunting then you're already carrying an awkward bow. If mobile then you've also got a stand or saddle & sticks. Keep your pack as small & light as possible. Unlike a gun that kills with shock trauma, a deer hit with an arrow bleeds to death. Blood pours or even sprays out. The only three scenarios where you won't see a lot of blood is high lung, gut, and non-vital hits. High lung is usually quickly fatal so the deer will probably fall over dead in sight before blood has a chance to pour out after filling the chest cavity. A non-vital hit will lead you on a long bright blood trail. If you go 300yds and no deer in sight then the wound will clot before the deer runs out of blood, but that'll be miles and no dead deer because it's not going to die. Third is gut. Unless you hit liver as well, a gut wound won't bleed much if at all. But it's 100% fatal. It can run for miles if pushed but if left alone they usually lay down first place they feel safe and that's where they'll stay for 12-24hrs until they die, given that you or a coyote or another deer doesn't force them to move again. Aside from those three scenarios, the vast majority of your kills will be easy to follow and short blood trails. Tracking usually isn't difficult. Most deer die within 100yds and 10 seconds. [/QUOTE]
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