Books On Tracking Wounded Animals? EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ

[Bill Tell]

Anyone on here know of some good books or articles on tracking wounded deer?  Every year I read all kinds of posts that go like this... shot wasn't perfect and I gave him some time now what do I do?

I am asking mostly for myself because this is one area that I know very little about.  But anyone would benifit from reading any material we can find on this type of thing.

Thanks guy in advance.

[joe skipp]

Hunting Tips: Tracking Wounded Whitetail Deer
Tracking Wounded Whitetail Deer. By David Selman - Tracker-Outdoors.com ... You cannot predict the behavior of a wounded deer. ...www.finesthuntingsupply.com/wounded-deer.html

Hope this helps.....  

[joe skipp]

Hunting Tips: Tracking Wounded Whitetail Deer
Tracking Wounded Whitetail Deer. By David Selman - Tracker-Outdoors.com ... You cannot predict the behavior of a wounded deer. ...www.finesthuntingsupply.com/wounded-deer.html

Hope this helps.....  

[Gatekeeper]

Hi Bill

Finding Wounded Deer by John Trout JR. The book was written in 2001.

I found this book at Cabela's for $15.00. This book is 163 pages and its an easy read.

This is a good book. John Trout gives examples of how deer will react after different types of shots. He writes about deer hair identification, blood trails, tracking and many other things that go with finding a deer after the shot.

Hope this helps.
Tom

[johnnyk71]

i'll second the John Trout book.

[Michael Peschek]

I also found "Finding Wounded Deer" by John Trout JR to be very helpful.

[Bill Tell]

Thanks everyone!

[Ted Fry]

I second,Finding wounded deer by Trout . Good book  that should be required reading by all.

[Terry Green]

I bought that book from Ted.....good stuff!

[joebuck]

This book is about training dogs to track deer. I skimmed over it and read the chapters on blood sign. Great, great stuff.. I gave it to Hogdancer so he can train his dog to find deer..mine fall dead in sight!  :D  


 http://www.born-to-track.com

[Labs4me]

TRACKING WOUNDED DEER, by Richard P. Smith is my go to reference when things get ugly.

[Don Batten]

I use to have a booklet called Art Laha's trailing tips. Not shure on the spelling of the name ,but a great book. DB

[Bill Tell]

Thanks you guys.  I am going to have Barns and Noble send one to me.  Last year I had a pretty long track about 90  yards through swamp.  It was tough but we found it.  We found it because of luck.  I am going to arm myself with some info  from the book for the next go around.  Hopefully yet this year.

[Terry Green]

I'm running this back up for the same reason the topic starter started it.

We go through all the preparation, and try and learn how to get close to deer...yet when many run an arrow through a deer, they don't have a clue what they are looking at or what to do.

I think every hunter should educate themselves on what to do after the shot, as this is the least neglected part of the course.

I think its best that each individual gain education BEFORE having to ask later at an animal's expense.

I don't know who all sells this book, but Ted Fry does and I'd challenge all you that aren't real sure you know what to do to buy it.  I've read it and I learned a few things....as I think just about everyone will learn something from it.

[DeerSpotter]

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[Barney]

I remember a video by Stoney Wolf with Mike Lapinski, I think. Tracking Before and After?

[Bill Tell]

I ordered the book Finding Wounded Deer from Ted Fry yesterday.  He sure was nice to talk to and he said he would have it right out to me.  Thanks a lot Ted.

[Bill Kissner]

Several states now allow you to trail wounded deer with a dog. If it allowed in your state, there is probably someone with a dog that can help. I started training a dog last spring and am offering to track deer in my area. There are a few internet sights that list blood trailers state by state. United Bloodtrackers is one. Most do not charge for the service but will accept donations for dog food and gas.

By the way, most deer that are not found, live to be hunted again. Only about 20 to 25 percent of the tracks taken by bloodtrailing dogs end with a dead deer.

[ckruse]

I second Tracking dogs for Finding Wounded Deer by John Jeanneny. This book is great for anyone who hunts deer, even if you have no desire to train a dog. The sections on how to handle different hits, and the anatomy illustrations are worth the price alone. I'm getting a couple for my hunting buddies as Christmas gifts. Of course if you are training one of these guys, it's an absolute must!