tracking tip

[toddster]

Shared this with a buddy today, when he came over to set up his bow, he never new this so might help a few here.  On my bows, I put a red and brown rubber band or two.  These are on the limbs.  When I shoot an animal, I can adjust the rubber bands to the distance of the track or blood, then I can flip it end over end, and as long as animal stays constanst speed assist in finding next track or blood.  I learned this in the Marine Corps for a tracking stick, have used it several times when blood was hard to find, and was a good tool,

[PaddyMac]

Good one. I've toe-heel-toed in the past. This is better. Thanks.

[Mudd]

Would you consider demonstrating this with a video?

Thank you!

God bless, Mudd

[Gatekeeper]

Mudd,

I didn't understand this either when I first read it, but I think, if I'm reading this correctly, he is using his bow like a yardstick. The rubber bands are always on his bow limbs and they're adjustable. When he is following a blood trail he sets the distance between rubber band on the lower limb and the upper limb with the distance between blood drops.

To say it differently, when he finds two blood drops going in the same direction, he lays his bow down over the blood drops and moves one rubber band, I'll say the rubber band is on the lower limb for this example, over the first blood drop and then he moves the upper limb rubber band over the other blood drop. This gives him the expected distance to find the next blood drop along the trail. Provided the animal is moving and bleeding at the same rate the next blood drop should fall within the distance of the two rubber bands.

The rubber bands are adjustable slides on the bow limb.

Interesting tip thanks.  

[Keefer]

I think that's a great idea and makes it much easier in finding that next track,blood splatter,or broken twig,grass blade etc...Thanks for sharing a tip we all can benefit from and more importently I Thank You for your service in protecting our CountrySir!God Bless You.. Keefer's <><  

[LKH]

Gatekeeper, I think you have the concept, but not the object of what he is looking for.  

I believe he is looking for is the next track.  Blood drops can be random, but the tracks should remain constant.

[YORNOC]

       
Little things like this are priceless. Thanks.

[stik&string]

Great tip!

[bawana bowman]

I guess when using this method, a longer bow would have its advantages.

[Shinken]

This is a *powerful* tip - especially - if one is hunting in an area scattered with a lot of tracks or a herd (elk, antelope, etc.) situation  where the animal, including the one with the arrow in it, are moving in the same general direction....

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

[5deer]

video demo please    

[Roadkill]

I forgot about tracking sticks. Thx for the reminder.  Simper Fi

[Thumper Dunker]

Great idea.

[ChuckC]

If you don't see it go down or hear it go down,  wait 30 minutes before you atart after it.  Meanwhile, take a compass reading on the direction it ran and where you last saw it.
ChuckC

[toddster]

I am puter illiterate,  wiwsh I could figure out how to do video and load it.  Yes,  the rubber bands stay on the bow/stick.  Then looking for track or blood adjust one, to the track or blood.  Then when come to next track yes use it as yard stick, works great as long as animal is moving same speed.  Found four does and one buck for guys who was barely bleeding with this, help find the pin drop blood and deer.  Try it?  But a couple on and go walking in woods,where loose dirt or can see your track, set bands.  Then go walking/stump shooting in timber.  every once and while go back and track yourself.  you will have hard time seeing steps, but once u use the bow, they will pop out at you.  cool thing to teach kids.

[White Falcon]

Another good tip!