Gerber Blood Tracker

[KillerDyller]

Anybody got one? What do you think? I've seen the old gerber carnivore in action and think it works great but they dont make it anymore. I'm red-green colorblind and the blue light really made the blood "jump" out at ya.

[Dusty Nethery]

My wife bought me one for Christmas last year. Not impressed. Eats through batteries like nobody's business.

However, if I were color blind I may appreciate it a little more.

Dusty

[lpcjon2]

A spray bottle of peroxide works great. It foams up on any blood.

[cacciatore]

I get one not very impressed me too.

[beyondmyken]

Remember that any shades of red will be enhanced to most eyes with this setup. I experimented with a blood tracking light and compared to other handheld flashlights from LED to "warm" LEDs by taking some of my blood and putting on an oak leaf.  I actually found the white LED from a blood tracking light( not the Gerber) made the blood show up best to my eyes.  You will have to try this yourself and find what works best for you.   Unfortunately, I have not had opportunity to try this blood trailing a deer this year.  :(

[Earl Jeff]

A spray bottle of peroxide works great. It foams up on any blood.

I also like this.

[Big Ed]

I to have used Peroxide in a spray bottle.

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

Originally posted by Big Ed:
I to have used Peroxide in a spray bottle.

Same here

[Bowwild]

I know about peroxide and its reactive nature with blood. I've never tried it though on a tough blood trail.

I know sometimes it is tough to discern whether a drop is blood, leaf color, or other liquid. Usually, though I can pick it up and upon closer examination figure it out pretty quickly. The helpful thing would be for a way to better scan the ground (leaves usually for me) and find those blood specks.  Is it really that effective to simply spray peroxide along the course you believe the trail to be and hope to find blood you wouldn't have seen with your eyes?  I hope so but it sure seems a shot in the dark to me.
Thanks


I know some who have used coleman lanterns (old mantle type) to enhance blood trails in the dark. I have loaned my lanterns for this purpose but have never personally used them this way.

[Kevin Dill]

After a lifetime of bowhunting a variety of animals, I can confidently say this: The brighter and whiter the light source, the "redder and better" the blood shows. Colored lights are very simply a gimmick and do not enhance our ability to discern red blood. Someone saw a potential market and the industry pounced. I've used gas lanterns, propane lanterns, halogen lights and LED lights to blood trail at night. The far-and-away winner is a very strong, very bright LED lightsource which uses a color-corrected LED. Such a light will have less bluishness and appears a bit "warmer" in its color. The average LED headlamp is good for a nice easy bloodtrail. The very strong (and increasingly pricey) handheld LED lights are superior when the trail gets tough. I invested in a Fenix TK40 over a year ago. It features a Cree Quad LED, and uses 8 AA batteries at once to emit over 750 lumens of light. I can clearly see a deer at 100 yards and a deer's eyes at 1/4 mile with this light. I gave over $150 for it, but I also rely on it for home defense. One blast to the eyes and you're blind for over a minute. Best light I've ever held in my hands.

[Bill Carlsen]

What Kevin said.