This is kool I love sharing experinces. You can learn so much by listening to other people. One thing I do is mark every spot of blood I find with tolit paper. That way if you loose the trail you can look back where the deer has been an kind of figure where he is going. Plus it makes you slow down while tracking. I stand at the blood and don't move until I see the next and then mark it and so on. If you have friends with you let some one lead the way and keep everyone in single file. Too much help is sometimes worst than no help at all. If you lose the blood trail get right down on your hands and knees and slowly look at every leaf stick rock exct. If you hunt long enough you are bound to loose one and I can tell ya it feels awful and it takes a long time to get over it. So just wait go slow and look real good. Lots of luck this season MIke