what area are you hunting blacktails? CA or OR or WA??? will make a huge differnce in tracking them, but on a general note you cannot track them. Our season in CA 90% of our hunting areas don't have snow to affectively track and the terrian does not allow one to track...you don't see a nice trail leading to a feeding are or bedding area like you see in the whitetail hunting shows...blacktails are not ones you are able to pattern as well especially latter in the season (anything past the first few weeks of archer season) .. some say they are harder to hunt than whitetails others say whitetails are harder??? if you have any specific questions fell free to ask