I agree atlas, I'm not sure why we don't talk about it much in the offseason. But you're also correct, here in about 6 weeks or so this forum will be absolutely INUNDATED with "HELP! I CAN'T FIND MY DEER!"

Rob puts up an EXCELLENT post every year on what to do after the shot, I'm sure we'll be seeing that post before long. The number of those types of threads we get here each and every fall is astonishing......

What are some things that may help? I'm not talking about the blood trails that a blind dummy can follow, but what about the ones that start heavy and then disappear? How should those be handled?

I ask because those make up the vast majority of the threads we see here each year. Good idea atlas, let's discuss it.