ORIGINAL: italianjeremy

hey guys.. my first post.... but ive been reading this forum for almost 2 years. . . just wanted to say hello. i am a fellow bowhunter from Northeastern Ohio.... 30min from Cleveland ( go tribe!) . . I have been bowhunting and bowfishing for about 15yrs. . .

i have always been a big advocate on using a game tracker string attached to my arrow... i know i know... its outdated ..blah blah blah.. though, ive never shot a whitetail further than 18yds... so i enjoy having the aide there while tracking. it doesnt impact my flight to 25yds either.

anyways, heres a little military tip used to search for a blood trail on your next venture. we all know that peroxide will work... ive used that dozens of times on morning hunts in daylight.... but at night time, the age-old tactic was always a coleman lantern which makes blood 'glow' in its light...to a degree it works.
well a more modern tactic im surprised no one has said is UV LIGHT , or ultraviolet light (purple black light) to aide in tracking. .

it has been used for decades by the military and by forensic searches in crime scenes(and nasty hotel rooms) to detect bodily fluids. i just picked up a new 51 LED UV flashlight for 15$ .. . tracked a doe with it last saturday night... and the results are ridiculous! the beam is like a large flood beam rather than a narrow maglite.
in northern ohio, our fall started real early this year, and leaves are turning early so it is dificult to see blood with a backdrop of red leaves. .. try the light. . sorry if this is a repost. . . happy slaying!