ORIGINAL: cayugad
Well it is this time of year again.. When you shoot a deer and it does not bleed, what method do you use to find them. Personally, I have a dog that can find them so fast it always amazes me... but what do you use?
Have you ever used a step stick? Maybe we can all learn something here.
Must be shooting a bow or a PB!! When bow hunting, I go out to where i last saw the deer look for hair, and blood, if I find it I follow it. If I don't find the hair or blood at where I shot it, I place my hat on a tree or some toilet paper, then I go out about 25 yards and start sweeping arcs to pick up the blood trail. Usually a well hit deer will drop some blood by 25 yards, if I don't find that I look at about 50 yards out. A lot of high hits that don't go thru don't bleed out because there is only 1 hole and it takes the lungs to fill up before it would come out the side, however if it is lung shot (usually is) they are bleeding out of the mouth by then. Best thing is to shoot excellent bullets and do either high shoulder shots, or lower shots behind the front shoulder, bottom 1/2 of deer.
I don't even know what a stop stick is. So yes, I would like to know. Thanks Chap