or an SST

I never had a hard tracking job, theres usually 2 of us together and one stays put and helps lead the other if it was a far shot. My deer dont run far, if at all but the stick trick does seem like it would do excellent and i practiced some weeks ago with it on some deer tracks i had found on our property. The tracks had done into thick carpet of pine needles and leaves and i grabbed a 3 foot long stick put it directly on the visible track and searched a bit and you could spot the slight print and some over turned soil. Its an excellent way to track an animal i believe.