It's my son's first year bowhunting but he's been on several tracking jobs before. Being a new hunter shouldn't mean new to the woods.

What I've done for years is this. If I shoot a deer and feel it needs time I'll come home and when I go back my son comes with me.If he isn't around I'll bring the deer home and when he get there we'll go out into the woods and he'll track to the gut pile. He's been tracking deer since he was about four yrs old.

If a buddy calls me to help track Tyler is coming too. He's learned alot from doing this even on short track jobs.

Another thing he does is the the deer tracking competitions on another site we visit.

Books I'm sure could be a big help but doing it for real is invaluable.