Don't get me wrong guys. I am not saying that the book wouldn't help out some of these guys. And I would rocomend it if you can.
But for many (such as myself) I would have to track down a book and buy it, when now I already have internet access and plenty of friends here that would be willing to help in a heartbeat.
Being a new hunter shouldn't mean new to the woods.
I will however totally disagree with that statement...basically from my own experience.
I grew up with my mother, 1800 miles away from my father. I didn't really know anybody who hunted while growing up. When my father moved back to the area was when I had my first intro to hunting. It didn't really interest me until a few years later. So being a new hunter did mean being new to the woods. I have learned a lot, messed up a lot in the process. If I would have had a place like this message board way back then, I could have saved myself a lot of trouble.
Hey Muley, thanks for the name of the book...I might try to find a copy for future use.
But please don't shy away from the boards on the account of somebody asking for help tracking a wounded deer. A lot of us know that sometimes a little attention to detail would help these guys out when they made the shot. A lot of us also know that hunting is not 100%. Lets try to help these guys this year, and then next year we will have another few thousand members and the same questions will come up and we will just have to do what we can to help.