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I agree...

I guess I view these forums as entertainment...I dang sure don't believe any guy on the other end of the line can help me track a deer that I shot...That frankly is asking a bit much...

I take 10-12 hunters out a year as guests, get to do a fair amount of tracking...Let's just say that if you shoot a deer on my property and can't give details on where the animal was standing, where he ran, etc...Then by the time we get through looking for your deer 3 hours later then you will have these facts ingrained in your brain the next time...Because I will keep you out in the woods looking for your animal at least 3 hours before I give up on that animal...And, before you hunt the next day,you will shoot your equipment and show me thatyou can hit what you are aiming at...

Another point...
Unless you absolutely KNOW that you are going to kill the animal...Then don't release the arrow, period...

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Darn Matt...I read the title and was hoping we all had an exciting blood trail to figure out tonite! :DWhy you gotta do that a month early to us PA guys ???

But that's a good post, hopefully it hits home! And I hope everyone shoots straight this year.

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Good way to put it.

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Can we get a HUGE round of applause for this thread! I for one think Rob nailed it when he wrote that it was "years late in coming". Fantastic advice and it should be followed.

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Good Stuff, I understood :D.

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Peroxide in a bottle.;)

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If you have never read Mr. Trout's book on "Finding Wounded Deer", you owe it to the deer, yourself, and everyone else involved, to read this book.

Great post Matt. I'll give you 3.25 stars. j/k

LT

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i couldnt agree more...great post!

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I posted one of these stories last season hoping that others could learn from it.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/fb.aspx?m=2416029&key=Disgusted%2cmyself

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Matt, I agree with most all of your post and I am with you 100% on the folks that hit a deer, look for two hours and call it quits or have to get to work or school. Frankly it disgusts me. Everyone owes it to the animal they release on to put every ounce of themselves into succesfully finding that animal.

However, although some view this forumstrictly as entertainment, there's quite a bit of good info on here. If someone hits a deer and have put everything they have into it but still cannot find it, I think they as well as everyone else reading their post could benefit from the insight that will get thrown around. IF a deer is hit and the hunter PMs you or Rob or whomever else, they are getting one or two opionins and very well could be missing out on a key bit of insight someone else could offer and evryone else reading that post could also pick up those little tid bits that make the difference.

I agree with your post, but do think there are times many of us could benefit by some of those posts where everyone has a chance to chime in (assuming they have given there 100% before posting).