WThunter

Who else has experienced this? It is true. Sometimes deer blood will glow in the dark. I could not believe it the first time this happened to me a couple of years ago. I told my dad about it, and he said he has seen it several times. He said if a deer has a high amount of phosphorous in its diet, the blood will glow for a while in the dark. I am not sure if shining a light on it has any effect or not.

P.S. I found the deer.

Edited by - WThunter on 01/31/2003 10:45:54

TREEDOG

Nope, never seen it, maybe its becuase im new to deerhunting though.

Bucky10

I have seen someone use one of those flourescent light bulb laterns to track deer and it makes the blood glow like you would not believe, I don't know if he had a special color light bulb in it or what but I wish I would have asked.

wimp

The aliens blood in the movie Predator glowed in the dark. Are you hunting alien deer? <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

AJ52

I've never used it,but a black light will make blood and urine glow in dark.Proffesional home cleaning companys use a light that will show urine and or blood in carpet.I believe it's a black light.

WThunter

If you guys don't believe it, the next time you shoot a deer close to dark and have to look for it at night shine your light around and then turn it off and see what happens. You problably have never seen it because you didn't know to look for it. Not all will deer will do it but some will, depending on their diet. It is not real bright but it glows about like a glow-worm. (If you know what that is) It is real dim but it will glowing.A lantern is great for tracking deer!

I found this on the net. Maybe this is what I experienced. As I think back the light I had was very dim so it may have had the same effect as the lantern. I assure you I am not crazy. Have an open mind and you may learn something.

&quot;TrackingWounded Deer: It's an Art
By Jeff Smith
November 2001

The blood will tend to put off a glow in the lantern light and make tracking much easier. A flashlight tends to &quot;blast&quot; the ground with light and make it more difficult to see the blood. The lantern will bathe the ground in light allowing the blood to almost take on a glowing state.&quot;



Edited by - WThunter on 02/03/2003 09:38:20

Russ otten

I read an article that told of using one of the old carbide lamps will cause the blood to glow. I believe it is because the lamp puts out a great deal of ultraviolet.

Two Beards

We rarely track deer at night, but if we' re forced
to, we use a Coleman lantern. It' s amazing
how bright the blood trail is. Much better
than regular flashlights.

TREEDOG

anyone tried the tinks spray that makes the blood glow?

propmahn

i thoink wimp is right they must be alien deer