Tracking Wounded Deer: How to Find and Tag Deer Shot With Bow or Gun

by Richard P. Smith

Learn how to recover all of the deer you shoot by reading blood and hair sign, with the help of a dog and by keying in on the presence of scavenging birds. Valuable advice is provided about determining the type of hit, deciding when to begin tracking and distinguishing between the tracks of wounded and healthy deer. This book is a valuable reference for all deer hunters, but especially bowhunters since trailing arrowed deer is part of every successful hunt.Each chapter discusses hits with both gun and bow and arrow inflicted on specific parts of a deer's anatomy, with numerous successful accounts of how deer wounded in that manner were recovered. Other chapters cover how to determine if your shot hit or missed a deer, where your shot connected in cases when a hit is made, blood trailing basics, using a dog to recover your deer, nonfatal hits and what to do when you encounter a deer wounded by someone else.
Eight full pages of color photos are included in this book to show the difference in blood sign from different types of hits and how the hair varies from different parts of a whitetail's anatomy.

159 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1988

About the author

I've been a fulltime outdoor writer and photographer for almost 50 years. My first book (the 1st edition of Deer Hunting) was published in 1978 and I've written more than 30 other books since then, including 3 more editions of that first book. Besides books, I've produced 2 DVDs (Field Judging Black Bears and Walking With Whitetails). I also write for a number of outdoor magazines on the state, regional and national level. You can find out more about me and my work at http://www.richardpsmith.com.

Reviews

[Andrew Zukowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read Tracking Wounded Deer: How To Find And Tag Deer Shot With Bow Or Gun by Richard P. Smith is an amazing book for deer hunters.In this book you can learn a lot about what to do after the shot. When you are reading this you should be advised that there are pictures of blood and guts. But if you are an active deer hunter this is a must read.