TRACKING DEER

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DEER ARE SMART.  EVEN WHEN WOUNDED AND FLEEING.  THE MOST DIFFICULT TRACKING MY HUSBAND & I EVER DID WAS A DOE IN HINCKLEY.  SHE BLED GOOD AND MANAGED TO STUMP US BY DOUBLING BACK ON HER OWN BLOOD TRAIL.  MAYBE IT WAS JUST CONFUSION AND PANIC, BUT MAYBE NOT! 

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, A DEER WILL MAKE A BIG CIRCLE AND END UP BACK BY WHERE IT STARTED.  IF THEY LIVE THAT LONG! 

THE LAST BASIC TIP ON TRACKING; INJURED DEER CRAVE WATER.  WE ONCE FOUND A DOE BY OUR POND.  SHE WAS DEAD, WITH AN ARROW IN HER.  IF YOU'RE TOTALLY STUMPED ON A TRACK, LOST BLOOD & HAVE NOTHING TO TRACK.  CHECK NEARBY WATER SOURCES.  IT'S WORTH A SHOT.