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If there is mostly brown hair
shot was high, mostly white, shot was low.
If there are bone fragments at scene there is a possibility of a leg hit.
Mark this area and don't disturb it, you may have to return later.
When you find blood trail always walk beside it, not on it, do not destroy clues.
If you lose blood trail , go to spot last blood was found an mark it.
Look for any other sign that may indicate direction of travel of deer (i.e. up turned leaves, broken vegetation).
Search in a circular pattern around last spot of blood you found. If you still cannot locate game, go get help. Every effort must be made to retrieve a wounded animal before resuming hunt.
You cannot predict behavior of a wounded deer. Once you start trailing, move quickly to avoid giving blood time to dry and become harder to find. Always be ready to shoot, never assume animal is dead.
Blood Sign Heart, lung or large blood vessel hit: Fine droplets sprayed on both sides of trail for 75 to 100 yards, sometimes several feet up on trees and vegetation. Usually a clean kill and deer should not travel far.
Gut shot Food particles and putrid smelling blood. Blood trail is difficult to find at location shot was made. Bloody spots appear in about first 50-75 yards and steadily decrease. Do not follow this deer too closely. Allow 2-3 hours before trailing. The deer will bleed to death when it beds down if you don't chase it.
Leg, back muscle, neck, or body cavity hit Large spots of blood at spot where animal was hit, turning to continuous drops that diminish after about 150 yards. Bleeding continues while animal is moving but stops when animal lies down.
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