Finding Wounded Deer: A Comprehensive Guide to Tracking Deer Shot with Bow or Gun - Hardcover

Trout, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616088362 ISBN 13: 9781616088361

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2012

Synopsis

Although all hunters strive to make clean kills, sometimes that doesn’t happen. And when a deer has been hit and runs off, it’s every hunter’s obligation to do his best to find it. In this book, author John Trout gives hunters all the information and tools they will need to track down a wounded deer in any situation. Here you will find research and information on recognizing deer trails, identifying various types of wounds, reading sign in snow, mud, and hard ground, and understanding the behavior of wounded deer. With photographs, informational charts, and diagrams, hunters can learn about the intricacies of deer anatomy and wounds so they can become accomplished trackers. Accounts of real tracking events and a handy reference guide ensure that Finding Wounded Deer is a useful tool for all deer hunters.   
Chapters include:

• Wounded Deer Realities
• Deer Hair Identification
• Blood Trails
• Cardiorespiratory Wounds
• Arterial Wounds
• Last-Ditch Recovery Tactics
• Analyzing the Shot
• Deer Anatomy
• Tracking Factors
• Abdominal Wounds
• Muscular/Skeletal Wounds

About this title

About the Author

John Trout, Jr. has been an outdoor writer and photographer since 1984.  An award-winning journalist and author, he has written many successful books, including Trailing Whitetails, Hunting Farmland Bucks, Nuisance Animals, and The Complete Book of Wild Turkey Hunting. His articles have appeared in regional and national publications more than nine hundred times. An enthusiastic hunter all his life, he hunts and travels with his wife, Vikki.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616088362
• ISBN 13: 9781616088361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192