Blood Tracking Equipment

Opening season of the deer hunting season is right around the corner. Time to get things organized and ready for the blood tracking season. Here is a list of equipment you may want to check in the coming weeks before your first deer call.

BLOOD TRACKING EQUIPMENT

  • Wallet containing DEC Leashed Tracking Dog License, big game hunting license and handgun permit. Place wallet in waterproof Ziploc bag.
  • Large I.D. card for your dashboard (needs Leashed Tracking Dog License number, Deer Search Inc., your name).
  • County Road Maps for counties you will track in
  • List of phone numbers of Conservation Officers and State Police
  • Large fanny pack (hangs up less in brush than a knapsack)
  • Compass (make sure that North end of needle is clearly marked)
  • Biodegradable marking tape (for marking last drop of visible blood, etc.)
  • Short leash for taking dog into the woods
  • Thirty foot leash of mountain climbing cord (11 mm. for large dogs, 8 or 9 mm. for dachshunds)
  • Powerful light for tracking. Dynalight or NITE LITE with charger.*
  • Spare bulbs and small flashlight for changing bulbs in big light
  • Small hunting knife
  • Blood bottle or gallon sized Ziploc bags for carrying deer blood (put one Ziploc inside another)
  • Small cup to dip blood out of cavity; margarine container works well
  • Rope or web strap for dragging deer
  • Pen and string for attaching deer tag; hunters frequently forget these items
  • Whistle for signaling to hunters
  • Water for your dog
  • Portable two way radios
  • Cellular phone
  • Camera

*These lights are sold by Nite Lite Co., P.O. Box 8210, Little Rock, Ark. 72221. tel. 1-800-648-5483.

The wish list for equipment always grows longer not shorter. It would be nice to have a GPS (Global Positioning System). For my own foolish capers in swamps and briar’s I like Wick Froglegs boots for deeper water. In the Multiflora Rose my Wick Cordura chaps and a Bill Boatman Cordura nylon coat keep my old hide smoother and more appetizing for the deer ticks.

For repelling deer ticks PERMANONE sprayed on your clothes will help some, but check yourself over when you get home and in the shower.

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