Field finder for game in darkness

[Rams Head]

Who here thinks that the new led lights and other products which iluminate down game which can be later located in darkness by looking for the flashing light from these devices takes away from the hunt?:thdown:
I believe the tracking of the animal is half the challenge after it's downed.

How many here would use such devices...and,may I emphasize,not just a flashlight for tracking trails,however...larger beacons which are battery operated and flash...

I believe it takes from the challenge along with spooks game from traveling into another hunters path for the future days ahead.

A study or poll...


Thanks!

Ram's head

[BarnesX.308]

I don't know. I think, once you fatally strike that animal, you must do everything in your power to recover it.

[ACEarcher]

Indeed, couldn't of said it better than Barnes.

However, I've noticed that it is very hard to pick up blood on regular LED's. My head lamp has 3 settings, a "non-spooking" red light, 3 LED, and an xeon bulb. I found it hard to see the blood with the LED's. Maybe it's just me, but I think it's easier with just a white light bulb.

[BarnesX.308]

Actually, I should rephrase that. Any time you wound an animal, you should use every measure to ensure the animal is recovered. If they are bedded down and seriously wounded, they need a finishing shot. If they are laying dead, they cannot be left to rot.

Only exception would be a superficial wound the animal will fully recover from. I doubt you will get another look at the sucker with the best light. He's gone!!!

[JJV79]

I agree with the above posts. The animal you have taken deserves the respect of being recovered. Wether that means hours of searching as I'm sure we've all done or a device/marking in order to find an expired animal later. I have personaly been on a "recovery" mission where a friend of a friend fataly shot and found a nice 9 pointer (first buck). Problem was it was way too far to drag back so he left to get help and a truck, problem was he didn't mark his way out and couldn't find it again (no blood). There was 5 of us and we spred out and covered a general area until we found it. Man, you couldn't have found a more relieved hunter that night!

I'm sure we stunk that spot up for awhile but the animal deserved to be recovered regardless of this particular hunters mistake. An ethical hunter should do whatever it takes.

[Treude1]

The longer the meat lays unfound the more chance of spoiling, so I'm for anything that can make finding it quickly and easily.

[grtwhthunter/fisherman]

im with the guys, whatever means necessary to find it works for me faster the better.and when you hunt after the shot you should b prepaired to stink the area up anyway. thats what comes with the shot in first place..

[PhilCVG]

My brother and I have left a spot alone for a week now because of having a rather lengthy, intrusive track into what is the main bedding area.

It happens. Can't leave a wounded animal just because you don't want to ruin the spot.

I also believe you need to do everything possible to find the animal even if that means using a light that tracks blood. I don't think they work that well and others have said the same thing but if you it is available to you and you think it works, it should be used.

[onthehunt]

Use every means available! You owe it to the animal.

[Racker]

I use a streamlight stinger flashlight, It light blood up great! I then drop pieces of toilet paper on the trail of blood so i don't get lost and can see which direction the deer has gone! On the way out I pick up toilet paper while dragging deer leading me right back to where the deer was shot!! This has worked great for me!!!!