jesse8953 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) I don't know if this ? has been asked or not.How do you mark your spot you shot at or the last place you saw the deer you just hit, when you are in a tree.Buy the time I get out of the stand things look different on the ground and I have a hard time finding my mark. {especially when it is getting dark}I thought of getting a tennis ball and taping bright orange reflective ribbon on it.Throwing the ball to mark my spot till I get out of the stand. Edited September 28, 2009 by jesse8953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I use trees and stumps... I try to draw an line, from my stand to the last place i saw the deer,,a tree, a stump, a log, i make an imagine in my mind, and when i get down, i try to follow the markers in my mind i made before i get down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosscamo Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 after i shoot and if the deer doesn't go down within sight of my stand, i usually just find some reference marker on the ground where the deer was standing when i shot, whether it be a large rock, fallen tree, or stump. then i get down and start tracking from that marker. that tennis ball idea sounds like it might work pretty good. i know what ya mean by when ya get down to the ground things look soo much different than they did when in the stand. it's amazing how much 15-20 feet up in the air changes your perspective of the landscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Try to make a mental note, however as said above the perspective can certainly change when you get on the ground. The tennis ball might be a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I use trees and stumps... I try to draw an line, from my stand to the last place i saw the deer,,a tree, a stump, a log, i make an imagine in my mind, and when i get down, i try to follow the markers in my mind i made before i get down.. Ditto. I also leave my stand on the tree and look back every now and then. Also, if you have a rangefinder, range where you last saw the deer and step it off; that will generally give you a frame of reference too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I line up two different objects(usually trees/bushes with unique character) and "The Spot" is along that line. Most of the time the spot is not that far away that it's not real hard to find anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm not a stand hunter but if I were I think I would consider a second shot into the ground where the deer were standing in case he made off with my arrow. I know from lower elevations(shallower angles) and with some pass throughs shafts find a way of burrying themselves under the leaves or just laying flat and hard to find. One shot directly into the ground from above would act as a flagpole with your visable fletching to mark the spot. May be a little bore accurate than a bouncing tennis ball too. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I usually find a small tree or other natural marker where the deer was and then remember the first 20-30 yards of their escape route. I start where I shot them and follow their route until I find blood and then follow the blood. You have to remember to wait a while (10-30 minutes) before going after them. I made the mistake once of going after a doe too early and she kept running away - I never found her. I also made the mistake once of going directly to the last spot I saw the 10 pointer than I shot and looked for blood - turns out I was off by about 20 yards and it took a long time to find him. If I began where I shot him, It would have taken 2 minutes to find him. Eventually, I did just that and started at the beginning - there was a lot of blood so tracking his route was easy. Always start at the beginning and follow the same path they ran keeping a keen eye on the blood trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 The problem I have is in the evening.After the shot I stay in my stand for a little while.Then it is to dark to find some of my referance points.Seems like the trees all look the same when it is dark.I like woolybears idea with a second arrow{feild point} for a marker like a flag.I would be able to find that in the dark.{you must have seen my accuracy throwing a tennis ball,baseball was never a good sport for me to play LOL}I also like the rangefinder idea.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzorp Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I keep a bright orange wiffle ball packed with a few marbles and peices of styrofoam ( keep marbles from making noise) in my stand bag. If it's getting late and I hit a deer, I just toss it as close to my strike spot as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwhite Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I justline up with my stand and I get real close when I look and also for kicked up ground leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewink Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Two points of contact at all times. Pick a small bush closer to you. Then a tree just beyond the last place you saw the deer. Then walk that line straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I look for trees or stumps as said before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgitall Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Good idea about shooting another arrow in the ground. I keep a field tip on my quiver anyway. Leaves no doubt where the deer was standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Anybody been here???? Get excited, forget about mentally marking a spot, get down, can't find blood, go back up the tree and try to figure out where the deer was. Surprising thing is I've done it more than once. If the arrow goes through I leave it. If not I try to mentally mark it via trees, or whatever is near that stands out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 You can't keep a mental image unless it's far away. As you said it changes once you're on the ground. Pick an object like a clump of grass, a bush, tree, etc. Then as you're climbing down, stop with both feet and hands having contact and glance back or over to find that object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.