Idaho hunter 58

I was reading in a magazine where jim zumbo was talking about it. He said it didn't effect his flight under 30 yards, after that he had to adjust the site, and that it never failed him.


what do you guys think, I would think the more help the better in early season tracking.

BOWFANATIC

What do I think? I think the string tracker is a perfect example regarding past threads and "things that are supposed to make everything easier for the hunter"

A cousin of mine was brave(or whatever word you'd use to describe) enough to try one many years ago. He shot a doe his first time out and sure enough it started peeling line like he just hooked a nice king. After about 3 seconds of this it stopped...cool it must down. He followed the string and found the end of it snapped off with no deer in sight. To make a long story short , he backtracked , picked up the blood trail and tracked the deer roughly 100 yards from where he shot it. Had he been a novice bowhunter who never had tracking experience relying solely on the string tracker to recover his game he would have fed the coyotes.

I've read where some people claim their (string tracker) success , but if they made good shots to begin with and the string tracker was solely responsible for the recovery of their game then I'm worried how they will teach their kids and grand kids to hunt.

Katbones

Its illegal here in Illinois, Idaho hunter. So i can't help you out.

Gryan

I used oneuntil it cost me a buck. I suppos I should be the one to blame. In the tree stand, the downward angle I was aiming at the buck cause the little length of line the hangs there to wrap around itself. Only use it for groundhogs now. It helps to pull the hogs out of the hole after the arrow passes through. It worked for me on four or five deer. Still, if you use one, try to follow the blood trail, you will always learn something and become a better tracker.

Greg

adams

The NH Bow Hunters Assoc gets access to a lot of very residential neighborhoods. Part of the rules when hunting in there is you need to use a string tracker. The reasoning for it is to try and eliminate unrecovered animals in areas were people are likely to stumble across a decaying carcus. I can see where in that instance they have a valid use but if they are used to take the tracking out of a recovery IMO that is asking for disaster. Tracking a wounded animal is half art & half science. It is something that every hunter needs to know IMO.

Also, why anyone would try to eliminate this portion of the hunt is beyond me. It's one of my favorite parts.