FINDING WOUNDED DEER: TRACKING DEER SHOT WITH BOW OR GUN. By John Trout, Jr.

2001 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Px,163. B/w photographs and illustrations, diagrams, patterned end-papers. Black paper-covered boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"You hit him and he runs off. What's next?" The author gives a very detailed account of how to find your wounded quarry, relating anatomy to various categories of wound and showing how this shows up in different types of trail. A very good American book on tracking and on all the signs of a wounded deer. No mention is made of tracking with dogs. Chapters include: Wounded deer realities; Analyzing the shot; Reading deer hair; Before the shot; Blood trails and tracking; Tracking factors; Cardiorespiratory wounds; Abdominal wounds; Artery wounds; Muscular / skeletal wounds; Last-ditch recovery tactics; Real-life tracking events; Quick reference guide.