Colorblind, how to follow a blood trail?

[fishuhalik]

It's been a problem of mine since I started hunting. Thankfully my dad has a great eye for blood so it's never been a big problem, but for those of you out there that don't have another hunter to fall back on, what do you do? I know there's deer that I may have never found that went 100 yards and fell over with blood all over, I just couldn't see it.

[Archerysniper]

Have you tried the products out that make blood glow in the dark I have some but have not needed to use it yet.

[LightningBG]

Bluestar® will work in the rain or snow making it a perfect complement to even the best trackers fanny pack.

You will learn a lot about trailing when using Bluestar® since you will see the whole trail every time you use it and can key in on the evidence the blood trail leaves.

Since it glows in the dark bright blue color blind and people of advanced age can follow the trail with out any help. No glasses or lights are needed just water and a spray bottle. Water can be taken from streams, lakes, and ponds along with any tap, bottled water or in extreme cold you can use window washer solvent.

Another advantage of Bluestar® is total darkness is not needed just low light after shooting hours end.

Mix a set of tablets in a sprayer and spray on the ground where the animal was standing and if the animal was hit there will be a bright blue glow. I do not always do the whole trail only in the spots where blood is not visible.

[Buckhunt]

I've never tried the product stated above but will try some in WI this weekend to see how it works.

I've struggled with red/green colorblindness and bow hunting for the 5 years I;ve hunted and even chose not to go out for days knowing i didn't have help to track if i would shoot one. One thing that has really helped me is not to look at the ground. Now obviously this is affected by where you are but most places i hunt have either grass swamps or underbrush - not dense hardwood forests. I've had much better luck finding blood on small twigs, weeds, etc a foot or so off the ground. For some reason i always want to look at the ground and not up above.

Breaking this habbit has helped me on all 3 I've shot with a bow this year and was able to find them all myself without having to call for help

[pinkfloyd4ever]

would a black light work?

[psepuncher]

another reason to use a blood trailing dog

My son as well is colorblind

I use yellow trail tape when marking any trail for him.

Yellow stands out very well because

he can't see the reds or greens. To him

yellow looks bright orange.

have you thought of a light source for it?

The Primos Blood Hunter Spotlight illuminates blood via its patent pending lens and a special filter which diffuses red over green to make blood much more visible. In a nutshell the red and green light from the Primos Blood Hunter Spotlight creates a yellow light. To the human eye yellow is the optimal light for spotting blood. The yellow light from the Blood Hunter optimizes the reflective properties of blood.

[fishuhalik]

Thanks guys, good tips! I hate having to go get help when the deer doesn't drop in it's tracks.

[matchset]

Thanks guys, good tips! I hate having to go get help

that's half the fun! sharing it with buddies makes is so enjoyable!

[Code-Man]

I'm not totally color blind but have a Red Green Color Blindness which blurs together. I tried one of those lights from Primos and that helps some if you have a GOOD trail. But when the trail starts drying up then it actually wasn't helpful UNLESS we were verifying it was blood and not a berry or fungal spore! 3 guys tracking at night for 5 hours on a buck and when the blood got light we used the light strictly to verify it was blood to know we were in the right direction.