Deer tracking

[fishinjosh98]

I have never found the answer to this question. How do you know if a deer track is fresh or not?

[mainbutter]

Lick the track, if it tastes like deer hoof it's fresh, it loses it's hoof flavor over time and then just tastes like dirt, mud, and leaves

[eyeguy 54]

Lick the track, if it tastes like deer hoof it's fresh, it loses it's hoof flavor over time and then just tastes like dirt, mud, and leaves

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[Sota2Florida]

In snow or solid ground you can feel the imprint and generally tell if it is fresh or not. If it was fairly recent the dirt/snow will be soft and moist, most likely small grains will fall as you gently touch the inside of the track. If it is old the track will be firm and dried up.

The same goes for scrapes and rubs. If the dirt that is scattered is still soft and "fresh" it was a recent scrape. If the bark is moist or you see some on top of a recent snow you know he was there within a day.

[Fins-n-feathers]

^+1. And much of the time the 'walls' of an old track will be much less defined - some dirt will have fell inside or something like that.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

If you can see the deer making the track you know it's fresh!

[Boar]

Usually theres is an experation date stamped on the under part of the hoof. if not its a fawn that hasent beed hoofed yet.

[mustangt69]

track soup doesnt taste as good when the tracks are old. the fresher the better. good question though, the "print" kinda crusts up after a while.