TradTracker Tips

[bama]

1   I am now including a heavy duty rubber band with every order.     It safely covers the string hole and can just be peeled back while hunting.   It also holds the cork in or if wanted replaces the cork.   If you have a TradTracker text me your address at 334-462-9346 and I will mail you one.

[rastaman]

Thanks Norman!

[Bowsey Wails]

Nice!

[johnnyk71]

Sent you a text. That looks like just what it needs! you are the man.

[Russell Southerland]

 

[trad_bowhunter1965]

    

[Doug Treat]

Great idea, Norm. I found that the tape sometimes would catch on the string and pull several feet out. When I was calling for bears, I was doing a call set, moving, setting up again, etc. I ended up loosing quite a bit of string. Seems like the rubber band would be quick and not sticky. Very generous, but you don't need to send me one. I have one so I'll just steal your idea. Thanks!

[Dave Bulla]

Question, I've never used any type of string tracker but I'm wondering about something specific.  It's not uncommon to blow an arrow through a deer and have it stick in the ground.   If that happens, what then happens to the arrow and string?  Does it have the strength to rip the arrow out of the ground and stay intact to do its job?

Actually a second question just came to mind.   Do you feel there is any disadvantage to not being able to retrieve the arrow after it goes through the deer begore you start tracking?  I don't know how much string is on one of these but I'm thinking that the main purpose of one of these is to help find a marginally hit animal since a well hit one shouldn't go all that far.  Trying to determine where the deer was hit often requires being able to look at, touch,  smell etc the arrow itself.   If the arrow by default stays with the deer then it won't be found until you find the deer.   If the deer is marginally hit and runs out all the string and drags it a couple hundred yards away AND you don't have the arrow to inspect it seems like it could almost be a disadvantage especially if the blood trail is also poor. .

Apologies if I'm sounding negative.   Just trying to think through the pros and cons of such a device.   As a pro, I'm thinking that even if you do make a bad hit having a bunch of brightly colored string pulled through the brush could still be an advantage and might be a lot easier to find than a minimal blood trail.   I hunt some river bottoms here in MO that have weeds over my head.  There's also a plant I only know as "rip-gut" which is a viney,  marsh loving tangled together spawn of Satan that can be anywhere from knee high to chest high and is a reddish rust color by November.   Blood barely shows up on it and when tall and thick a struggling deer going down kicking can easily be almost totally buried and hidden.   Once lost a pretty nice buck that way.

Anyway, definitely interested but would like to hear some thoughts.

P.s., haven't been on the page much in recent years so if this has all been talked about previously I apologize.