Tracer Nocks

[stump]

Thank you The Butcher, that is what I was trying to say. Hi5, if the lit nock enabled you to see your arrow deflect and miss the deer or that it was simply a flesh wound, it might save you from wasting valuable hunting time tracking an animal that is uninjured. Also, a lit nock may enable you to see that the animal was well hit even if there is little blood. As was the case with The Butcher, a gut shot deer often doesn't bleed heavily because the wound gets plugged. However, the deer is going to die and every effort should be made to track it. Knowing where the animal is hit might also give you more of an indication of how long you should wait before tracking. You may want to check out a previous thread that suggested appropriate waiting times for animals shot in different organs. In no way am I suggesting that anyone give up the chase on any animal that should be tracked, so I appreciate you not reading anything more into it. The lit nocks will be flat, and suitable for use on Excaliburs.
Like anything else, if you don't think it will be useful to you and you don't want to use it, don't.

[GaryL]

I would have to do some research on who makes them , but the do make a a homing device that inserts in your bolt or arrow. Costly when I was checking them out sometime last year..

[Digger]

Gary, I'd just as soon have a bolt with a beeper in it that sounded off when the head hit something solid like the deers body or the ground.

Digger

[A.W]

Gary, I'd just as soon have a bolt with a beeper in it that sounded off when the head hit something solid like the deers body or the ground.

Digger

Yup. Even if it was buried you could still hone in on it.

[Tar Heel]

GaryL I would like to check into the homing device if you can get some information.

Thanks Tar Heel