The shot created very little blood and with the rain no blood trail was to be found. My Pro-Tracker system allowed me to locate my trophy. I love Pro-Tracker! I never would have found either of them if I didn't have the Pro-Tracker. I told several friends about it. Two of them said they were going to definitely buy one. My dachshund Sabina was able to continue on with little difficulty for over three miles of typical Catskill mountain terrain forested with hardwoods and hemlocks.
A few, widely scattered smears of blood on saplings indicated that we were on the right track. The bear just kept going. We never caught up to him. The probabilities are very high that this bear survived. I hope to see a bear killed cleanly, but when a bear is wounded I do love to track them.
I was in the middle of a beaver swamp last fall, trying to track a wounded buck, when a good call came in on my cell phone. It was a bear call, shot with a bow a little far back. I track wounded deer at night most of the time, but I draw the line on bears after dark. Since it was already late afternoon, and the call was more than a hundred miles away, the hunter and I agreed to meet in the morning. When I began tracking the line was 28 hours old.
The hunter, Anthony Lamonaca, had done an amazing job of tracking that bear up the Mombacus Mountain in the Catskills on the faintest drops and smears of blood, but finally after about a half mile, he had run out of line. The bear had gone up through a blow down area where a tornado had passed through.
It was up and down through deadfalls with lots of thick mountain laurel to crawl through. Even a small animal, like a turkey, will eventually stretch and break the line if it isn't hit very hard. Large line-exit opening delivers flat arrow trajectory to 30 yards and beyond when canister is installed properly. Line attaches securely to arrow behind broadhead or field tip by following included instructions.
Canister includes stud bolt for mounting in stabilizer hole of bow. Provided red plastic stopper keeps line from accidentally playing out when not being used. Before using in the field, take several practice shots after installing a new spool of line, and follow included instructions. Made in the U. Broadhead Discounts. Photos below - Optional mounting method on a crossbow. Cut off the mounting stud bolt on the other end. F or a quick second shot - rig up a 2nd arrow - then mount two tracking units to your bow, taping the second unit to the first on a crossbow BELOW: - Two units mounted on the foot stirrup of a crossbow.
Lovett E. Williams, Jr. T urkey H unting S ecrets. McKenzie 3D Archery Targets Crossbow Friendly! Fast, Fast! Call for Technical Selection Assistance The body portion further includes at least one second aperture extending through the body portion from the inner surface to the outer surface. The at least one radially extending second aperture preferably includes a plurality of radially extending apertures. In one form, the plurality of radially extending apertures includes 2, 3, or 4 radially extending apertures equally angularly spaced about the longitudinal axis of the body portion.
In another form, the plurality of radially extending apertures includes first and second portions of radially extending apertures axially spaced along the longitudinal axis of the body portion, with the first portion of radially extending apertures angularly spaced from the second portion of radially extending apertures. In a further form, the first and second portions of radially extending apertures are coaxial.
In still a further form, each of the first portion of radially extending apertures is axially and angularly spaced from each of the second portion of radially extending apertures.
The jig member preferably includes a securing member disposed generally proximate at least one of the first and second ends. The securing member is configured to engage an arrow shaft, extending through the first aperture to releasably secure the jig member to the arrow shaft, and also to center the arrow shaft within the first aperture.
Preferably, the securing member included a plurality of set screws extendable through radially extending threaded apertures formed through the body portion from the inner surface to the outer surface.
In an additional form, the jig member includes a plurality of longitudinal slots formed in the body portion between the inner and outer surfaces. The plurality of longitudinal slots include an open end at the body portion first end and extend generally longitudinally along the body portion. The plurality of longitudinal slots are preferably equally angularly spaced about the body portion longitudinal axis.
Typically, the jig member will include three or four equally angularly spaced longitudinal slots. An apparatus, according to the present invention, is provided for modifying an arrowhead for improved big game tracking. The apparatus includes a jig member having a body portion with spaced first and second ends, and a step bore extending into the body portion along a central axis.
The step bore include an innermost bore having a first diameter and an outermost bore opening at the first end and having a second diameter greater than the first diameter.
At least one aperture extends through the body portion of the jig member and opens into the step bore at the outermost bore. Preferably, the at least one aperture is a radially extending aperture. In one form, the at least one radially extending aperture includes a plurality of radially extending apertures equally angularly spaced about the central axis. Typically, the plurality of radially extending apertures will include 2, 3, or 4 radially extending apertures equally angularly spaced about the central axis, depending upon on the type of arrowhead to be modified.
For securing the arrowhead in the step bore, the innermost bore typically includes a threaded inner surface for mating with threads typically included on an end of an arrowhead. It is another object of the present invention to provide an arrow for improved big game tracking which lessens the chance that a blood trail may dry up. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an arrowhead for improved big game tracking.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for modifying an arrow for improved big game tracking. It is still a further object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for modifying an arrowhead for improved big game tracking. Other aspects, objects and advantages of the present invention can be obtained from a study of the application, the drawings, and the appended claims. Referring to FIGS.
The arrow 10 includes an elongate shaft formed along a longitudinal axis 13 and 12 having first 14 and second 16 ends. The first end 14 is configured for attachment to an arrowhead see FIG. The second end 16 is configured for attachment to a conventional arrow nock not shown or other structure for abutment with a bow string not shown. The elongate shaft 12 further includes a tubular wall 20 , which defines a shaft cavity 22 extending between the first 14 and second 16 ends.
Fletching 24 is typically affixed to the elongate shaft 12 generally adjacent the second end Generally, the arrow 10 will be made of aluminum, fiberglass or carbon fibers, however, any material having sufficient strength and rigidity may be used for the arrow 10 without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
A first plurality of apertures 26 are formed in the tubular wall 20 generally adjacent the first end 14 in fluid communication with the shaft cavity The first plurality of apertures 26 includes a first portion of apertures 27 axially spaced along a first line 28 substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis 13 , and a second portion of apertures 29 axially spaced along a second line 30 substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis The first portion of apertures 27 is angularly spaced from the second portion of apertures 29 about the longitudinal axis In this manner, the structural integrity of the arrow 10 is maintained.
Preferably, the first plurality of apertures 26 includes pluralies of axially spaced portions of apertures equally angularly spaced. For example, as shown in FIG. Similarly, as shown in FIG. When using two or three portions of axially spaced apertures, maintaining the structural integrity of the arrow 10 is not of particular concern. However, when using four portions of axially spaced apertures, it is preferred that each aperture in adjacent portions be axially spaced from one another, as shown in FIGS.
The arrow 10 also includes a second plurality of apertures 32 formed in the tubular wall 20 generally adjacent the second end 16 in fluid communication with the shaft cavity Each of the second plurality of apertures 32 are axially spaced along the longitudinal axis 13 and are typically provided between the fletchings Thus, if three fletchings 24 are provided, the second plurality of apertures 32 will include three portions of axially spaced apertures between each of the fletchings If four fletchings 24 are provided, the second plurality of apertures 32 will include four portions of axially spaced apertures between each of the fletchings Further, whether the second plurality of apertures 32 includes three or four portions of axially spaced apertures, the portions will typically be equally angularly spaced.
A third plurality of apertures 34 are also formed in the tubular wall 20 in fluid communication with the shaft cavity The third plurality of apertures 34 are positioned along the length of the shaft 12 such that they are spaced from the first plurality of apertures While the third plurality of apertures 34 are shown in FIGS.
The third plurality of apertures 34 are axially spaced and angularly oriented in the same manner as previously described with respect to the first plurality of apertures
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