The archer should advance with caution, be on the alert,and be at partial draw. In most instances the hunter will nothave to trail the wounded animal over one hundred yards. But
there will be times when the animal is not so vitally hit andwill travel greater distances. It may lie down, hear your ap-proach and get up and travel again. This is where the huntermust use all his trailing technique. The hunter may lose thetrail; in such an event, he should return to the place where helast saw signs and mark that spot as a secondary base ofoperations. Make a fifty foot circuit of this last position. Ifunable to pick up the trail, make a wider circuit and keep theeyes open and the mind on the job; the deer or its trail issomewhere within that circle. Keep on hunting until one orthe other is found. It may be that darkness will overtake thehunter before he has been able to locate the animal. In thatevent, all the hunter can do is to leave his identification marksso he can pick up the trail the next day. Keep hunting untilthe deer is found or until you are satisfied that it is notwounded severely enough to die.
