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Hoof gland & Blood appearence
The Interdigital Glands are located on all four feet. Each gland is a small sparsely-haired sac that opens between the toes. In this sac you can generally find a yellowish cheesy material. This accumulation is the result of sloughed cells and glandular secretions. The material often has a foul, rancid odor. Some of this scent is undoubtedly left in a deer's track every time it takes a step.It is also left in large amounts when a deer stamps its foot, and when a buck makes a scrape. Each deer has its own scent, and because some of the compounds in this scent may be present in higher concentrations in mature males (3 1/2+ years), they may alert other deer of the presence of a dominant buck. Does use this scent to track their fawns, bucks use it to track does. Because scent molecules evaporate at different rates deer can determine which way another deer went by the amount of interdigital scent left behind. The scent from these glands is the primary tracking scent of deer. About Blood appearence = A. If it appears pink and foamy, a lung shot has been made. The deer should be less than 250 yards. Wait 30-45 minutes.b. If bright red blood is found, a main artery may have been hit. The deer should not travel far. Give the deer one hour to expire.c. Lot's of dark blood then tapper's of to droplets after 200 yards could indicate a muscle shot. Chance of recovery is very low.d. If little blood, but a lot of hair, time must be given for deer to lie down and expire. chance of recovery 50/50.e. If you have fat on your arrow that means you hit the deer very high or very low. Chance of recovery very low.