Surveyors or flagging tape

[Kot2B]

for those of you using tape for tracking blood trails Toilet paper or tissues work well to mark. if you don't get the pieces all picked up, the next rain will destroy it. Just a thought...

[NFA-ADK]

The tacks for going in at night are great and unobtrusive.  I removed a back pack full of new orange tape going across my buddies property years ago.  I understand using flags but a compass and map are much better for navigation and force you to recognize terrain better resulting in better navigation skills.  GPS adds to your accuracy.

 

I do think it litters the woods and if at deer level it can alert them.  If its a one time use and removed I see no harm. 

[Vince1]

a small square of TP works wonders.

 

I keep flagging tape in my backpack as well though

[biggamefish]

I use the survey flagging for blood trailing, it works great.  I don't keep hanging it as I go though.  I get three or so tall straight sticks and constantly hopscotch them as I go.  You can put them so the flagging is right over the blood and it gives you a good sight picture as you look back.  They stay with you as you go for easy pic up and it slows you down on the blood trail.  Which I think is crucial. 

[Nomad]

Big game fish that's a good idea.ill also add this I hunt on private land,either land owned by me or my wife's cousins and all the tape I may use in a year doesn't equal one orange posted sign I put up.

This year I bought another 200 more orange aluminum custom printed signs,to,fill in the gaps and replace some old ones.....