what I see as the biggest tracking mistakes are either trying to go too fast or having too many helpers. the right number of trackers is 2 in my opinion with three being the most you want. only having 1 guy out looking for blood is the key with the other standing at the last spot. the worst thing is having lost blood and trying to track by hoof tracks and somebody or the trackers have already turned up a bunch of leaves. this usually happens when somebody with little skill just starts walking around looking for blood and can't find any. On iffy shots always send the shooter back to his spot and have him recreate the shot. once a guy gets up and moves around many lose track of where they shot and the path the deer took. this is especially true at night.

2 cents.

By the time I'm called in (wish I had a dog) sometimes the site is soo tracked up by foot traffic finding the original path can be very difficult. No human traffic helps determine whether it was a hit or miss.