I live in an area containing some pretty big woods and am primarily a tracker when there is snow on the ground. My 3 biggest deer were shot by tracking them and 4-5 smaller ones as well but I must confess, I've tracked hundreds of deer in my 50+ years of hunting and while a lot of fun, I don't think it's really very productive. When there is no snow on the ground I spend most of my hunting time still hunting and a lesser amount in a tree stand.