Hunting arrow tracking system

A trackable hunting arrow comprising:

• a shaft, means carried by said shaft and discrete therefrom and defining a hollow chamber, radio transmitter means disposed in said chamber, battery means disposed in said chamber, electronic switch means disposed in said chamber and coupled to said battery means and to said transmitter means, said switch means being operable between a first condition disconnecting said transmitter means from said battery means and a second condition connecting said transmitter means to said battery means, and transducer means coupled to said switch means and responsive to a predetermined dynamic force longitudinally of said shaft for generating a trigger signal, said switch means being responsive to said trigger signal for switching from said first condition to said second condition thereof.

A system for tracking a hunting arrow having a shaft with an outer surface comprising:

• radio transmitter means carried by the arrow, battery means carried by the arrow, electronic switch means carried by the arrow and coupled to said battery means and to said transmitter means, said switch means being operable between a first condition disconnecting said transmitter means from said battery means and a second condition connecting said transmitter means to said battery means, transducer means coupled to said switch means and responsive to a predetermined dynamic force longitudinally of the shaft for generating a trigger signal, said switch means being responsive to said trigger signal for switching from said first condition to said second condition thereof, antenna means including an elongated electrically conductive strip connected at one end thereof to said transmitter means and extending longitudinally of the shaft, means securing said strip along said outer surface of the shaft, and radio receiver means for receiving radio signals transmitted by said transmitter means.