Thread: Scouts Tracking Adventures

And another track shot with a bow. Basically went 340 yds and ended up 120 yds from the tree it was shot from. One lung and barely sliced the heart. Fairly straight forward track but maybe the highest scoring buck we have helped recover.

Very nice. Good job.

Was able to help a young lady locate her first buck. Shot was taken and they watched the buck run into the wood line about 75 yds from the shot. They looked at shot site and were the buck entered the woods and couldn't find any blood. Rain was coming so we were called to assist another guy on the track. We arrived and it had already started raining pretty good. We were able to find a few drops of blood inside the woods to confirm a hit. Scout made short work of this buck that had only made it about 250 yds and was DOA. Quick track but we were still soaked.

Got a call that a 5 year old had shot his first deer and they had tracked it about 80 yards before losing blood the evening before. We arrived the next morning and Scout took us to more blood in a thick area. After doing a few circles in the thicket she made a 90 degree turn and headed towards a creek. She paralleled the creek for a ways and then bailed off into the creek. She swam to the other side and didn't pickup on anything. She swam back sniffing hard in the water and kept swimming around for a little while. We finally made a few more steps ahead and could see the buck laying in the middle of the creek 30 yds further up. Deer had traveled around 375 yds from shot site.

These are the tracks we love, first deer and great buck for a kid.

This deer had been shot head on and hunter saw the deer stumble but could not find any hair or blood. We dropped the dogs and they immediately headed to where the he said the deer crossed the fence. The went across a powerline and into the woods and started circling around. I could tell that Scout overrun the trail (tends to do this when there is another dog, she doesn't like to get beat) so I took her back to the fence. She worked a little slower this time to about middle of the powerline where she took a 90 degree turn. Finally about 90 yds from shot site we found the first spot of blood where the buck had crossed a creek. Both dogs got on this trail and got to a point where I felt they jumped the deer. We got to that point but there was no blood in the area so we pushed a little further until we come to a deeper creek. The buck was spotted on other side of the creek bedded but couldn't get a shot off in time. We got across the creek and there was not blood in the bed but about 10 yds the way he ran we found another spot of blood. The dogs went forward again to a point and stood there for a bit before returning. I knew the deer had bedded again so we leashed the dogs and eased forward to where the hunter could dispatch the deer. Track ended up being about 850 yds.

Some really good tracks and some really happy folks first deer. Good job and thanks for sharing.

Scout and Huck were able to work together again last night. Brayden (Hucks owner) had a track passed to him that was close to his house. He had not charged his GPS receiver and was going to have to run on lead so I told him I would come help. It was a boys first deer so that always seems to put more pressure on me. We started the track and they lined it out to where the deer had crossed the creek and then 40 yds further, then we were at where they found last blood. We didn't go but 100 yds further or so to where they jumped the deer. Then the chase was on. We continued to about the 1000 yd point to where we saw the deer laying down. I eased up to try and dispatch her but a dog had broke and gotten between us before I could get to it. The deer jumped and ran again. We could tell she was weak, so we just sit there a minute to let things calm down. We then proceeded further to where we found the deer DOA. Total distance was about 1250 yds. Deer was shot through brisket and into top of opposite leg.

Even though it was just a doe, it makes you feel like you recovered a huge buck when its the kids first deer. Late night but well worth it!

Scout and Huck are working well together, recovering 3 for 3 together this season (not counting the verified miss we tracked one night).

You and your dogs are doing a great job helping people recover their deer. I have only seen dogs working a trail one time and it was amazing. We lost blood trail and called for a dog. The 3 dogs ran circles where we lost blood then the took off.. they found the deer in a wet land area in 5 ft of water..