Post by NE Track on Dec 16, 2011 21:16:12 GMT -6
A friend of mine went hunting a few days ago. Shortly after reaching his stand three doe came by. He shot one of them. The deer ran off together into the brushy swamp. There was plenty of daylight left so he decided to stay on stand in hopes a buck would come down the same trail. No such luck.
Within an hour after he shot the doe, it had rained, dumped three inches of wet snow, and rained again. The blood trail was covered in snow.
He gave me a call and asked if I would help him track his deer. I said yes and was very excited. This is the reason I got Sadie and this is the reason blood trailing dogs are in high demand in our area.
The weather patterns in November and December are often a combination of rain and snow. Each year many deer are not recovered.
My friend brought me to the location of his stand. The shot he made was a steep angle and he thought he only got one lung. I put Sadie on the deer trail and she started to pull, it was a pitch black moonless night.
We went about 100 yards into the swamp crossing back and forth over little streams that we could step over. Sadie headed towards some blow downs and started to circle which seemed to last for an eternity. My first thoughts were that we lost the blood trail and we were on fresh tracks. Sadie had sensory overload.
I was right. I took out my large flashlight and checked the area fresh tracks were everywhere. Sadie continued to go back and forth, most of the time all I could see was her glowing orange collar.
Suddenly she pulled right and headed toward a large tree 15 yards away. She found the deer. I was very impressed. The fresh tracks were from the other two deer that stayed in the area for a while.
Within an hour after he shot the doe, it had rained, dumped three inches of wet snow, and rained again. The blood trail was covered in snow.
He gave me a call and asked if I would help him track his deer. I said yes and was very excited. This is the reason I got Sadie and this is the reason blood trailing dogs are in high demand in our area.
The weather patterns in November and December are often a combination of rain and snow. Each year many deer are not recovered.
My friend brought me to the location of his stand. The shot he made was a steep angle and he thought he only got one lung. I put Sadie on the deer trail and she started to pull, it was a pitch black moonless night.
We went about 100 yards into the swamp crossing back and forth over little streams that we could step over. Sadie headed towards some blow downs and started to circle which seemed to last for an eternity. My first thoughts were that we lost the blood trail and we were on fresh tracks. Sadie had sensory overload.
I was right. I took out my large flashlight and checked the area fresh tracks were everywhere. Sadie continued to go back and forth, most of the time all I could see was her glowing orange collar.
Suddenly she pulled right and headed toward a large tree 15 yards away. She found the deer. I was very impressed. The fresh tracks were from the other two deer that stayed in the area for a while.
