Come on man quit being a ***** he was just showing how it would be really good to have a tracking dog if one is needed! And btw I bet u have gut shot a deer before, and I started hunting at age 5 and never gut shot a deer until I was 16 so age has nothing to do with it !!!
Greg, let it go. If you want to talk about crossbows or kids hunting too young, there's a thread out there for each of them. Chuck started this thread to showcase the dog, that's it. And btw, this isn't a public forum. I don't understand why people think it is.
Really cool....oh u mean this deer...yeah hes right here Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
Great video about recovering a nice deer. Thanks for sharing, Chuck. Almost any dog can be trained to trail but doxies are especially gifted trackers. Thinking about getting one myself, but my "vet" brother in law keeps advising against it because of their back and hip problems. IDK, we had doxies when I was a kid and that was never a real issue.
Yes Rob works all over our area Just Passin Thru and there are several other trackers in Michigan as well as other states now. Thanks guys for the great replies.
Yeah I have actually heard of his business before when my dad and I first started getting into hunting. My dad heard about it from a buddy at work. Wish I would've taken advantage of it when I lost my buck last year!
Is this another plug for preparing for the tracking job... before the tracking job? The greatest failure of bowhunters IMO is not knowing what to do after a hit. I would hate to know how many deer are lost out of ignorance or lack of preparation. Man... I am seriously talking myself into getting another tracking dog... like I need something else that eats.
While the dog did an awesome job, and it is pretty neat to witness, I feel the kid should have been required to at least attempt to track or search for the deer himself the natural way. Now his poor shot placement probably had little to no impact on him. Just my personal opinion, but sometimes the best lessons taught are the hardest..
We have a guy that lives just down the road from us that has one of the best track dogs around. He got a new one last fall he's been working with too. sent from old school can and string
That we don't know on what the track job was with the father and son. My daughter is 6 years old. She's bear and deer hunted with me. She's not ready to shoot an animal as most 6 year olds aren't. She won't be ready either till she's old enough. That's saying something being she goes with on allot of blood trails. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk
My uncles son who's three blood trails with us every time. I think it is very important for him to learn that skill before he ever hunts Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Dog did an awesome job!! Would have been a 2:30 track job had she not taken her potty break!! Haha!! I wish tracking dogs were legal in Jersey!
Really cool. I've watched dogs work before on tracking deer. It's really cool to see them in action. I believe the dog is a dachshund?
I completely agree on getting the kid out there trying to track the deer and search for it. From what I have gathered on the story they looked around for blood the evening it was shot and once they could not find any blood they contacted Rob at Michigan Deer Trackn Hounds. They opted to let it go for some time before beginning the track since there was no visible blood at all and the bolt showed signs of a gut shot. One thing Rob stresses on his website and on his FB posts is for the hunters to not go traipsing all around doing grid searches and all if they are having him come out to track. All the extra commotion and scent in the area may or may not confuse the dog and for the best results that's what he asks. On blood trails where it does exist if the hunters lose blood and make the decision to call him for help he asks the same. You figure if the dog cannot find it then they could simply do the grid search after if they wanted to. But with everything I have seen this year on the documented tracks he has been on this dog simply does not quit and will track the deer you shot until you either find it or they determine the shot was non-fatal. In the circumstance when the shot is perfect and blood exists I can definitely see having the kid on his hands and knees if necessary to learn how to do it on his own. That's what I have done with both of my children, even before they began hunting. I think with finding that buck the kid will have many more years of learning and hunting to do. Thanks for viewing and commenting!!
Just got reminded of a website that may interest some of you. It's the United Blood Trackers site to help put hunters in contact with trackers in your home state (if your state allows it that is). Find a Tracker - United Blood Trackers | Trained Tracking Dogs In The Ethical Recovery Of Big Game
