The future is looking bright!
Living with and managing the whitetail for a more balanced and health heard in North Carolina!
Living with and managing the whitetail for a more balanced and health heard in North Carolina!
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The Buck and Books that got me started!
Must haves for learning to track!
These are two books by John Jeanneney for learning proper ways to track and proper shot placement.
You can find these books at www.unitedbloodtrackers.org and www.born-to-track.com
You can find these books at www.unitedbloodtrackers.org and www.born-to-track.com
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Waidwerk Scent Shoes
These shoes are critical for teaching a dog to track.
They are used to train the dog to track beyond the point of where visible blood ends. This is vital in tracking due to the fact that often times there are large gaps in blood lines where there is no blood visible. These train the dog to track the scent permeated from the interdigital gland located in between the deer’s huffs.
They are used to train the dog to track beyond the point of where visible blood ends. This is vital in tracking due to the fact that often times there are large gaps in blood lines where there is no blood visible. These train the dog to track the scent permeated from the interdigital gland located in between the deer’s huffs.
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Tips for Trackers
Collect plenty of blood,
Hides and hoofs,during the season.
Have your friends do the same. Freeze this items for future blood tracking training lessons!
Save the liver for training for a drag starting a puppy or dog new to tracking.
Do this to develop line sense in the dog that a scent trail leads to something good. Line
sense from point A to B! One continuous trail of scent. The liver is also a very good treat when baked. Can be used for scent work. Cut the baked liver in small pieces and place in the field for the tracking dog to find or place on the training line.
When the dog works these lines well move up to blood dripped along the trail making a blood line with gaps. As your training progresses, these gaps need to be further apart!
Master that and began to add age to the blood line.
Then move to scent shoe work on a 24 hr. mock training blood trail !
You can't dance faster than the music!
Give the dog time to understand. Along with time, practice and field work using proper training method and a good cold nose dog! You too can be a Blood Tracking Team....
Hides and hoofs,during the season.
Have your friends do the same. Freeze this items for future blood tracking training lessons!
Save the liver for training for a drag starting a puppy or dog new to tracking.
Do this to develop line sense in the dog that a scent trail leads to something good. Line
sense from point A to B! One continuous trail of scent. The liver is also a very good treat when baked. Can be used for scent work. Cut the baked liver in small pieces and place in the field for the tracking dog to find or place on the training line.
When the dog works these lines well move up to blood dripped along the trail making a blood line with gaps. As your training progresses, these gaps need to be further apart!
Master that and began to add age to the blood line.
Then move to scent shoe work on a 24 hr. mock training blood trail !
You can't dance faster than the music!
Give the dog time to understand. Along with time, practice and field work using proper training method and a good cold nose dog! You too can be a Blood Tracking Team....
Trackers Communicating with Hunters
It takes a Hunter to teach a Hunter.
It takes a Hunter and a Tracker to Learn from and Help each other to make a Recovery Sometime! Always something new to learn hunting and tracking!
Understanding the hunters description of what has took place leading up to the shot, the Reaction of the animal to the shot and what angle the animal was at the time of the shot is the tracker's task. This gives the tracker an idea of what organs would have been damaged. What rate or amount of blood one could expect to be seeing on the ground and or not on the ground, but up higher on weeds and trees. The blood placement is a very important part of reading the sign! To do this it helps to have a good
understanding of ,Firearms & Bows and Arrows and the type of wounds they produce.
Helping others to know their limitations and that of the hunting weapon for the season is a large part of a good trackers job! Helping others to recognize and strive to take only killing shots is a big part of working with those who are new to hunting. What kind of sign they have found while searching for their harvest and what the reaction to the shot was is of the utmost importance! . A tracker needs a good understanding of the anatomy of the animal shot, to help determine why they haven't found their harvest and how to proceed with the track!
American Blood Tracker,
It takes a Hunter and a Tracker to Learn from and Help each other to make a Recovery Sometime! Always something new to learn hunting and tracking!
Understanding the hunters description of what has took place leading up to the shot, the Reaction of the animal to the shot and what angle the animal was at the time of the shot is the tracker's task. This gives the tracker an idea of what organs would have been damaged. What rate or amount of blood one could expect to be seeing on the ground and or not on the ground, but up higher on weeds and trees. The blood placement is a very important part of reading the sign! To do this it helps to have a good
understanding of ,Firearms & Bows and Arrows and the type of wounds they produce.
Helping others to know their limitations and that of the hunting weapon for the season is a large part of a good trackers job! Helping others to recognize and strive to take only killing shots is a big part of working with those who are new to hunting. What kind of sign they have found while searching for their harvest and what the reaction to the shot was is of the utmost importance! . A tracker needs a good understanding of the anatomy of the animal shot, to help determine why they haven't found their harvest and how to proceed with the track!
American Blood Tracker,
The Whitetail Deer in North Carolina
North Americas most common hoofed animal (Odocoileus virinianus)
These Animals are Diagonal Walkers
WHITETAIL also trot, bound, lope and gallop with ease!
When threaten they pace.
Deer use a slow walk when stalking and feeding!
Whitetail are found in transitional forest areas in N.C.
In the summer the deer's hoofs is thick for better traction and protection on soft ground. In the winter this padding recedes, leaving the sharp edges of the hoofs more exposed for better traction on snow!
Deer have a thick coat of fine light brown hair in the summer.
The summer coat on a deer blends with the vegetation and protects it from insects. IN the winter it grows a coat of hollow insulating hair!
Winter coats are grayish-white!
Insulating hair on the deer blends with the winter colors and keeps it worm!
American Blood Tracker,
These Animals are Diagonal Walkers
WHITETAIL also trot, bound, lope and gallop with ease!
When threaten they pace.
Deer use a slow walk when stalking and feeding!
Whitetail are found in transitional forest areas in N.C.
In the summer the deer's hoofs is thick for better traction and protection on soft ground. In the winter this padding recedes, leaving the sharp edges of the hoofs more exposed for better traction on snow!
Deer have a thick coat of fine light brown hair in the summer.
The summer coat on a deer blends with the vegetation and protects it from insects. IN the winter it grows a coat of hollow insulating hair!
Winter coats are grayish-white!
Insulating hair on the deer blends with the winter colors and keeps it worm!
American Blood Tracker,
Hunting & Tracking Matters!
Be an Ambassador! |
Always - Safety First In all Outdoor Adventures! |
Hunting and, Tracking Tips & Tactics for Success!
The rights of private property owners takes prescedence,
over the fundamental rights of persuit when hunting or tracking!
If a track you and a hunter are working leads the tracking party onto ajoining land parcels get permission before you continue searching.
Having the dog on the required lead helps the handler have the needed control over the dogs search.
N.C. Hunters here is a good hunting permission slip.
over the fundamental rights of persuit when hunting or tracking!
If a track you and a hunter are working leads the tracking party onto ajoining land parcels get permission before you continue searching.
Having the dog on the required lead helps the handler have the needed control over the dogs search.
N.C. Hunters here is a good hunting permission slip.
Take a freind when trimming and hanging stands!
Do most of the prunning from the ground with instructions from the hunter up in the stand.
Only cut what is in the way of the shooting lane. Cut no more than necessary. You do not
want to cut yourself out of cover. Keep in mind the changing folage through the seasons
when choosing a suitable location for hanging a stand.
Do most of the prunning from the ground with instructions from the hunter up in the stand.
Only cut what is in the way of the shooting lane. Cut no more than necessary. You do not
want to cut yourself out of cover. Keep in mind the changing folage through the seasons
when choosing a suitable location for hanging a stand.
Cover, concealment and a good wind, is a Hunters delight!
Just putting the little extra time in when prapareing a stand site for hunting whitetails is a very good investment of ones time. It does not take much longer to do it right. And it may just, pay off when a shooter comes in! Go no higher than need be! |
When hanging a lock-on type stand with steps or climbing sticks, Always wear you safety gear!
Use a safety climbing belt when working on or trimming for hanging a stand. Best to install a lifeline, by Hunters Safety Systems! Use this for getting in and out of stand safely after it is in place. Tell someone where you plan to hunt and a time when to look for you back! Have fun hunting and tracking! |
The closer the deer and higher the stand may not be the best,
Might only make for a smaller target on the vitals
And a better chance of a long tracking job ahead
Avoid, the steeper shot angles that make it harder to get a double lung shot.
Always strive for a clean, and quick kill !
Might only make for a smaller target on the vitals
And a better chance of a long tracking job ahead
Avoid, the steeper shot angles that make it harder to get a double lung shot.
Always strive for a clean, and quick kill !
After the Shot, poor decisions could cost you your harvest!
A mortally wounded deer will most times, lie down within
200-300 yd's unless pushed!.
200-300 yd's unless pushed!.
- If pushed the deer could go in excess of 1/2 mile or more, depending upon cover.The track my have little to no blood on it and trailing by eye maybe slow going. Sometime the odds of finding your whitetail maybe extremely low tracking by eye only! At this point, back out and call a Trained Tracking Dog & Handler. A blood tracking team maybe your best bet for a recovery on a deer that has been jumped from where it first bedded depending on the wound inflicted. The track may need to be delayed to give the deer time to bed again. YOU DO NOT WON'T TO PUSH THE DEER OFF THE PROPERTY WHERE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO HUNT AND TRACK!
- Keep shooting lines clear, open and ready! Do this before you start the hunt should a deer come in to your stand you won't to be ready. While bow hunting let the deer come to you. Wait till it steps in the shooting line pick a spot ahead of the deer draw your bow back when the deer is looking away if passable! Pick a spot on the deer don't just shoot at the deer aim for the exit! Strive to take out both lungs for a quick and clean kill and recovery!
- The higher the stand & closer the deer the harder it is to get a Double Lung!
Always, hoist your gear up with a haul line!
*Stay tethered,
Somethings are worth repeating, if you plan to leave the ground get connected to the tree
from the time you leave the ground until the hunt is over and you are back on the ground!
After the shot pay close attention to the reaction of the game you are trying to harvest.
Give yourself time to study the whole event. Sit down and catch your breath.
Know your weapon of choice for the season. Know your limatations and the weapons.
When bow hunting pull your bow up with a haul line fixed on the right end of the bow
so that the quiver is up, going up and the quiver down, when lowering bow to the ground.
When hunting with a firearm from a elevated stand, getting it and you in the stand safely is
top priority. Always have muzzle pointed down retrieving and lowering a firearm whether
it be a rifle, muzzleloader or shot gun.
Hoist and lower firearms unloaded, keep the open end of the barrel covered ,
A balloon works good for this check barrol for obstructions before firing
The open, or sharp end is the one that *bites.
Put Safety First and Enjoy Hunting for a Lifetime.
*Stay tethered,
Somethings are worth repeating, if you plan to leave the ground get connected to the tree
from the time you leave the ground until the hunt is over and you are back on the ground!
After the shot pay close attention to the reaction of the game you are trying to harvest.
Give yourself time to study the whole event. Sit down and catch your breath.
Know your weapon of choice for the season. Know your limatations and the weapons.
When bow hunting pull your bow up with a haul line fixed on the right end of the bow
so that the quiver is up, going up and the quiver down, when lowering bow to the ground.
When hunting with a firearm from a elevated stand, getting it and you in the stand safely is
top priority. Always have muzzle pointed down retrieving and lowering a firearm whether
it be a rifle, muzzleloader or shot gun.
Hoist and lower firearms unloaded, keep the open end of the barrel covered ,
A balloon works good for this check barrol for obstructions before firing
The open, or sharp end is the one that *bites.
Put Safety First and Enjoy Hunting for a Lifetime.
Tips for hunters
-After the shot make a mental note using terrain or prominent features to determine hit site!
-Approach hit site cautiously, disturbing the hit site area as little as possible.
-Mark hit site area using hunter’s orange biodegradable tape hung at eye level.
-Try and determine blood type by color, smell and placement.
-Learn to determine type of wound inflicted by knowing blood types and placement as well as reading other sign found on the trail this sign may be some ways out on the line a trained dog will show route of passage!
-Type and placement of the blood sign is more important than amount of blood found on the ground. A lot of deer that go unrecovered bleed Internally and leave very little sign on the trail to follow. This is where a tracking dog really shines!
-Hair, bone, and tissue at the site of the hit are more valuable clues/signs as to when and how to proceed with track.
-Follow visible blood trail with care to avoid confusing the blood line (avoid walking in the blood).
-Mark the blood well with safety tape at eye level for best visibility to aid should you and or a handler and tracking dog need to return.
-When visible blood ends often times this is not the time to stop tracking.
-At this point mark this area well as the point of lost, back out utilizing the same route and call your local blood tracking team.
-Approach hit site cautiously, disturbing the hit site area as little as possible.
-Mark hit site area using hunter’s orange biodegradable tape hung at eye level.
-Try and determine blood type by color, smell and placement.
-Learn to determine type of wound inflicted by knowing blood types and placement as well as reading other sign found on the trail this sign may be some ways out on the line a trained dog will show route of passage!
-Type and placement of the blood sign is more important than amount of blood found on the ground. A lot of deer that go unrecovered bleed Internally and leave very little sign on the trail to follow. This is where a tracking dog really shines!
-Hair, bone, and tissue at the site of the hit are more valuable clues/signs as to when and how to proceed with track.
-Follow visible blood trail with care to avoid confusing the blood line (avoid walking in the blood).
-Mark the blood well with safety tape at eye level for best visibility to aid should you and or a handler and tracking dog need to return.
-When visible blood ends often times this is not the time to stop tracking.
-At this point mark this area well as the point of lost, back out utilizing the same route and call your local blood tracking team.
Tracker's - Gear Time!
- Good light for tracking at night.
- Hunters Spare LIGHT- Batteries - Bulbs
- Tracking - Harness
- Tracking - Lead that will not whip and tangle.
- GPS - Dog Tracking Collar.
- Working Compass.
- Sturdy Hunting Knife.
- Flagging Tape to mark the line.
- Spare Lead to tie the dog off with.
- Coon Hunters style belt and harness for mobility.
- Deer Drag that pulls from the harness.
- Water for the Dog.
- Spear & Scabbard.
- Trackers Walking Stick..
- Mobile - Phone!
NCH
Bow Hunts and Blood Tracks Deer for Chronic Wasting Disease Testing!
Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD)is a neurological disease of deer, elk and related animals characterized by microscopic empty spaces in the brain matter, creating a "spongy" appearance. Afflicted animals exhibit unusual behavior (see below) and eventually die. The source of the disease appears to be an abnormal protein, called a prion, in the nervous system. Transmission is between animals, but the method is unknown. Animals may be infected five years or more before showing symptoms.
(CWD)is a neurological disease of deer, elk and related animals characterized by microscopic empty spaces in the brain matter, creating a "spongy" appearance. Afflicted animals exhibit unusual behavior (see below) and eventually die. The source of the disease appears to be an abnormal protein, called a prion, in the nervous system. Transmission is between animals, but the method is unknown. Animals may be infected five years or more before showing symptoms.
Signs of Chronic Wasting Disease
Signs of CWD
-isolation from other animals
-listlessness
-lack of coordination
-frequent lowering of the head
-blank facial expressions
-repetitive walking in set patterns
-drooling and grinding of teeth
-drinking lots of water and increased urination
-extreme low weight
-isolation from other animals
-listlessness
-lack of coordination
-frequent lowering of the head
-blank facial expressions
-repetitive walking in set patterns
-drooling and grinding of teeth
-drinking lots of water and increased urination
-extreme low weight
NC Wildlife Resource Commission-District 5, Biologist testing for CWD.
No Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in North Carolina
but we are actively participating in testing efforts to ensure that North Carolina Whitetails remain healthy.
but we are actively participating in testing efforts to ensure that North Carolina Whitetails remain healthy.
NCH helps Forest Management and Biology students down from the Mountains!
Always looking for ways to educate people about Wildlife Management and Forest Conservation,
As well as educate them on Bow Hunting, Blood Tracking, and Deer Population Management.
American Blood Tracker,
As well as educate them on Bow Hunting, Blood Tracking, and Deer Population Management.
American Blood Tracker,
North Carolina Hunting and Blood Tracking Districts.
From, The Field To The Table!
Hunters,
IF you cannot find your harvest in a timely manner, don't let the coyotes get it !
Go to the United Blood Trackers web site and find a tracker near you. Mark the hit site and the last blood found tracking by eye with flagging tape to make it quicker when you return with a Blood Tracking Team! Start the dog & handler at the hit site. This gives the dog time to become locked in on the one wounded animal to be tracked. It also give the handler time to read the sign left on the trail. There may not always be a recovery but if you have sign of a hit like blood or hair & tissue or bone fragments its well worth following up on by any means necessary!
IF you cannot find your harvest in a timely manner, don't let the coyotes get it !
Go to the United Blood Trackers web site and find a tracker near you. Mark the hit site and the last blood found tracking by eye with flagging tape to make it quicker when you return with a Blood Tracking Team! Start the dog & handler at the hit site. This gives the dog time to become locked in on the one wounded animal to be tracked. It also give the handler time to read the sign left on the trail. There may not always be a recovery but if you have sign of a hit like blood or hair & tissue or bone fragments its well worth following up on by any means necessary!
Coyotes are here in our state to stay!
'Man" is one of their only predators!
COYOTES are very good blood trackers.
In some parts of the state after a hunters harvest the coyotes,
"Do Not Wait Till Morning!"
Blood Track'en Bow Shoot Coyote
'Man" is one of their only predators!
COYOTES are very good blood trackers.
In some parts of the state after a hunters harvest the coyotes,
"Do Not Wait Till Morning!"
Blood Track'en Bow Shoot Coyote
The Development and Aging Stages of Whitetail Deer.
- Join the North Carolina QDMA and learn more about the whitetail Deer!
- Do your part to "Help" Conservation and Management programs grow here in the Carolina's
Whitetail Vitals, Low & Forward
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Shot or Pass, Field of Fire!
Avoid head and neck shots.
You ether get your harvest very quick or maybe not at all. Deer with these type wounds that are not quickly fatal are very hard to track. Sometimes the recovery may require a hunter out in front of the wounded game. Ready to make a killing shot to stop the track.
You do not wont to leave a animal unable to feed. Always no what is beyond the harvest before you take the shot!
Try to have a clear shooting lane so not to deflect the bullet or arrow! .Avoid shooting into heavy cover!
You ether get your harvest very quick or maybe not at all. Deer with these type wounds that are not quickly fatal are very hard to track. Sometimes the recovery may require a hunter out in front of the wounded game. Ready to make a killing shot to stop the track.
You do not wont to leave a animal unable to feed. Always no what is beyond the harvest before you take the shot!
Try to have a clear shooting lane so not to deflect the bullet or arrow! .Avoid shooting into heavy cover!
Often times we are called to track deer, that have been shot
while right under the hunters stand!
while right under the hunters stand!
- The arrow has not had time to come out of flex from the force of being released from the string. This makes the arrow slap into the deer with poor penetration.
- The Red dot shot, is likely to be deflected by the spinous processes out and off the rib cage into the shoulder. The green dot, maybe a one lung shot!
- Avoid taking shots when the deer is this close!
- A person new to hunting may thank that they can not miss the deer at this range.
- One may not miss the deer but you might miss everything vital.
High back Hits
High back Hits!
This is a good angle to demonstrate a deer's spinous processes
that project upward and to the rear and project the topline
of the deer higher than most hunters realize.
that project upward and to the rear and project the topline
of the deer higher than most hunters realize.
Hunters be sure to save a Trackers number in your phone just incase!
If ya'll hunt much, you or a friend my have a need for one this season!
Share the blood tracking program with others if you would.
Put a card up at the hunt club for other members to see share a trackers
number at the range!
This may help to find a New Tracker in your area!
Local Notion, local Motive, local Motion!
Future handlers of tracking dogs. Someone who is dedicated, to wildlife, and good with dogs!
Help spread the word about the United Blood Trackers
N.C.H.American Blood Tracker-Searching for handlers, of future generations.
You have been chasing that dandy for a while, and he finally comes by your stand.
Giving you a less than perfect shot opportunity. If you can pass on this shot.
Take your time! Keep hunting the deer. He may just give you a better one!
Always know this one thing about hunting. Learn to love to hunt and for more than just a kill!
Good luck in the field this year! .
If ya'll hunt much, you or a friend my have a need for one this season!
Share the blood tracking program with others if you would.
Put a card up at the hunt club for other members to see share a trackers
number at the range!
This may help to find a New Tracker in your area!
Local Notion, local Motive, local Motion!
Future handlers of tracking dogs. Someone who is dedicated, to wildlife, and good with dogs!
Help spread the word about the United Blood Trackers
N.C.H.American Blood Tracker-Searching for handlers, of future generations.
You have been chasing that dandy for a while, and he finally comes by your stand.
Giving you a less than perfect shot opportunity. If you can pass on this shot.
Take your time! Keep hunting the deer. He may just give you a better one!
Always know this one thing about hunting. Learn to love to hunt and for more than just a kill!
Good luck in the field this year! .
Respect the Wildlife, Avoid Head on Shots!
Avoid head on shots!
This picture of a whitetail deer’s ribcage demonstrates the small opening
at the front, not like the blocky appearance of a deer’s chest on huff.
This reveals steep angles on ribcage that are likely to deflect shots.
Resulting in a shoulder wound.
at the front, not like the blocky appearance of a deer’s chest on huff.
This reveals steep angles on ribcage that are likely to deflect shots.
Resulting in a shoulder wound.
Aim for the exit,know the anatomy and your limitation
Beware 3-D targets do not always duplicate where the spine and spinous presses are located on a whitetail.
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The angle, placement, and trajectory of the shot must be determined based on the orientation of the deer to the hunter. You won't to watch the feet and their direction!
Tip – practice shooting 3D target from different angles and from elevated position as well as from ground level.
Tip – practice shooting 3D target from different angles and from elevated position as well as from ground level.
How to find the Age of a Whitetail Deer!
One quick and some what accurate way to estimate the age a whitetail deer is by looking at the jaw bone and the teeth. You want to look for tooth wear.
Differant locations and food sources may add more wear.
Cutting the teeth then dyeing and counting the rings is the most accurate way to age a whitetail!
Differant locations and food sources may add more wear.
Cutting the teeth then dyeing and counting the rings is the most accurate way to age a whitetail!
Accurate data collection is a must for monitoring a deer herds health.
The deer mandibles lower { Jawbone } is used for this.
The jaw teeth of a white-tail deer are replaced in a predictable age-related sequence!
The jaw bone should be cut above the jaw teeth.
Be Careful Not To Damage The Jaw Teeth When Cutting Jawbone!
The deer mandibles lower { Jawbone } is used for this.
The jaw teeth of a white-tail deer are replaced in a predictable age-related sequence!
The jaw bone should be cut above the jaw teeth.
Be Careful Not To Damage The Jaw Teeth When Cutting Jawbone!
Testimonials from Hunters!
Urban Archery NCBA-BCRS First recovery of the 2013 Season!
I recently was able to experience how valuable of a tool a tracking dog is. I have been a dedicated bow hunter now for about 15 years. Although I have shot numerous does and some smaller bucks, I never have been able to close the deal on a trophy buck. I was hunting in an urban hunting environment one morning when I had what I would consider a trophy buck come into shooting range. It was only 15 yards away and I was about 15 ft high. With it quartering away and taking my height into consideration I sunk the arrow exactly where I thought it should hit. Well hind sight being 20-20, I should of aim slightly lower. A quartering away shot make you kill zone very small. The arrow went in hit a shoulder and did not pass through. The buck left with my arrow sticking out of the right side. I immediately thought no exit would, and assumed it was going to be a hard track. I didn’t know how true that was. After waiting an hour I got down and started scanning the open woods for him laying out there. No luck. I waited another hour and then carefully took up tracking. I was careful not to step anywhere I thought the buck may of step so I could go back and research should I lose the trail. Blood was very scares. A spot here another maybe 10 yards away. As I progress, at about 150 yards the blood just stopped. I continued down what I thought was the trail he would of taken, being very careful to stay off the trail. All the time thinking, I may need a tracking dog. Our club has a member who has a tracking dog. When I could not find any more sign, I called the guy who had the dog. He could not get to me until he got off work at 6:00. I had a lot of time to worry about where my buck was. I called another member who has hunted this stand before and he explained to me where a deer he had shot went after the shot. So with this new info, I tried to use this to link it to where my deer might of went and carefully went to where I last had sign and headed in the new direction. I was about 100 yards from the last sign checking the obvious deer trail, looked down and saw a spot of blood. With new hope I pressed on to no avail. Then my member with the dog called and explained to me the track may be to cold for his dog by the time he could get to me and I may want to give Kirk Vaughn of Country Boy Tracking a call. I called him and after a short question and answer about the shot, he said he would come right over. He arrived and went to work all the while explaining to me what the dog (Mac) was doing. It was pretty amazing how Mac would smell the small amount of blood then relate that to the unique smell of that particular deer. I was skeptical at first because a lot of people you meet that have hunting dogs told you how great there dogs are only to find out that really was not the case. Although Kirk really never told me how great Mac was. He let Mac prove it himself. Mac would on occasion get off coarse only to circle back around and get back on the deer. About 3 hrs later after tracking down the ridge, across the road, through some thick woods, down a river bottom, through a gentleman’s back yard and back to the creek he located my deer. It was a half mile away. It was every bit as impressive of a deer as I had remembered so many hours ago. As was Mac, my new hero. I am a testament as to how valuable of a tool that a tracking dog is. I would of never found that deer on my own. It would have been a terrible waste and a bad memory. Kirk does this without a cost. And even with a cost it would have been money well spend. So I felt compelled to make a small donation to Mac and Kirk so they can continue this great service. I cannot thank Kirk enough for the service he provides and though I hope I never need his service again; his number is saved in my phone.
Rick Maier
NC Bowhunters/BCRS member
Rick Maier
NC Bowhunters/BCRS member
First -Big Buck with a Bow!
Parker Ellis,
"I have been bow hunting for 8 years now and have not really had much success in killing bucks until the last few years. I am a college student and enjoy hunting as much as I can but being in school makes it hard. I had been hunting a nice buck for some time and watched him come into my setup one evening sort of late. He made a scrap and then chased a few smaller bucks off. I made a shot and watched the deer run out of sight. Upon looking for my arrow I was unable to find it but instead found a lot of gut shot material. I backed out and started my search in the morning. Still unable to find the deer I called Country Boy Blood Tracking since I had heard of them recently. Mr. Kirk brought his dog Mac out who tracked my deer for close to a mile. Mac was an expert of a dog and searched high and low to find the blood trail. Finally 21 hours later I had my deer and I couldn’t be happier. Country Boy Blood Tracking is a great service devoted to giving the animals the up most respect. I am glad I called and others should too. Mr. Kirk is a great blood tracker and provides a great service."
"I have been bow hunting for 8 years now and have not really had much success in killing bucks until the last few years. I am a college student and enjoy hunting as much as I can but being in school makes it hard. I had been hunting a nice buck for some time and watched him come into my setup one evening sort of late. He made a scrap and then chased a few smaller bucks off. I made a shot and watched the deer run out of sight. Upon looking for my arrow I was unable to find it but instead found a lot of gut shot material. I backed out and started my search in the morning. Still unable to find the deer I called Country Boy Blood Tracking since I had heard of them recently. Mr. Kirk brought his dog Mac out who tracked my deer for close to a mile. Mac was an expert of a dog and searched high and low to find the blood trail. Finally 21 hours later I had my deer and I couldn’t be happier. Country Boy Blood Tracking is a great service devoted to giving the animals the up most respect. I am glad I called and others should too. Mr. Kirk is a great blood tracker and provides a great service."
A Grateful Dad!
John Ellis,
Yesterday afternoon you and Mac helped my son Parker find his first big bow buck which he shot late Sunday evening. After many hours of searching Sunday night and Monday morning, he was resigned to losing this deer which he really hated. He was reluctant to use your service but I gave him a nudge and offered to help him with the cost. I am writing to say a sincere "thanks" to you and Mac for the way you treated Parker in his state of emotional fatigue and disappointment. He called me several times during the search and his voice and mood got better each time. He was amazed at the energy Mac was putting into the search and how determined you were to find his deer. Parker has hunted hard since 2009 trying to get a big bow buck and been more and more discouraged. He has abandoned any form of hunting other than BOW hunting and goes out in all conditions. His mother and I have about concluded he will leave UNC with a PHD in hunting but we're not real sure whether he will have a degree. After what you and Mac did for him yesterday, I'm a little more optimistic. Please send me your mailing address if you could so I can mail you a token of my appreciation! Best of luck with your business and good hunting.
Thanks, John Ellis a grateful Dad
Yesterday afternoon you and Mac helped my son Parker find his first big bow buck which he shot late Sunday evening. After many hours of searching Sunday night and Monday morning, he was resigned to losing this deer which he really hated. He was reluctant to use your service but I gave him a nudge and offered to help him with the cost. I am writing to say a sincere "thanks" to you and Mac for the way you treated Parker in his state of emotional fatigue and disappointment. He called me several times during the search and his voice and mood got better each time. He was amazed at the energy Mac was putting into the search and how determined you were to find his deer. Parker has hunted hard since 2009 trying to get a big bow buck and been more and more discouraged. He has abandoned any form of hunting other than BOW hunting and goes out in all conditions. His mother and I have about concluded he will leave UNC with a PHD in hunting but we're not real sure whether he will have a degree. After what you and Mac did for him yesterday, I'm a little more optimistic. Please send me your mailing address if you could so I can mail you a token of my appreciation! Best of luck with your business and good hunting.
Thanks, John Ellis a grateful Dad
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to hunting to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience while keeping the hunting tradition alive!
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