I have a yellow lab and so does my father. Both of them are great tracking dogs. They are not related, and neither were ever particularly trained for it. It is just in their blood. Just letting them hang around the skinning rack while we are cleaning and from duck hunting. I just started treating it like I was looking for a dead duck and they run straight to em. Between the 2 of them, they have found over 10 deer and never lost one that was actually mortally wounded. I think lots of hunters have duck hunting labs that are just as capable as mine but just never tried it. First time I tried it, I shot a nice buck with my bow. Saw the arrow hit him in the vitals and couldn't find a speck of blood. After looking for an hour, my dad suggested going pick up my dog from the camp. Couldn't hurt. Went and got him, put him around point of impact and he ran straight to him. Been tracking ever since. After finding a deer with my dog with a buddy last bow season with no blood, he was so impressed he went and bought one too. His at 11 months, no relation to my 2 dogs, tracked a doe this year he shot with his bow.
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