Deer track in the morning!

[Finfeatherfur]

Just got the call a little while ago! One of my co-workers son shot a HUGE buck tonight on their lease up by Palmetto. This 19y/o has hunted all across LA, MS, and Tx with possibly hundreds of animals under his belt. To hear him talk, this thing must be a MULE!

They found good blood, tracked for about 100 yards, then jumped the deer, which ran deeper into the woods. They flagged their way out and wanted to let him lay up until morning. I will be bringing my tracking dog out in the morning in an attempt to find him! Not sure who is more nervous - him or me!

[Bluechip]

Blood trail and flagging, sounds like you and the dog will be starting off on the right foot tomorrow. Good luck and get some pics of that MULE....

[LaAngler]

doesn't sound good, is it low fence?

sometimes you can push them a mile

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by LaAngler

doesn't sound good, is it low fence?

sometimes you can push them a mile

Oh yeah, this is as "low fence" as they come....NO FENCE! LOL

It is a lease they have between Palmetto and Swazzee Lake. Can't go out until 9:00 not to disturb the other hunters. Not sure what the dog will do, the longest one we have ran is 6 hours old, but he found that one w/ no problem.

I hope it's barely alive when we find it, I love seeing that dog go in !

[swglenn]

What breed of dog do you use to track?

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by swglenn

What breed of dog do you use to track?

Jagdterrier, aka - German Hunt Terrier

[Red Devil]

Be sure to post pics and good luck. By them getting out when they did, i think you'll be alright.

[specktator]

I hope he can still pick up that scent in the morning. Good luck!

[fishmaster911]

good luck ! i hope yall find that mule!

[Jordan]

well... did u find him ??? Pics ???

[Finfeatherfur]

Well, after a long day, you can't recover what aint dead! WE arrived at the hit site around 9:30 and found that the deer was shot at 80 yards, w/ .308, did not fall but ran off in the same direction it was heading when it came out. Almost immediately, they found blood and trailed it for about 290 yards according to my GPS.

I put JD down and he immediately took trailing hard running through the blood and flagged trail pullin gme along. Their flagging stopped at 295 yards where they last jumped the deer last night. I found the wound bed, which had red blood, but no signs of bone, stomach bile/contents, or lung tissue. To me it looked like a low hit that was bleeding and not mortal. That was reassured when they tell me he bolted out of the cover and seemed to leave the area like he was unhurt hopping tree tops like a olympic track star.

We tracked him pretty good out to 400 yards, w/ the blood thinning out less and less with each step. Over the last 200 yards, we would find minimal blood rubbed low to the ground on palmettos, but nothing on the ground. I found one spot where he had dropped some blood on a log that he crossed. Finally at 565 yards from the hit site, we came out on another logging road and could not locate his direction of travel from there, even with the dog. I think this one will be walking around and get shot in a couple of days chasing does!

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

Well, after a long day, you can't recover what aint dead! WE arrived at the hit site around 9:30 and found that the deer was shot at 80 yards, w/ .308, did not fall but ran off in the same direction it was heading when it came out. Almost immediately, they found blood and trailed it for about 290 yards according to my GPS.

I put JD down and he immediately took trailing hard running through the blood and flagged trail pullin gme along. Their flagging stopped at 295 yards where they last jumped the deer last night. I found the wound bed, which had red blood, but no signs of bone, stomach bile/contents, or lung tissue. To me it looked like a low hit that was bleeding and not mortal. That was reassured when they tell me he bolted out of the cover and seemed to leave the area like he was unhurt hopping tree tops like a olympic track star.

We tracked him pretty good out to 400 yards, w/ the blood thinning out less and less with each step. Over the last 200 yards, we would find minimal blood rubbed low to the ground on palmettos, but nothing on the ground. I found one spot where he had dropped some blood on a log that he crossed. Finally at 565 yards from the hit site, we came out on another logging road and could not locate his direction of travel from there, even with the dog. I think this one will be walking around and get shot in a couple of days chasing does!

Thats exactly right Bryan....... Been on lots of those!!!!!!!!! but if he picked it up the next morning, you have yourself a good dog!

[idunno]

Hoping y'all found him... There have been lots of awesome deer killed this year.

Ooops, same time post

[specktator]

I have a lab that has tracked a few deer for me. I never trained him for it, he just has a real good nose and has found 5 out of 8 deer I have tracked with him. The 3 that he didn't find were shot in the evening and we tried that next morning.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by specktator

I have a lab that has tracked a few deer for me. I never trained him for it, he just has a real good nose and has found 5 out of 8 deer I have tracked with him. The 3 that he didn't find were shot in the evening and we tried that next morning.

My lab is right at 3 years old, do you think it's too late to train him to track deer?

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by longsidelandry

My lab is right at 3 years old, do you think it's too late to train him to track deer?

Not at all!

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Not at all!

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[eman]

Originally Posted by longsidelandry

My lab is right at 3 years old, do you think it's too late to train him to track deer?

Either your lab will track or he won't.
Have seen some that have been great w/ no training and some that couldn't find their butt in a box. BUT THEY WERE GREAT RETRIEVERS!

[specktator]

Originally Posted by longsidelandry

My lab is right at 3 years old, do you think it's too late to train him to track deer?

definitely not! its kind of like the other guys said he either got it or he dont! my lab is 6 years old. i never trained him for it. when he was 2 years old i had him at the camp with me during bow season. i shot about a 14" inside 8 point with my bow. i saw and heard the arrow stick him right behind his shoulder. i wait a few minutes and get down from my stand to go look. Nothing! Not a speck of blood, arrow, hair, or anything. i knew i had hit him. i looked around for about an hour, then walked back to the camp. when i get there i tell my dad about what happened. he asks me why i dont try bringin Amos(my yellow lab) to the hit zone and see what he can do. i literally laughed at him but was out of options so decided to give it a shot. he had never been in the woods unless we were going to a duck hole in the woods. i bring him out there on a leash, let him sniff around where it was and off he goes. its dark i have a tiny light and my dog is draggin me down a ridge at about 30mph. next thing i know we come to a stop about 200 yards from hit zone and im standing over my 8 point. Crazy! He has found 4 deer since then and like i said only ones he didnt find were ones people called me about to try and go that next morning. and im pretty sure the 3 he didnt find were bad shots. gotta get on em quick! if not, he is just going to start picking up other deer trails and stuff like that.

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by specktator

definitely not! its kind of like the other guys said he either got it or he dont! my lab is 6 years old. i never trained him for it. when he was 2 years old i had him at the camp with me during bow season. i shot about a 14" inside 8 point with my bow. i saw and heard the arrow stick him right behind his shoulder. i wait a few minutes and get down from my stand to go look. Nothing! Not a speck of blood, arrow, hair, or anything. i knew i had hit him. i looked around for about an hour, then walked back to the camp. when i get there i tell my dad about what happened. he asks me why i dont try bringin Amos(my yellow lab) to the hit zone and see what he can do. i literally laughed at him but was out of options so decided to give it a shot. he had never been in the woods unless we were going to a duck hole in the woods. i bring him out there on a leash, let him sniff around where it was and off he goes. its dark i have a tiny light and my dog is draggin me down a ridge at about 30mph. next thing i know we come to a stop about 200 yards from hit zone and im standing over my 8 point. Crazy! He has found 4 deer since then and like i said only ones he didnt find were ones people called me about to try and go that next morning. and im pretty sure the 3 he didnt find were bad shots. gotta get on em quick! if not, he is just going to start picking up other deer trails and stuff like that.

My dog's name is Amos as well!! Amos Moses in fact.