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2014 Deer Tracking Season Is Here

 The long wait is over for Tracking Wounded Deer In Ohio!

 

I received a call to track in the Bluegrass at 9:00 am. Talking to the hunter about the events that took place that morning at 7:15 am when the arrow left his bow was what every tracker wants to hear. As we are going through the questions to give us a better understanding of what happened I got more excited to commit to this track. This sounded like a gut shot deer and the steps the hunter took after the shot were text book on the side of experience. He knew that this deer was hit far back and knew the last thing he could to was take off tracking this buck. His experience gave him the knowledge to make the next very important steps. He marked the hit site with his arrow and backed out and gave us a call. We decided to give the deer at least 12 hrs before we would take up the track. Now this deer didn't go far and to be honest the hunter would of probably found this deer without us. This was definitely and exception to the way it almost always plays out. But the smartest and toughest decision a hunter will make.

Tracking Wounded Deer in Ohio

Three weeks from now and the Ohio Archery season will be here once again. My personal favorite time of the year for sure. The smell in the air, the corn and beans starting to dry out and Ohio Giant Whitetails make this the greatest canvas of all.
Buddy and I will be traveling Tracking Deer across Ohio once again . We travel a large part of the state assisting hunters. If you are in need of a Professional Tracking Dog in Ohio we are your team.

Another Find For Ohio Tracking Dog

It was Nov. 15th when I got a call from Mark of Xenia, OH. Mark had arrowed this buck the evening before we talked. During our conversation he told me that the shot was a little far back. After Mark took up the track to recover his buck he knew it didn't look good. He only found 2 spots of blood in the first 40 yards about the size of a half dollar. He then backed out and contacted Ohio Tracking Hounds. When we showed up to help Mark out it was 32 hours after the shot. When we arrived at the hit site he showed me exactly where he was and where the buck was when he took the shot. From the little blood and the color of it I was thinking it was liver hit. I put Buddy down at the hit site and told him to find him. Find the deer the buddy and he was off on the track. Now we are tracking in a urban setting. The area was a 30 acre over grown field full of saplings and tall grass surrounded by small patches of thick wood lots. As we are working along the track I can tell that Buddy has this deer locked in his nose. After doing several checks and working our way through the thick grass and saplings we end up entering the edge of a thick wood lot. Now up to this point we have not seen a single drop of blood. As we enter the woods there it is, a single drop of blood the size of a pencil eraser. I told Mark we got blood. I could tell he had his doubts at first but when he saw that drop of blood Buddy became his best friend and he was full of excitement. We continued on for about another 300 yards with no sign of blood. Buddy took us to a very busy residential street and wanted to cross. At this time it was about 11:30 pm and we didn't have permission to cross the road and enter the next wood lot.  Mark and I talked about the situation and decided it was best if we wait till morning so he could gain access of the property. I told Mark to get permission and to check the other side of road from where we where. I knew that buck was over there. I said if you get in there in the morning and don't find him call me and we will get back on him. Well Mark got permission the next day and his buck was 75 yards from the road where we stopped. The track was about 600 yards and we only found 3 drops of blood total. But Mark did everything right. He knew the shot was a little far back and he backed out, By doing this he didn't push the deer and made our job easy.

Ohio Blood Tracking Deer Dogs

A trained blood tracking dog will increase your chances of recovery of otherwise lost deer. The Ohio archery season is in full swing now and bucks are on their feet giving the bow hunter greater chances of a harvest each day. If for some reason the shot is off the mark and you track to the point of last blood don't think all hope is lost. The best thing a hunter can do is call a handler of a tracking hound. These four legged friends have been trained and can do amazing work.  My hound is trained to track on interdigital hoof scent. So when the blood trail is not visible my hound can lock on to your deer and follow him to his death bed.

Ace In The Hole

 Twenty-six days and counting to the start of the Ohio Archery season. All my buddies have been slinging arrows, hanging stands and checking trail cam pics. I know the pics I have been seeing are once again impressive. This should be another super season here in the Sleeper State. I personally haven't done nothing to prepare for the hunt other than shoot my bow. We have picked back up on running training lines to make sure Buddy is ready to track when we are needed. He and I are ready to put in the time and hard work this season to recover as many deer as possible. Hopefully turning a hunters bad day into a great day and getting the chance to find that first time hunters deer and watching the excitement. That is what this is all about to us. I try and talk to as many people as i can and inform them of the ability of a well trained hound. I pass out as many business cards to hunters so when they need a tracker they got a number. Even if you have never needed the assistance of a tracker, find one and keep their number just in case. This could be your own Ace In The Hole. If the time comes and for whatever reason you need a tracker you can call me 24/7. I travel all over the state of Ohio and into KY and IN. If you don't get a hold of me leave a message or a text and I promise to return every call. If I cant help in assisting you there is a good chance i can put you in contact with another tracker.. Best of luck and may your mark be true.

Come on Sept. 28

 Its hard to believe the whitetail opener in Ohio is almost here. As always I am getting more excited every day, but at the same time I begin to wonder where has the time gone. It seems like just a month ago we were finishing up with last season. Looking forward to starting the 2013-2014 season and putting a few more notches on the old belt. I am sure this year is going to be another record book year for Ohio monster bucks. As my self and others have been seeing some super bucks out in the bean fields in the late evenings. We have been working with the hounds as usual and have been getting some decent weather to run training lines before the season starts. I am sure everyone else has been slinging arrows, hanging stands and looking at the weekly trail cam pics. Putting in the time, hard work and don't forget all the money we spend preparing for the moment. As hunters we practice all year so we are prepared, We at OTH do the same training our hounds so we are prepared to help in the recovery of mortally wounded deer that might otherwise never be found.