Hero blood trackers

Jerry Russell · February 17, 2019, 01:53:30 PM

In my guide service I run both wounded big game recovery dogs and waterfowl dogs. Both provide an incredible service to my hunters. My wounded big game recovery specialist is Beardog. He tracks bears, deer, hogs and turkey and with 35 years of running blood dogs, he is the best I have ever had. Trust me, that is saying a lot as I have had some great ones.

This year was his 5th tracking season and he continues to amaze me. His longest track was just over 3 miles and he recovered a whitetail buck that had been shot 37 hours prior.

Having him has made many many hunters have a great day when things looked really bad to start with.
Blood dogs are now legal in a vast majority of the states with more allowing it every year. These dogs are a vital resource in the recovery of big game animal that would have been lost for sure. Contrary to what many believe, these dogs DO NOT need blood on the ground to follow a wounded animal.

I post this type of information each year to try and increase awareness of this resource available in nearly 40 states and provinces.

Here are just a few pictures of Beardogs work from 2018.

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Terry Green · February 17, 2019, 02:42:41 PM

Great stuff there Jerry. Tracking dogs are amaizing to watch!!!

wayne rollinson · February 17, 2019, 03:53:36 PM

Being part of the original breed society's to this breed it is amazing to watch the two breeds work and succeed where other dogs stop, the sheer drive these have is incredible. I am tracking throughout Europe on wounded wild boar,roe deer and red deer, The sheer volume of animals on our driven hunts is amazing, having hundreds of deer and wild boar run through an area with around 60 dead animals recovered with shot sites throughout the forestry, these dogs can still pick out the one wounded animal and stick with it for miles. I am not sure if you can release your dogs on a chase to hold wounded game at bay but for us it is an important part of recovery. They often are released once we push the animal off the wound bed and bay till a shot is possible. I am proud to work one of these special hounds as it has to be seen to be believed what can be achieved by teams, I hope you will have every state opened up to using them more,As you said they don't need blood to track and will cover water or snow with ease regards wayne.
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meathead · February 17, 2019, 08:35:15 PM

I have a slightly shorter version, ok a lot shorter version. LOL It's wonderful to watch a dog do what it was made to do. I have only been doing this a couple seasons but it's a blast.
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Bisch · February 17, 2019, 11:51:03 PM

I have a 15 month old Jack Russell Terror. I have been working him starting last October on live animals, mostly deer and a few hogs. He is doing better with every one, and really seems to be getting a knack for what he is supposed to do. I think I need to learn more than he does!!!! I have almost as much fun watching him work, and being part of the recovery team as I do actually hunting!!!!

Anyway, here's a few of Zeke's recoveries from this past season:

Bisch

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Bisch · February 18, 2019, 12:00:26 AM

This buck:

is Zeke's crown accomplishment. Zeke trailed him a little over a mile before we jumped him up, still alive! There was virtually no way this buck was going to be recovered without the work Zeke did, and I was truly amazed watching him doing it!!!!!

Bisch

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ThePushArchery · February 18, 2019, 12:53:18 PM

This is a great thread!!

My partner in crime with The Push, Tim Nebel has a lab that is a dynamite tracking dog. After watching him develop the last few seasons, I have money down on a tracking breed litter from Georgia.

Can't wait for the new pup and the resource for my friends and family!

Cyclic-Rivers · February 18, 2019, 02:11:24 PM

I met some people who had a Bavarian mountain hound in Wisconsin last winter. They were very familiar with Bear.

Kopper1013 · February 18, 2019, 02:14:09 PM

Jerry I have a redbone and a blue tick at home the blue tick has the coldest nose I've seen, how do you get them trained on this? I'd love to work with both of them just no idea how to get them going on wounded animals...books or websites or any information would be great

LC · February 18, 2019, 03:16:37 PM

Great thread and great pics! I "had" a dog, sadly I had to put her down very recently that was just a bit above average with blood trails. Even at that level she AMAZED me when I had her on lost game. I took her on every blood trail and she loved going. I always said her biggest problem was her trainer! Dang I miss her! I cant' imagine why some states still make it illegal to use "blood" tracking dogs, my state included. I just took my dog on a walk with CCP if needed.

meathead · February 18, 2019, 07:56:44 PM

Quote from: Kopper1013 on February 18, 2019, 02:14:09 PM
Jerry I have a redbone and a blue tick at home the blue tick has the coldest nose I've seen, how do you get them trained on this? I'd love to work with both of them just no idea how to get them going on wounded animals...books or websites or any information would be great

"Tracking Dogs for Finding Wounded Deer" by John Jeaneney is a great book on most things related to tracking dogs. The United Blood Tracker's members are a wealth of knowledge to help trackers get up and running with their tracking skills as well.

There other resources out there as well but these two got me started.