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Constable Tracking Service, Adrian, MI (2024)

09/04/2023

Hunting family and friends,

The hound girl and I are excited to do everything we can to help you find your deer this hunting season. We know that the hope is to never have to bring in a guy like me with a dog, but for the times that you do, we will give you all that we have. The girl has 40+ successful tracks under her belt, and this is what her and I live for.

IF you need us, TEXT OR CALL 567-686-7062

Voicemails and text messages are the best way to go if I do not answer on the first call. You can safely assume that we are on a track, and will contact you when we finish.

Remember, if you are unsure of your shot, back out and give us a call. Do your best to remember the direction the deer ran, the way the deer reacted to the shot, as well as conditions of the shot site.

Constable Tracking Service 567-686-7062

08/18/2023

With deer season quickly approaching, here is the physical link to the uploaded interview that I did with fellow deer tracker, and bloodhound man Matthew Burger of Tails on Trails Deer Tracking out of the Jackson area. We discuss a variety of topics dealing with deer hunting, tracking, and the upcoming season. It is about an hour long, but may cover something interesting or educational.

11/15/2022

17 hours old, top rear leg in, low gut exit. The hunter watched the deer duck/spin the arrow on the shot. He found no blood and no arrow. The hound girl found blood, the arrow, fat, and more blood. She found his entrance to the shot site from bedding and as she advanced on the forward track the hunter spotted the buck. She played the wind around him, then piled on him, making quite a mess of tarsal scented hair. Well worth it. Old bruiser. He literally had the two bottom molars left as the only teeth in his head. I would guess based on age, this old boy has had an arrow flung at him a time or two, hence why he made such a solid timed move, with the release of the arrow. The hunter did everything right after the shot, and the track was done in 15 minutes. 60 yards through fence row thicket. Congrats on a beautiful buck.

10/31/2022

The hunter called me last night, buck was shot at the end of legal light, he told me that he believed he had hit him further back than he would have liked. Upon getting out of the stand, he found his arrow, clean pass through intact. He could see the deer standing at the edge of the woods, opening to crp. The deer stumbled and he backed out. He went back a couple hours later, went 30 yards from impact, and found good blood up the trail. Found more solid blood at 50 yards. This is where the deer was standing on the woods edge, but there was no deer.
I showed up this morning, 14 hours after shot, with rain, and the hunter ran us through the impact site to first and second blood. The hound girl worked on the blood smell and the hoof prints. We came to the edge of the woods and got about 10 yards into the crp field. There was an entrance trail, one that went straight through the crp, and two going left and right. I assumed he barreled straight through, but the hound girl thought otherwise. The first time she turned back to the left, down to a trail. I pulled her back to the blood, for one recheck, she ran the same line. I have learned to trust her, especially if she runs the same line twice, so we advanced down the trail, she broke left into the edge of the woods, and the buck was laying there in the brush. The coyotes ate half of him in 14 hours. The hunter agreed that if we would have went in last night, we would have risked pushing him, and agreed with the call to go in, this morning. The coyotes are thick in southeast Michigan. That is for sure. Total track was about 100 yards. Lethal shot, just got beat to it by the pack.

10/22/2022

Just some food for thought to all archery hunters,
I have had multiple calls this year for shoulder shot deer. I have advised these hunters that odds are very low for recovery, say compared to a gut/liver shot, based on gathered data over the years, my own tracking experience, and the experience of my peers. Not impossible to kill the deer, but odds are very low.
A couple people have wanted me to run the dog on the track for peace of mind and confirmation that the deer is indeed still running, alive. I will say that the odds of recovery in my personal experience on a shoulder shot deer, with an arrow, is much less than a gut shot deer, that is un-pressured, and given time.
I have zero issue taking any track that has been talked out and explained. Zero issue tracking shoulder shot deer, if that is what you want, I am just simply sharing with my family and friends, that based on my personal tracking experience, my numbers on gut shot recoveries and post date follow ups, is much higher than on shoulder shot deer, with an arrow.
Food for thought! Everybody have a great day and hunt safe!

10/22/2022

Took a track on a gut shot yesterday morning, the deer was shot the night before, and the hunter watched where the buck ran. There was absolutely no blood for the first 175 yards of the 200 yard track. The hound girl took me to a thicket, we figured out he went through, and began running along the edge of the woods into ever thickening brush. She began to go nuts, telling me he was in there, and as I was struggling to stay tied to her. The buck had weaved his way into a tangle, and I could not keep up with the dog, or keep the leash untangled. I decided to tie her off on a tree, outside of the thicket, and search on foot through some gnarly vine and brush tangle. As I got to a clearing with a solid tree to tie her too, the hunter called me and said he had found his deer. I must have been about 15 yards from the buck when I went to tie the dog off and could not see the deer, thick stuff! The hunter had found blood on the other side of the brush pile, the dog was taking me through the pile on the back side with the wind. If she didn't have to be tied to dad, it would have been a 3 minute ordeal, but turns out I slow her down a bit. She knew where he was, and I was very impressed with the small space he fit himself into, underneath a bush and vines. No photos, as it was a rush to save the meat, and less than ideal surroundings, but a solid day.

10/03/2022

Second track over the weekend was in some of the gnarliest terrain I have ever been in, thick, really thick. It was the hunter and his buddy, they took us to the shot site, no blood, and then along where he went from the field to where the woods started to get nasty. The dog picked up the last blood before he headed down an overgrown logging two track into the woods. As soon as we hit the woods, the dog began to slow down her pace and started to stalk like a cat. The times that she acted this way last year, were when we were on top of an alive deer. She started to go back and forth between the wind and the ground with her nose, and we came to a split in the trail, she picked her way by smelling up in the weeds, and then the pace got hot again. The woods was getting too thick to keep track of the hunter, so the dog and I waited up and talked with the hunter and his friend. I expressed to them that I thought we were actively pursuing him, and they decided to wait in that spot so the hound and I could advance. She took me along an extremely overgrown logging trail, marked a bedding area and went nuts, at that point, she had taken me off my feet, and I physically couldn't follow her through the brush. I tied her off, she continued to go insane, the hunters caught up, and I told them I thought we had ran him out of a bed. As the hunter and I checked brush in the surrounding area, his friend went up trail, and the buck was bedded down, when he saw the guy, he got up and took off. The deer appeared to be alright, and not limping, no blood to be found, and the hunter and his friend agreed the deer would live. I believe we were between 2.5-3 miles deep at this point. Confirming that the deer was still alive, and seemed to be functioning normal, is the best outcome we can hope for, other than finding one down for the hunter. The hunter had peace of mind, and I feel we did right by the deer.

10/03/2022

Opened the tracking season with two tracks over the weekend. First one, the shot was on film, the hunter initially thought the arrow slipped in front of the shoulder, passed through the length of the deer, and came out in front of the rear hindquarter. Blood was minimal. I also believe this deer had been shot at before, mature 8 point, tried to spin jump the arrow. We reviewed the film together, and came to two conclusions, either the broadhead hit the shoulder and bounced out, or went through the buck's length, just under his spine, and came out in front of his leg. With that scenario, a possible high liver hit, with the previous, a muscular cut. The hunter wanted to run the dog for peace of mind, we ran from the initial shot site to the place of last blood, she took me to an area where he bedded, small spot of blood, probably half a mile from the place the hunter spotted blood. The buck then looped to a feeding area, came back to where he bedded, and took a corridor along a fence row to the road, where he crossed. Total track was at around 3 miles at this point. We couldn't get permission for the property across the road, and the track ended. The hunter and I talked, and I was convinced that the deer followed his usual routine, and followed some long lines, so the more I thought about it, I believe the arrow bounced out of the shoulder, and the bits of blood we found were muscular blood from the shoulder, and I genuinely feel the deer will live. Not the ideal outcome, but I do feel he covered enough ground to not warrant a concern for his well being. Hunter was great to work with, just wish we could have gotten permission to follow up on the neighboring property.

09/29/2022

Attention Hunters!
The hound and I are excited going into another year deer tracking. We hope that everyone has a safe and successful hunting season.
If you find yourself in need of our help please do not hesitate to call or text 567-686-7062.
Some tips going into the use of a tracking dog on the track of a wounded deer, please pay attention to where the deer was hit, where it headed after the shot, and where your shot was taken, in relation to the impact site.
These things are important to the dog and I putting together a quick and clean start to our track. I know that this next part is very hard, with the adrenaline of shooting a deer, and you will not always know you need a tracking dog right away, but avoid grid searching the area before we show up. It takes us extra time to sort out your boot scent of the deer if it is tracked through the area where the deer went.
The dog and I will give anyone that calls upon our services our best effort, and we hope to give those in need a successful recovery, every time that we can. Again, if you need us to track for you, we are located in southeast Michigan and will travel quite a long way. Text or call me at 567-686-7062, I will do the best that I can to respond to everyone, and in the most timely manner possible.
Thank you for your support, and we wish everyone safe hunting.

08/31/2022

Hunting family and friends,

Just an update on the tracking dog, she is doing well, and has been training hard since last season. She has been conditioned to tough terrain and scenting conditions, and to all hormone, adrenaline, blood, gut, and bile scents.

I have crunched the numbers of her tracking season last year (which was her first), she began the season at the age of 7 months old and we took a total of 18 tracks. The breakdown is as follows:

15 deer found, kicked up, confirmed non lethal with follow up shot at a later date, trail camera pictures, or agreed upon with hunter after assessing the track to be non lethal.

3 deer not found, 1 was light on scent and visible sign (blood, guts, hair, entrails), the deer scaled a fence onto private, and the hunter agreed to a more than likely non lethal hit. 1 was light blood, early heavy scent, it cooled off, the deer crossed a pond, and onto another property, upon asking permission, the hunter agreed to a non lethal hit, given distance and duration of time. The last was heavy blood and scent early, he crossed a large stream twice, the dog finding the second crossing was incredible, after the second crossing, the deer headed through swimmable water onto private property. The hunter agreed to call the track, based on distance and property dispute.

Given these result figures the girl tracked an 83.3% on her first season. I assure you she has only gotten better. Pics of successful tracks were a no go as she was rambunctious in her first year of life, and most of our success was found in the dark, after miles, in a not so photogenic situation. I will post updated pictures of her and a preseason post of tips and information in the upcoming weeks.

We look forward to tracking for anyone who needs us in the future!

09/19/2021

Hunting family and friends:

As we head into deer season I just want to touch base with everybody on things leading to a successful hunt, and recovery if need be.

First of all, I run this page off of a laptop, so please, if you are trying to call me about running a track on a deer during the season, call or text me. (567)-686-7062. If the call doesn't go through right away, text me, and if the call goes to voicemail, leave me one, and call back. I will respond to anyone that contacts me, one way or the other, and I will do my best to do it timely. When I am running around on calls in season like I said, please contact the phone, not the page. Texts, and calls are welcome always.

Second, I know when shooting a deer there is a ton of excitement and adrenaline. I also know when you take a shot, you are not immediately thinking about the need for a tracking dog. In order to aid the whole process along of recovery of a successfully shot deer, all I ask is that before you call or text, pay attention to how the deer reacted when it was shot, and where the deer headed. If possible remembering landmarks or exact paths of travel, can speed the process along. Also if you are unsure of where the deer went, or how well it was hit, please back out and give us a call. Anything that can be done to keep from spreading scent (yours, or possibly the deer that is wounded) around the area will greatly speed up things on our end.

Lastly, I wish everybody luck this season. Please hunt safe, and enjoy nature. Anybody that calls for service, I will talk everything out beforehand the best I can, and the dog and I will give you our all. I look forward to a great year and while I hope all recoveries are clean and easy on your end, I am excited to help anybody that I can!