Rack Trackers Deer Recovery

11/11/2024

3rd proof of life came in today. Tracked this buck for a Mississippi hunter Sunday morning. Not sure where it was hit, we took to the track. Jett indicated by her body language while tracking that this deer was NOT dead, but we tried our best anyhow. She tracked it in a big loop back to where it came from, but no visible blood anywhere because of all the rain. Well, today the hunter saw it again and double lunged him and got his trophy. Yesterday’s hit was only a superficial leg hit. It’s great getting these pictures back.

11/09/2024

This proves the resilience of a rutting buck. 2nd proof of life picture came in today. This buck was tracked Wednesday morning by me and Jett, but after tracking a ways she lost interest indicating a non-lethal shot (orange circle). This shot was by an 11 year old young man. Fast forward to Friday night. The father saw the buck again and made an unfortunate high back shot and just happened to get it on camera later after the shot (blue circle). Jett tracked the buck well Wednesday considering circumstances, unfortunately no dead deer at the end. Once again, looks like he’ll recover. It takes near perfect shots to take these amped up bucks down.

11/09/2024

After a long, discouraging week of shoulder shots, we had our first proof of life photo sent to us overnight by a hunter. As trackers, we love to get these pictures for a little closure and to learn from the these tracks. Tough animals!

10/28/2024

You never know where a deer track may take you. Beautiful day.

10/26/2024

Jett was showing off for a Michigan hunter last night who needed help finding his trophy. And wow, she didn’t disappoint. After pulling me through a head-high crp field, we finally found first blood smeared on a sapling. Then she leaped a fence and trucked through the timber on a mission straight to this beauty. The coyotes found it first unfortunately. The hit was high, right under the spine, likely just nicking the top of the lungs. 24 hour old track, only 2 signs of visible blood. This deer would NOT be found without a trained dog. This dog loves her job!

10/20/2024

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10/18/2024

Poorly shot deer will have a much greater chance of recovery if given the proper amount of time to expire. This deer was a gut/intestine hit last night with no visible blood to track. We let the deer sit over night and returned to track it at the 15 hour mark. Jett found the doe dead in her only wound bed and it wasn’t dead for very long. This deer probably would not have been found if pushed by searching last night.

10/01/2024

Here is a link to the trackers in our deer recovery alliance.

Link to map:

https://www.zeemaps.com/map/jzmnj?group=5035897&fbclid=IwY2xjawFVULRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaQe-ctSST_I_IKnA2PUoiTVd7refEQrx19UXxyaGXjhry8B4vVAOz_hZQ_aem_G71PRazCWTE5ZTTkma1v3Q

Midwest Deer Tracking & Recovery Group member map