Beau-Dacious Deer Tracking

12/17/2024

Yesterday we were able to help a friend who had arrowed a buck and didn't like the sign at the hit sight or the sign on the arrow. Turns out the arrow either deflected or came off the string awkward for an unknown reason. Beau picked up on the hit site and about 2min and 200yds later we were standing over the buck. The shot was just forward of the shoulder in the base of the neck and the buck may not have been dead long. It had moved a few times as well.

12/09/2024

Beau and I had an awesome and eventful weekend of tracks and good times.

Started off yesterday with a track that Beau aced and took it 1140 yards in just 16 minutes. The hunter could not believe it and we actually recovered another buck early in November that we found about 60 yards away from this one.

Then went to two other tracks that have already resulted in confirmations of life. On the 2nd one, Beau actually found the buck that the hunter now believes he hit in the chaos. Theres a whole other twist to this one but just not enough time to write it all.

After those two we drove another 90min and met up with some awesome guys from Wisconsin. They had a gut shot buck that they had bumped fearing that other public hunters would either bump or find it. After crossimg a large prairie it jumped a fence onto private leaving a long string of caul fat on the barbed wired. After electing to start there, Beau quickly got on it and took me 400 yards on a bloodless track to the expired buck after one short redirection. After celebration and the drag out these fellas offered to let me stay the night with them at hunt camp since it was 1am since I was 2hours from home. Needless to say my stomach still hurts from laughing so much and Beau was spoiled with lots of summer sausage 🤣.
I can't thank them enough. Thank y'all you so much Tom VandeYacht and Tyler Zeh.

While driving home this morning I got the call for another deer that was shot on some public land 20min from home so we made the pit stop. Just a couple minutes later after Beau tracked just 390 yards, we found the hunters doe and to our surprise it had been taken by another hunter. After putting Beau on the drag line he tracked it all the way to the parking area 420 yards away where we could see where it was loaded in a truck. This is a first for us but I know this type of thing happens pretty frequently in states that deal with smaller parcels of land.

The crazy and wild things that we get to see and experience is mind blowing.

12/04/2024

Recovery #31 was an awesome 1150 yard track for a gut shot that was bumped twice and then grid searched by 4 people. Confident to say that they learned a lot and now know what a great tool a trained dog can be.

12/02/2024

Jutta got to get on another track tonight thanks to Chris Sykes and Brad Forbus. She eventually worked her way to this doe but struggled in the middle of the 120 yard track. This girl is fast almost to fast. Going to have to work on slowing her down.

11/26/2024

Very well said by one of the legends in the game. The rut is just rough.

11/24/2024

Recovery #30 was for a young hunters first archery deer. After finding little blood and gut matter on the arrow they played it safe and decided to back out. Hunter felt the deer was perfectly broadside and with a right side entrance I felt we were looking at a liver/gut scenario. We gave the buck plenty of time and went in. As it turns out the buck was slightly quartering to and the shot placement was actually perfect. Taking out single lung, liver, and gut. Beau found this buck just 120yards away after a hotline restart. Congratulations to the young hunter.

11/22/2024

Had to take a break from tracking and finally make time to hunt for myself. I take bow hunting very seriously and these last three seasons Beau and I have given so much of our time to others. Let's see if I can get it done this weekend.

11/22/2024

Recovery #29 was a 175 yard track with very minimal blood. Beau took the line perfect but right at the end he got into a scent pool. I let him work out of it and then did a reset and from there he basically ran straight to the buck. It's been real tough the last two weeks but I can recall the previous two season this latter part of November for whatever reason just gets tough.

11/21/2024

I'll say it again, if you don't put the arrow farther back on a decent or hard quartering away shot you likely won't have a positive outcome.

1511 likes, 63 comments. “Shot placement is everything. This guy came by my camera yesterday. Hopefully he makes it. Whitetails are tough.”

11/18/2024

I'll tell you what, if tracking was easy I would get bored and wouldn't do it. Every single call is unique in its own way. And with over 270 tracks under our belts I wouldn't even dare say we have seen it all. These deer are extremely tough and unpredictable. Their will to survive especially during the rut is unmatched.

Yesterday Beau absolutely crushed recovery #28 with another track that I just don't understand. This buck was liver and gut shot. Now I often say that liver and gut shot deer rarely go far when not bumped but lately they have been proving me wrong. This buck went just just under 3/4 of a mile and I never once spotted a bed. Beau was locked on from start to finish only needing two small resets. Congratulations to Brett Gisselbeck on a great buck and glad we were able to recover it for you.

We also got another confirmation of life #22 of a buck we tracked back on Nov 2nd and now know exactly where it was hit. Turns out it was hit in the hindquarters. The hunters mother was able to harvest it yesterday from the same stand.

11/16/2024

#27 for the season and one that just goes to show what happens when the hunter makes the right choice. Beau locked on and never hesitated on this intestine and hind leg shot buck. This was a 3/4 mile track that Beau worked beautifully in 23 minutes! Very minimal blood on this track hunter would have never found this deer without a major grid search through the thick maze of cedars. Unfortunately it was a total loss to coyotes.

11/16/2024

A little passed due but just been busy with a family emergency and tracking.

Congratulations to Tyler Truesdale for winning our 100th recovery contest. He was the only one that guessed the 6th of November. Please send me a PM so I can get some info from you.

11/15/2024

This dog never ceases to amaze me! He is on fire this season. I'm truly blessed to have him as my partner. Another one on the tailgate.

11/15/2024

The shoulder shot, just avoid it.

In this video, we dive deep into the shoulder shot. Our expert tracker John Engelken discusses why shoulder shots are one of the most unfavorable hits for hu...

11/15/2024

Great information on the single lung from one of the best trackers in the game. Have definitely seen a lot of these this season. Tucking it behind the shoulder quartering away is not a favorable shot. Put that arrow back mid body on a quartering away and back out. And the shoulder is never a good choice but we understand things happen in the woods. Make every effort to choose your shots wisely.

In this video, we dive deep into the topic of single lung shots on deer, with expert deer tracker John Engelken, sharing real hunting stories and valuable in...

11/15/2024

With Kansas season in full swing we have still been constantly busy. Definitely a good number of shoulder shots many quartering away which is much less lethal.
Yesterday we went 2 for 3 with recoveries #25 and #26 for the season.

Congratulations to my friend Chris Sykes on this Kansas stud that went 197+. Beau was a bit disappointed on the easy track as the buck was found in his first bed only 60 yards away with a liver/gut shot.

2nd track was a doe that was shot far back and after going in at the 4 hour mark not knowing the shot location I recognized we had bumper her so we went in 4hours later. Total distance was about 550 yards. We made it just in time saving her from being a total loss to coyotes.