Mosquito Creek 'Houlas

11/26/2024

Truth.....

11/26/2024

Seen this as I was editing our video from Dan's recovery over the weekend. Blessed to be able to do what we do. Felt great to get back on one after a streak of non-recoveries.

11/26/2024

100% on the money!

11/25/2024

Luna's out here putting smiles on hunters faces one deer at a time.

Got the call from Dan on Saturday that he had shot a buck, and it had immediately hunched up and took off. He waited a good amount of time then picked up the trail. He had a decent blood trail for about 150 yards and then came to a big log then couldn't find any more past that. After looking around his last blood for a while and not having any luck, he decided to give us a call.

Based on the information we gathered from him, it sounded like there was a really good chance his hit was back. We decided it would be best for him to back out and wait till the following day to pick the track back up.

We met with Dan on Sunday around the 27 hour mark, and walked back to asses the hit site and his first bit of blood, then made our way back close to where his last blood was and started Luna on the track. She quickly made her way along the trail, then circled around his last blood to an area about 50 yards below where he had lost the blood. She started to work that area pretty heavily, checking every trail that came into it, then she hit on one trail that exited it, but didn't fully commit to it. I decided that we would go ahead and take her back up to last blood and restart her there to see if she winds back in that area or not.

After restarting her at last blood she cut across the big log and worked a couple lines over in that direction, but it was pretty obvious she was in search mode. I decided to take her back to last blood, but start right below where the log was and have her work from there. As soon as we got there, boom we found some blood. She quickly took up the trail, and had us right to the area she really liked just moments before, and this time she fully committed to the line she hit on previously.

She led us down to a dried up creek bed, and then up the other side. As I crested the other side of the creek bed, Luna B-lined it over to some downed logs, and sure enough there laid his deer.

It was a pleasure to meet you Dan, and congrats on your buck!

Huge thanks to Tracker Hank for the referral.

Video: https://youtu.be/xnxgTL9mU94

11/20/2024

Go get your gear!! 🎄🎅

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

Here is a good one about gut shot deer

In this episode of Bowhunter Die, we sit down with professional tracker John Engelken for part one of this mini-series discussing deer recovery. Join us as J...

11/19/2024

Great discussion covering Liver shot deer

In this episode, we tackle the complexities of a liver shot. We break down why the liver shot can be tricky and unpredictable, sometimes resulting in a quick...

11/19/2024

Another great one covering shoulder shots.

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...

11/19/2024

Here is a great discussion about single lung shots, definitely worth a watch.

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...

11/18/2024

Luna got to chew on some tail last night.

We got the call from Dan yesterday afternoon explaining that he thought he made a good shot on the deer, but it only ran off for a short distance then stopped and looked around, appeared to be hunched up, then walked off into a small thicket off the edge of the field where it looked to have bedded down. Shortly after a younger buck approached where the deer had bedded, and the he thought it may have bumped the deer further into the thicket.

After giving it an hour or so, the Dan picked up the blood trail to the edge of the thicket, and looked around where he thought he seen the deer go, but did not find him. Not wanting to take any chances, he gave us a call.

Based on the description given by Dan, we gave it some time and got there around the 6 hour mark, and put Luna on the blood trail. Luna quickly led us to the edge of the thicket, worked the edge where it had entered, then headed in about 30 yards, then came to a stop. Not being able to tell what exactly she was on I approached her, and sure enough there was the deer tucked into the grass and briars.

To be completely honest the hunter would have eventually found this one, and this one goes down as one of our shortest tracks to date, but the hunter did everything right handling this one.

Thanks for the call Dan, and congrats on your stud of a buck!

Video: https://youtu.be/2x6IM7kIGDg

11/15/2024

With youth gun season coming up this weekend, just want to post a reminder that all of us are here to help if you need us.

If you question your shot at all, don't hesitate to give your local tracker a call. We are your best first resort, don't think of us as a last resort. Talking with your local tracker after the shot will likely help you increase your chances for a recovery, whether we need to come out to help you or not. Be sure to hang on to this list just in case. This is the list of all the vetted trackers for Ohio.

Wishing all of you youth hunters the best of luck, shoot straight, and don't forget to wear your safety orange. If your deer goes straight down to the ground from the shot, be prepared to shoot it again.

Ohio Deer Trackers

11/15/2024

Jacob

11/13/2024

Josh

11/13/2024

Archer killed this track today. We showed up at the 22 hour mark, and had a grid search to work through after the hunters last blood. He went nose down on this one and had us on the deer in no time at all.

Video: https://youtu.be/CO7GNls7IAE

11/12/2024

Allie Hunt

11/10/2024

Little late, but we went 2/2 Saturday. The first one we took Luna out to pick up the track for Allie, she had tracked the deer for a ways until she lost blood. Luna worked the track great, and we got to an area that had liver blood and knowing the deer needed more time we marked the spot and backed out till the morning. We showed up in the morning with Archer to finish out the track, and he worked it perfectly and had us on her deer in no time.
Video: https://youtu.be/dH_CRwuJhC0

Our second was for Josh, he was referred to us by Tracker Cody and was confident this was a dead deer, but just needed time. I put Archer on the line first and he worked the line great and got us quickly to last blood and had worked the area after hitting on a few spots, then committing to a line down and around the point we were on, until we got to a point where I thought he was working some hot scent and stopped him. I then put Luna on the line and she quickly had us on the same area Archer was in , but cut to the left of where Archer had headed. Her nose went straight up in the air and she was trying like hell to find a way through the thick patch of briars. She found her way through to a small opening and there laid his deer. Archer was very close to this deer, and was working the scent just below where he was laying. I am positive if I had restarted him back up on the point he would have worked his way to the deer.
Video: https://youtu.be/pooISyYh7sc

Congrats to both Allie, and Josh on a couple of great deer.

11/08/2024

Luna making another hunter happy 💪