Western PA Blood Trackers

02/12/2023

29/11/2023

Today and every day.

25/11/2023

Gally will be unavailable for tracking this weekend. To be safe, we will only be doing evening tracks anyway!

25/11/2023

Best of luck out there tomorrow, Rifle hunters!

Be safe, wear your orange, and knock 'em down!

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from us, the poodle crew and the Weens!

We are thankful for each and every one of you, including our new tracking friends!

As this tracking season comes to a close, we are preparing for a better next season with another poodle in training for a back up.

We love all of you. Hunters, Trackers, new friends and we appreciate every single one of you.

22/11/2023

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20/11/2023

18/11/2023

Our Print shop gave us an extra hoodie!

It's Miller Time!

Fruit of loom 60% cotton
Light weight XXL hoodie
Currently 1 available

Send Alyssa Ann a private message and she can hook you up!

18/11/2023

One of our hoodie "proofs"

Cannot wait to see the hoodie!

16/11/2023

What a recovery!
Boom Baby!
From what I heard from Jody and Chris, her nose didn't leave that trail!

Brandon shot this monster at 7:30am and I had gotten a message from his buddy around 9:30 saying he was still alive, but got another arrow in him.
Galaxy tracked him about 420 yards and took about 50 minutes to come upon this guy.

Great work team and thank you to the hunter and Chris for giving us this opportunity!

Go Gally Go!

16/11/2023

Go Gally Go!

15/11/2023

Poor Jody and Brian getting drug through the swamp

Me falling over trees because Galaxy knows only turbo speed

Falling up a hill because I'm a Klutz.

We are hoping for a good outcome these next few days.

12/11/2023

Hey friends, followers,
I'm currently outnof commission until I get to the chiro for a thrown out back.

We've had 20 plus calls today alone, and we appreciate it incredibly, but unfortunately until I get straightened out, we are down for a day or two.

And just a PSA, DO NOT GET UPSET WITH TRACKERS WHO CANNOT GET OUT. We do our best to help, even if it's just passing along phone numbers. And trust me, Gally wants to get out, she hears the voicemails or my husband and I talk about "deer" "blood" "tracking" it's like Crack to her.

We will be ready again in a day or two and she will be coming out balls to the wall.

If you're going to get sh*tty, you'll be at the bottom.

Be nice.

11/11/2023

Pretty girl loves tracking.

We've gotten a massive amount of calls today in the upwards spiral of 20+

We would LOVE to help all of you, but this weekend we are tight.

If I get any wiggle room, I can take 1-2 calls tomorrow, but tonight after working a hellish long day and throwing my hip out in the process, we may have to pass along numbers.

Trackers are getting overwhelmed with calls and while we appreciate it, we can't help everyone.

Happy Veterans Day!

10/11/2023

Just a little guilty pleasure on our first doe harvest of the season.

10/11/2023

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We are more than just dog walkers….
Constantly, we hear that a hunter brought in a buddy's dog, who seemed to follow the 3 hr old blood trail and still didn't recover the deer.
Well here's why….
Any dog has the ability to follow a trail, but it is SO MUCH more than that.
With the exception of a few, most top tracking teams have spent years training.
First, the dog….
They were selected as a puppy for their breed, and then their prey drive and work ethic were developed and nurtured. They were taught that they can follow blood, but then trained to follow a scent not visible to the naked eye, that is specific to their deer. Hundreds of hours of practice tracks, obedience training and honing in their skills goes into making them the dog that they are.
Second, the tracker.
Like most of you, they have been a hunter their whole life. They have gone to symposiums, seminars, classes and group training days. They have an extensive knowledge of deer anatomy, shot placement and appropriate wait times. They are familiar with most broadheads and bullets. They understand what each one of these does upon impact. After a 5 min phone call, most trackers will be able to tell you where you hit the deer, how far it will go and how long you should wait. They are right most of the time.
Third…. The team
They have trained and worked together for years. They have an unusually strong bond. The dog understands their handler and what they expect. The tracker can read their dog unlike anyone else. If their head is 6in above the ground instead of 2, they're on a predator's trail. If they whip their head in a certain direction, they just alerted. If they walk this way, they're on the trail, if they walk that way they're off. The tracker can read even the tiniest little nuances about their dog that even another tracker could not.
Separately, they are very capable. Together they are relentless. Walking hundreds of miles every season, they are exhausted but addicted, so they go on.
They lose sleep, time with their families and for a lot of trackers, money. It's not a job, it's a passion that they strive to perfect year after year.
So maybe, before you decide to let your buddy's dog have a go, consider having a trained, certified, tracking dog team run the line first.
Good luck to all of our hunters!

07/11/2023

After a string of non recoveries, Galaxy pulled this out!

That may be my deer, but the lack of blood my husband and I found made me nervous. We had to restart her twice but the second she got on the trail, she drug us right to it.

But boom, she did it!

Look how proud she is.

07/11/2023

Go Gally Go!!!

05/11/2023

First track was close but no cigar.
She worked really hard, but the deer was still alive.

Hopefully our next few give us some.hide to chew on!

Stay tuned!

05/11/2023

We may have a story for you tomorrow!

Stay tuned!

04/11/2023

Please be patient and kind to all of the Trackers out there. Some are overwhelmed, some are working, etc.

We do our best to get you connected with local Trackers in your area.

Keep this in mind when trying to connect with a Tracker. If we cannot help you, we may have others that we can connect you with!

Busy season is upon us and I know Galaxy is ready to get out there!

03/11/2023

These are my favorite recovery stories

03/11/2023

31/10/2023

Before Tracking phone calls and After Tracking phone calls

Emmitt the poodle says:

We are getting a massive amount of calls.

Please be patient. We work full time jobs too.

30/10/2023

Gally is a good girl

29/10/2023

This is why, if we cannot get out, we gladly send out other Tracker's contact information.

As much as we would LOVE to help every single call that comes in, sometimes we just can't. Due to work, pregnancy, dogs in heat, or we could be on another track.

We have zero shame in supporting other Trackers in all we do. We want to make sure that you get the help and we want to support Trackers on the way as well.

Please be patient with us.

29/10/2023

Shout out to Nick’s Skull Cleaning for our past few years buck skulls.

We 10/10 recommend for any of your skull cleaning needs!

29/10/2023

What a great team

29/10/2023

We are almost at 200 followers! Invite, share, like, and comment to get entered into our drawing for our hoodie and t shirt!!

28/10/2023

Gally's face when we had multiple tracking calls today, but we couldn't take any😭

Soon baby girl!

27/10/2023

We've all been there! Something went wrong and the shot we took didn't work out like we had hoped. Michael and his dog Dexter are there to help you out a…

27/10/2023

Things have been weighing on our minds lately.

Especially when Gally doesn't have a recovery.

Does that make her a bad tracking dog? Absolutely not. Her first track this year was a poor shot and the deer was alive.

Last night was, I don't know. Are we disappointed? Yes, but not in our dog.

She found the boy's arrow and was on the right track, but just came up empty.

Sometimes we sit here and think(as humans do) if what she finds is luck, or if she's actually tracking.

And the more I talk about it with fellow Trackers, the more I'm convinced that she's doing her job, but us as humans have a lot to learn and still need to learn..

Just because you haven't had a recovery doesn't mean quitting. It just means to work a little harder, train a little harder and gain wisdom from something that we may have missed.

Enjoy the job you do and most of all enjoy your dog.

26/10/2023

25/10/2023

We not only share our successes but we share our not so good moments.

Tonight there wasn't a recovery, but Galaxy NEVER disappoints.

At least she gave the hunter some clues as to where to start again tomorrow. We are almost certain he's there, but pulled out JUST IN CASE.

We will try again tomorrow.

Signing off
Go Gally Go