The Nose Knows Game Recovery

10/01/2025

With hunting season coming to an end we are trying to practice and prepare for next year. This off season we will be practicing with the dog and the drone. No more having to choose which one you want to have out we have both. I am part 107 licensed also.

In the off season if you have a missing pet don't hesitate to give me a call.

This is a video of a single coyote trying to chase down a deer.

26/12/2024

A recovery we had earlier this year. Please subscribe to help the channel.

This hunter called saying he couldn't find blood past 30-40 yards but feels like he made a great shot. He really thought it was a double lung shot but since ...

12/12/2024

Great video. What's your thoughts?

This video breaks down the differences between drones and dogs for whitetail deer recovery. Comment any questions!

05/12/2024

https://youtu.be/8NljfYC0-Bg

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Hunter calls saying he is pretty sure he hit shoulder. He heard a loud pop on impact. once on the track he lost blood after 80 yards and found part of his ar...

24/11/2024

They know when it's a hunter calling for a track. 🤣🤣🤣 Diesel is upset I turned everything down this weekend for family events but we will be back out there this week.

08/11/2024

This hunter shot this buck in the guts and called before searching. This allowed appropriate wait times. Once on the track we only found 3 drops of blood in the 400 yards the deer went.
Good job Diesel 💪
Congratulations Matt on your buck 🤝

05/11/2024

Shoulder shot recovered! Look at what his mechanical broadhead did to that shoulder.

We start diesel 6hrs after the shot. Finding a bunch of beds in the first 250 yards told us he was in bad shape. We jumped him several times and every time we're able to get a little closer hoping to put another arrow in him. Unfortunately after 2.1 miles he ran across a road onto a property we didn't have permission on.

27 hrs later after the hunter got off work he got permission and went looking in the direction the deer ran.
This is 36 hrs after shot. He finds this deer alive in bad shape. He was still in his next bed roughly 300yards away from where we last seen him. (Red x). Hunter was able to dispatch this deer.

I really wish we were able to catch up to him sooner but he had to gain permission before continuing.

Not sure if I'm able to put it in as a recovery but it does end well with this hunter being able to get his buck and the meat is still good.

Congratulations Butch Patterson 🤝
Happy you went looking and recovered your buck.

I thought the buck could have made a recovery after seeing him run off the last time but glad the hunter went and checked for confirmation.

25/10/2024

We found this doe last night 12 hrs after the shot.
Liver/gut
Diesel was not a rockstar on this one unfortunately. She never got locked onto the correct line. Luckily she is very good at alerting to blood. I decided to sway her back and forth in the general direction we thought the deer went. Diesel would alert to blood when we got close to some. Normally 50ish yards between blood spots. This is how we advanced the entire line until we found their deer.

The thing about having a dog team out is we will do everything possible to find your deer. So if for some odd reason our dogs struggle we will grid the area with you. We are here to help.

14/10/2024

When something doesn't feel right give us a call. That's what this hunter did when he felt good about the shot but could not find blood past 10 yards. Having a passthrough shot he was really confused on what happened.

I dropped Diesel 10hrs after the shot. She took us 510 yards through his heavy grid right to the deer. I couldn't be more proud. The hunter said "I couldn't have found this deer without a dog" one of the best compliments you can get while doing this.

The exit was plugged by the liver causing very little blood. We didn't see more blood until we were over 300 yards from the hit site.

We don't need blood to track and very little blood does not mean it's a non-lethal shot. Give us a call if things don't seem right.

26/09/2024

A track we did opening day this year.
I just want to point out why trackers dislike grid searches. You can see where the line gets cleaned up and my dog takes off no longer confused.

Heavy grid searches don't stop us from advancing a track just make the track longer and harder for the dog to figure out.

We ended up jumping this buck alive and healthy. With confirmation at the point of jumping.

14/09/2024

Just patiently waiting for the first call to come track your deer 😁

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28/08/2024

Diesel is ready for this year.

Meet the Tracker!

Diesel
Pitbull
UBT 2 certified
8 years old
TJ Reily
St Charles, willing to travel 1.5 hours
Truck Driver
This will be our second year tracking for the public
Last year we did over 20 tracks
My favorite part of tracking would have to be the bond that's created between the handler and dog. Then during season we get to use that bond to help hunters recover their deer.
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26/08/2024

Choosing a dog tracking team for your deer.

Now a lot can go into this. I'll try to keep it simple. The more experience a handler has behind a dog the better the team will be. Any tracking experience before working a dog should not be counted since it's a completely different thing.

Missouri blood trackers association does vet their teams. I had to pay a small fee to get on the map and pass an evaluation. For me it was a UBT 2 TEST.

The national page is United Blood Trackers (UBT). To be on their map you make an account and pay the fee. So anyone can join it but the green check next to the name means they have passed a test and proven themselves.

Easy >>> Hard
UBT 1 UBT2 UBT 3

Nothing beats real world experience. There are teams who have never tested or only passed ubt 1 but have done over 500 real life tracks and are absolutely amazing teams. Handler doesn't feel the need to pay for a test since they get enough tracks
From having a good reputation. Personally I'd only trust these type of trackers if they have been vetted by Missouri blood trackers association

***Price of a tracker does not reflect skill****
Some of the best trackers who have been doing this for years still track for tips. It's a hobby they love. Honestly a couple them are probably the best in the area.

If it's a buck of a lifetime it's worth asking the tracker their experience level and about their dog.

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19/08/2024

With deer season coming soon let's go over some of the misunderstood statistics you hear about with dogs vs drones.

Recovery for a dog is considered deer on the tailgate of hunters truck

Recovery for a drone is they got a photo of it from the sky.

If a dog confirms your shot is nonlethal we don't count it as a "recovery" but the hunter gets the same closer.

If a drone confirms nonlethal shot they do count it. Huge difference when comparing recovery rates.

This is probably the biggest misrepresented thing I see when comparing the two. Over the next few weeks I'll be posting more about tracking to help hunters understand how to properly choose a tracking team that best suits them. This includes understand the experience levels of different dog teams.

If you have any questions you want answered I'll do my best. I'm not against drones at all just trying to make sure hunters understand what they are paying for. A lot of drone guys charge for recovery... Of a non lethal shot deer? Not sure worth asking