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Deer Tracking Dog Services - South West Ohio
I will track with my german bred tracking dog in South West ohio. I have done tracks up to 27 hours old, but like to get out there the first evening. Stay out of the blood trail if you make a bad shot ( liver or gut) and give me a call (513)526-3806. Watch what the deer does after the hit( hunches up, lowers his tail, and shot placement).
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Looking for available tracker.
I hate that my first entry is an admission that my first shot on a big Ohio Buck failed to drop him within 50 Yards. Such is life and deer hunting. Moral of the story is I desperately need a tracker in Springboro/Miami Township area. I have permission from th adjacent landowner to pursue. I am available tonight or tomorrow, althouh I fear the coyotes may have him by then. Want the meat, but would settle for whatever I can salvage. Have left messages with 3 of the United Blood Trackers members in the area, but have not heard from them. Am willing to pay for the trouble. Thank you.
Here is the long story.
I am originally from Alabama and moved here via West Virginia with my family for ER residency. I've been here a year and a half and have been working feverishly to find a place to hunt close to home as I usually only have half days to hunt. I finally got permission to hunt a property and have hunted it now 4 days. Last night was the first time I saw deer including two bucks that only came close after legal shooting hours. This morning a bruiser came within 12 yards at one point. As I was hunting from the ground in a natural tall weed/grass blind I had to let him ease by so I could draw. There I had him between quartering away and broadside. I grunt to stop him as my heart is about to jump out of my chest as he turns to look straight at my torso sticking 3ft out of the weeds. At about 24 yards and from about 4-6 feet above him I released the arrow which made a hard hit that I could feel. The buck had dropped a bit at release so the hit was high and just back of the kill zone. Arrow entry about 4 inches below the top of back and at a downward angle such that the arrow exited the opposite side near mid chest. He jumped/stumbled away and them back to the right. As he turned I saw the arrow almost all the way out of his opposite side, but looking pretty solidly lodged. He immediately got to a stream crossing and crashed in so loudly I thought he might have dropped dead there, but no. I saw him just a few feet more then lost him behind some trees. It was windy and I was excited, so like an amateur I completely forgot to calmly listen for his escape. Anyway, his escape was through thick 4ft high weeds. I gave him half an hour, then went to the tree to see if I could find where he tracked I climbed a small tree and glassed the field for about an hour. After that, I started gonig through this tall grasslooking for blood, arrow or newly broken weeds that might tell me which way I should search. This took about another half an hour. Never found the arrow. Finally did find blood about 80 yards from hit site. Pretty good amount too. Followed that trail slowly and carefully glassing all the potential crump sites. Then the track veered off the gas line road into the woods. Blood was getting heavier too. I followed crossed another cut through and into the woods again. Still good blood. Could swear I smelled that musty hurt/distressed deer smell at that point, but close inspection showed no deer around. The trail went on another 40-50 yards crossing a stream, and then ended, like turning off the spicket. Some heavy tracks did carry on that trail but no blood. I mistakenly tracked all over creation after that point. But I had tried my best not to step in the blood. Moral of the story is I need the services of a tracking dog. He may not be mortally wounded, but I suspect that he will eventually die from this wound. I am literally sick to my stomach over this. If you know anyone who can help, please let me know.