Deer Search

Deer Search

Deer Search is a private, non-profit organization of volunteers who track wounded deer and bear with leashed tracking dogs. Most of us are hunters and our goal is to reduce crippling losses during hunting season. The majority of us live in New York State and are members of one of the two New York chapters of Deer Search. We also have out of state members who track under licenses and rules issued by their own state.

DSI Picnic – 2011

DSI Picnic – 2011

Thank you for everyone that attended the Deer Search Picnic 2011! We would like to thank Bruce and Karen Zeman for organizing the picnic! The weather was very warm but everyone had a great time socializing, playing horse shoes, eating [...]

DSI Seminar – Leashed Tracking Dog Exam

The seminar will be held August 4th at 5pm at the Town hall in Pleasant Valley. The seminar will be given by Dave Wohlbach and Bill Siegrist will help. The information below might be of interest to our members and [...]

DSI Annual Picnic 2011

It’s almost here!!! Our annual picnic will be held Sunday, July 17th at the Pleasant Valley Trout and Game Club at 11 AM. There will not be any club meeting scheduled and if anyone wishes to bring their dogs, that [...]

Dear Search Inc. Tracking Statistics – Fall 2010

Dear Search Inc. has gathered tracking stats from 21 trackers. Of those 21 trackers 12 reported mileage and 11 reported donations. Here are the results. Annual Tracking Summary 2010/2011 Total In New York State Only Bow Shot Deer/Bear-Total Valid Sorties [...]

2011 Deer Search Blood Tracking Competition Results

To all members of DSI FLC, DSI WNY, and DSI Inc, This year’s competition hosted by Deer Search Finger Lakes Chapter Inc. in Campbell, NY was a huge success!. Weather conditions were brutal probably the worst tracking condition that you [...]

John and Jolanta Jeanneney’s Tommy – Is on a Roll!

John and Jolanta Jeanneney report: October 23 Tommy finds a ten-pointer that has been damaged by coyotes. Read more for the full story: http://borntotracknews.blogspot.com/2010/11/tommys-ten-pointer-was-already-damaged.htm October 21 Tommy tracks and finds a liver shot buck in Fox Creek. To read in [...]

Peter Martin and Lisa Start a Great Tracking Season

Peter Martin of Kiamesha Lake, New York and his wire-haired dachshund Lisa have had a great tracking season. Peter reports: Monday Oct. 1 – I received a call from a hunter that Bill Voeglin and I tracked for 3 or [...]

Great Find for Joeri on Video

On Saturday, October 16 John and Jolanta Jeanneney took a great video of their first find of the season. For more info about the Joeri and his find check out: http://borntotracknews.blogspot.com/2010/10/dramatic-recovery-of-wounded-deer.html

Two Does Recovered in One Day

Marc Niad of Yorktown Heights, New York and his German Jadg Terrier Dakota found two does on opening weekend. He had two recoveries on October 17, 2010. He reports: The first doe was shot in Mt. Kisco Saturday on opening [...]