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.
Blood Tracking Equipment
Opening season of the deer hunting season is right around the corner. Time to get things organized and ready for the blood tracking season. Here is a list of equipment you may want to check in the coming weeks before [...]
Starting From The Hunter’s Point Of Loss
Because of the sequence of the seasons most of us find ourselves tracking for the first time with young dogs during bow season when tracking is usually most difficult. For these young dogs it is especially important to take the [...]
Blood Tracking Puppy Training
Sometimes we insult the intelligence of our dogs and this is the reason why they become bored with what we ask them to do. A six hour old training line may sound like a very difficult task to us, but [...]
Introducing Young Dogs To The Real Thing
The toughest tracking conditions for a young dog come right at the beginning of bow season. If you have a dog who is just getting started on live lines, pick your first deer calls with care. Warm breezy afternoons of [...]
The Origins of Blood Tracking
Using dogs to help find wounded deer is as old as Man’s prehistoric relationship with wolf-like hunting dogs. In its modern form blood tracking with dogs most highly developed in Germany and other countries of Central Europe. In North America [...]
