It has been a strange year up to now since helping set up UK Deer Track & Recovery (UKDTR)
with purchasing Storm my black lab pup from Denmark last Xmas to present day
Storm getting his first taste of deer
I had put a lot of time and effort into Storms training aswell as throwing myself into UKDTR starting with Catton Park gamefair trying to promote tracking and training in the UK with many thanks to the BDS Midlands branch
attended a tracking afternoons in Hampshire and Warwickshire
from there
UKDTR attended their first gamefair under their own banner at Highclere game fair … again courtesy of Dorothy and the Wessex's branch of the BDS... interesting meeting and chatting to so many people at the fairs
led us into our first intro training day in the midlands
A memorable day and where I met some real genuine dog people who were all interested in the same side of tracking as we were... some of those have taken that side a lot further too making the training all the more worth while
the CLA fair was another great few days for us...the buzz and excitement of being at a show and meeting so many new faces aswell as old........ Tony also got us a sponsorship deal with Blaser on new tracking Rifles for UKDTR trackers... Many thanks goes to Blaser
Also many thanks goes to the NGO for allowing us tent space.... and to all those that dropped in to chat....
August was a busy month with calls about training and tracking ahead of our first Development day and tracking tests at the end of September.... aswell as our own track training and call outs
our first development day went as planned... the whole day was run solely by Jamie
myself attending as one of the group
there was a fair bit to take in and a lot of interesting stuff which when bounced around the room tested your own knowledge but also built up your knowledge further
with several hours in the class room it soon showed how much more to tracking there is
I myself learnt quite a bit here and also had my mind refreshed on a lot of other important issues that are often taken for granted... to my mind it was certainly an important factor
the shot site inspections were also a great learning experience and as the groups inspected them … just listening to the comments that bounced around showed we all knew more than we thought
those shot sites got you thinking
Sunday soon came around and a big day
as 5 of us were taking the UKDTR 20hr tracking test …. though I was still reeling from a call I had to get my dog Storm and go look for a lost muntjac on the Saturday night..... A recovery was made
we all did our shot site inspection tests.. 4 of those to look at and explain to the judge what we were looking at... every one passed those
5 dog/handler teams were taking the 20hr old track test and one dog/handler team was taking the 4hr track test
it was a nervous wait as each team came back with a huge smile on their faces
showed the training they had done with their choice of dog had worked
all those that took their tracking tests passed on one of the hottest weekends
so the UKDTR now have 5 dog/handler teams up and running from Notts.....Lincolnshire.....Buckinghamshire......Hampshire....myself the Midlands and Warwickshire
thou we do travel out of our areas
Meet the teams
Brian
Rob
Neil
Tony
Richard (myself)
but also have contacts for other tracking teams in other areas such as the UKSHA who we are already working with in helping to recover lost beasts and some members from the BMHS
More details can be found on our website
UKDTR
and facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/UKDTR
or message us on here
Extra Special Thanks and appreciation also goes to the Admin/Owners of Stalking Directory
John...Malcom and Alex....who have put up a with a lot over the years due to the dog section
without the SD site which has become an important site to stalkers new and old, along with the many dog folk that look at and use it... we may never of got where we are today so quickly or at all
really appreciate the support you have given us and to those SD members that have supported us in the past and those in the future
many thanks not just from myself but from all those involved with UKDTR as our journey is only just beginning
best wishes
Richard
UKDTR ( Secretary )
with purchasing Storm my black lab pup from Denmark last Xmas to present day
Storm getting his first taste of deer
I had put a lot of time and effort into Storms training aswell as throwing myself into UKDTR starting with Catton Park gamefair trying to promote tracking and training in the UK with many thanks to the BDS Midlands branch
attended a tracking afternoons in Hampshire and Warwickshire
from there
UKDTR attended their first gamefair under their own banner at Highclere game fair … again courtesy of Dorothy and the Wessex's branch of the BDS... interesting meeting and chatting to so many people at the fairs
led us into our first intro training day in the midlands
A memorable day and where I met some real genuine dog people who were all interested in the same side of tracking as we were... some of those have taken that side a lot further too making the training all the more worth while
the CLA fair was another great few days for us...the buzz and excitement of being at a show and meeting so many new faces aswell as old........ Tony also got us a sponsorship deal with Blaser on new tracking Rifles for UKDTR trackers... Many thanks goes to Blaser
Also many thanks goes to the NGO for allowing us tent space.... and to all those that dropped in to chat....
August was a busy month with calls about training and tracking ahead of our first Development day and tracking tests at the end of September.... aswell as our own track training and call outs
our first development day went as planned... the whole day was run solely by Jamie
myself attending as one of the group
there was a fair bit to take in and a lot of interesting stuff which when bounced around the room tested your own knowledge but also built up your knowledge further
with several hours in the class room it soon showed how much more to tracking there is
I myself learnt quite a bit here and also had my mind refreshed on a lot of other important issues that are often taken for granted... to my mind it was certainly an important factor
the shot site inspections were also a great learning experience and as the groups inspected them … just listening to the comments that bounced around showed we all knew more than we thought
those shot sites got you thinking
Sunday soon came around and a big day
as 5 of us were taking the UKDTR 20hr tracking test …. though I was still reeling from a call I had to get my dog Storm and go look for a lost muntjac on the Saturday night..... A recovery was made
we all did our shot site inspection tests.. 4 of those to look at and explain to the judge what we were looking at... every one passed those
5 dog/handler teams were taking the 20hr old track test and one dog/handler team was taking the 4hr track test
it was a nervous wait as each team came back with a huge smile on their faces
showed the training they had done with their choice of dog had worked
all those that took their tracking tests passed on one of the hottest weekends
so the UKDTR now have 5 dog/handler teams up and running from Notts.....Lincolnshire.....Buckinghamshire......Hampshire....myself the Midlands and Warwickshire
thou we do travel out of our areas
Meet the teams
Brian
Rob
Neil
Tony
Richard (myself)
but also have contacts for other tracking teams in other areas such as the UKSHA who we are already working with in helping to recover lost beasts and some members from the BMHS
More details can be found on our website
UKDTR
and facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/UKDTR
or message us on here
Extra Special Thanks and appreciation also goes to the Admin/Owners of Stalking Directory
John...Malcom and Alex....who have put up a with a lot over the years due to the dog section
without the SD site which has become an important site to stalkers new and old, along with the many dog folk that look at and use it... we may never of got where we are today so quickly or at all
really appreciate the support you have given us and to those SD members that have supported us in the past and those in the future
many thanks not just from myself but from all those involved with UKDTR as our journey is only just beginning
best wishes
Richard
UKDTR ( Secretary )
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