Black lightning deer tracking dog...

[bewsher500]

Who says you need a "deer dog" or specific breed to track deer?

Shot a pair of twin yearling roe yesterday, one dropped within 10 yards, the second went off like a scolded cat into the trees about 10-15 yards away.
****e!
Really low sitka plantation, hands and knees stuff.

I lost its path in the scope, luckily I was with someone who marked the entry into the trees.
It was a solid chest hit, visible in the scope, with lots of fluff and blood at the site.

Bring on the "deer dog"...
1 year old cocker bitch
I kept her on the lead, just a standard rope slip lead.
She picked up the shot site quickly and set off but got a bit excited and we headed off into the trees, i suspect on the track the deer came out from rather than the trail of the shot deer going in.

I brought her back and focused her on where the deer went into the trees

Once inside the trees she set off like a dog possessed and basically dragged me straight to the carcase 35-50yds inside on an angle I wouldn't have considered initially.
Took 5 seconds!

The blood trail was minimal and there was certainly nothing I could see between site and resting spot

saved me an hour on my hand and knees under the trees I reckon.

 

[Mungo]

Go Treacle!

Even my useless headcase of a princess will find a carcasse pretty swiftly. Shame he's terrified of guns, whines when it drops below 15 degrees and barks at me if I move slower than a brisk walk.

 

[Heym SR20]

And a proper deer dog should gralloch, retrieve back to the vehicle, do the larder work and then pore out a dram for you. Treacle still has a lot to learn.

 

[Co1]

And a proper deer dog should gralloch, retrieve back to the vehicle, do the larder work and then pore out a dram for you. Treacle still has a lot to learn.

Ha! I think that would need a week or two more training!

 

[.25-06]

Way to go and for 98% of the deer shot she will do just fine.

 

[sikasako]

I reckon that most dogs will have a good go at finding a downed deer.

I have a vizsla and Teckel. The combination of air scenting and ground scenting works just great.

The vizsla works silently, while the Teckel can be a bit more vocal.