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Decided to get into deer recovery/blood tracking (new pup) 2/14 update (End of Season)
Posted on 5/13/20 at 11:51 am
Posted on 5/13/20 at 11:51 am
After losing a buck 2 seasons ago, I’ve had the urge to get myself a blood trailing dog and a new hunting buddy.
Fast forward to last weekend, i picked up Reba, a bluetick beagle. She has several brothers and sisters from previous litters who are already successful trackers. This will be my first pup to train, and would appreciate any advice any of you may have. I’ve already read the book “Born to Track”. I will start her on beef liver, and i have been saving some blood from frozen packs of deer meat as i have been cooking it. Also bought the deer hide/liquid scent from Dogbone Hunter. Not sure if this will work, but it’s all i have since i didn’t save any legs/blood from last year.
I’ll be around Lafayette, Avoyelles Parish, and around Dierks, Arkansas if anyone ever needs any assistance. I’ll keep updating this thread with her progress over the next several months and through the season. I hope to meet lots of new people during this adventure.
Fast forward to last weekend, i picked up Reba, a bluetick beagle. She has several brothers and sisters from previous litters who are already successful trackers. This will be my first pup to train, and would appreciate any advice any of you may have. I’ve already read the book “Born to Track”. I will start her on beef liver, and i have been saving some blood from frozen packs of deer meat as i have been cooking it. Also bought the deer hide/liquid scent from Dogbone Hunter. Not sure if this will work, but it’s all i have since i didn’t save any legs/blood from last year.
I’ll be around Lafayette, Avoyelles Parish, and around Dierks, Arkansas if anyone ever needs any assistance. I’ll keep updating this thread with her progress over the next several months and through the season. I hope to meet lots of new people during this adventure.
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 2:28 pm
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Posted on 5/13/20 at 11:56 am to Yukon7
Gorgeous
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Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:00 pm to Yukon7
Beagles are incredible dogs.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:00 pm to Yukon7
Good god what a beautiful face! Anyone who can't see the art in that face and those eyes is a miscreant of the highest order! How is that a puppy that young can have the eyes of age already???? That's gonna be a gooooooooodddd dog....
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:01 pm to Yukon7
That's a nice shade of blue on your toe nails. 
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:02 pm to Yukon7
Start her now. Short very liberal trails once or twice a week with lots of rewards for finding the treat. I mean a half coke bottle of blood only 20yards long type trail. Then act like she won a National championship when she finds it. Put a bell on her collar when you do it that way she associates the bell with the tracking treats and rewards.
Always trust your dog don’t listen to what the shooter says or you think you saw the deer do or go!! Let’s face it if you or I was that good we wouldn’t need a dog to find out deer. As for the blood that you have that’s fine and as she progress you can cut it with some water to make it last longer.
For most dogs it’s a game that they love to play and the worst part about it is most of the tracking take place at the time that you want to hunt as well and most people only call for a dog if they can’t find it after stomping around for several hours which confuses the dog for the first part of the track.
Always trust your dog don’t listen to what the shooter says or you think you saw the deer do or go!! Let’s face it if you or I was that good we wouldn’t need a dog to find out deer. As for the blood that you have that’s fine and as she progress you can cut it with some water to make it last longer.
For most dogs it’s a game that they love to play and the worst part about it is most of the tracking take place at the time that you want to hunt as well and most people only call for a dog if they can’t find it after stomping around for several hours which confuses the dog for the first part of the track.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:05 pm to Ol boy
I've been doing what Ol Boy mentioned. My GSP has done well. Will be taking him out to a local trail to do some longer trails. He winds the scent a lot of the time without sniffing the ground as much as I would think he would.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:11 pm to Yukon7
Just curious, where did you get the pup?
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:13 pm to Yukon7
As others have said... That's one good looking dog.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:14 pm to Ol boy
Like Ol Boy said about the bell. But be sure to start this from the beginning. I did not with my beagle, and put it on her at 2 years old and she's scared to move with it on her because the noise scares her.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:16 pm to Ol boy
Thank you for the advice, i actually did get her a bell already just for tracking. Everything you said reassured me that I’m on the right track. I’m out of town for work finishing up a job, but will start this weekend! She always has her nose to the ground sniffing out something!
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:17 pm to REB BEER
I got her from Lazy G Ranch near Carthage,Tx.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:20 pm to tke_swamprat
Don’t worry about wind checking he knows what he’s doing an is not going point to point but taking it all in zigzagging. A lot of people expect a blood dog to act like a blood hound and be very methodical and go drop to drop before taking the next step.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 12:24 pm to Yukon7
Great looking little pup! I love hounds of all flavors.
I'm gonna piss in your cheerios a bit here:
It's a tough game to play with a purebred hound. They want to chase live things, not find dead things that dont run. It's going to be very tough to keep that dog focused on the track when it jumps another deer/rabbit/etc. You'll have to be better at training dogs than I am.
Hounds mature slow. Old coondog wisdom is you dont even start trying till they get close to a year old. You can start making little tracks early for it, but dont expect great results early on. Focus on discipline and handling, get that down before worrying too much about tracking. Handling is 85% of a good tracking dog. Hounds are slaves to their noses and you'll have to overcome that. It can certainly be done. My English redtick loads up in the truck, comes, sits, calls off the tree, heels on a leash, all that good stuff. It's taken years to get him there, with my old man doing most of it, and a good shock collar to boot.
Best of luck and enjoy the ride you're on the right track with liver and short trails
I'm gonna piss in your cheerios a bit here:
It's a tough game to play with a purebred hound. They want to chase live things, not find dead things that dont run. It's going to be very tough to keep that dog focused on the track when it jumps another deer/rabbit/etc. You'll have to be better at training dogs than I am.
Hounds mature slow. Old coondog wisdom is you dont even start trying till they get close to a year old. You can start making little tracks early for it, but dont expect great results early on. Focus on discipline and handling, get that down before worrying too much about tracking. Handling is 85% of a good tracking dog. Hounds are slaves to their noses and you'll have to overcome that. It can certainly be done. My English redtick loads up in the truck, comes, sits, calls off the tree, heels on a leash, all that good stuff. It's taken years to get him there, with my old man doing most of it, and a good shock collar to boot.
Best of luck and enjoy the ride
you're on the right track with liver and short trailsPosted on 5/13/20 at 1:04 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Absolutely, i believe that having control of your dog comes first. No one enjoys a dog that doesn’t listen at all. I have 50 acres with plenty of rabbits to introduce during training, hopefully she picks up on what she should/should not be tracking.
As far as starting them early/waiting a year. Born to track covers this a little bit. They recommend that you start them as early as possible. And for some reason, a lot of dogs get in a slump between the age of 9 months-2 yrs old. They recommended that you just pull back on training a little bit , don’t force the dog to do it. Eventually it comes back to them.
I’m not really expecting to have a polished dog ready for this season, but will use every opportunity to allow her to track a deer even if it’s an easy blood trail.
As far as starting them early/waiting a year. Born to track covers this a little bit. They recommend that you start them as early as possible. And for some reason, a lot of dogs get in a slump between the age of 9 months-2 yrs old. They recommended that you just pull back on training a little bit , don’t force the dog to do it. Eventually it comes back to them.
I’m not really expecting to have a polished dog ready for this season, but will use every opportunity to allow her to track a deer even if it’s an easy blood trail.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 1:04 pm to Yukon7
There's a few good facebook groups with guys who love to help new trackers train their pups. Louisiana blood trailing network is one. N2G (nose to ground) is another group in Mississippi.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 1:05 pm to Yukon7
Name him smokey
Posted on 5/13/20 at 1:18 pm to Yukon7
You will enjoy it. I have a bloodhound that is a natural tracker...once he is motivated. He is very strong willed and won’t do anything he doesn’t want to do. My wife has a beagle and she is the exact opposite. She is wide open. She will run a rabbit till she can’t breathe. She has had zero training. 
Here is my bloodhound in all his glory.
Here is my bloodhound in all his glory.
Posted on 5/13/20 at 2:20 pm to pdubya76
that looks like a great dog to drink bourbon with
Posted on 5/13/20 at 2:40 pm to Loup
We have had many conversations on the porch. As long as he has something to eat and a place to lay down he is happy.
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