Jaeger Tracks

05/01/2026

Comfortable soft dog bed? Nah. I’ll just sleep here in the sun on the concrete.

03/23/2026

Aural hematoma. That’s was a new one for us. Jaeger ruptured a vein in his ear, causing it to balloon up with fluid. Fortunately able to see our veterinary friends at the Virginia Tech Small Animal Clinic to get the care needed. An important part of healing is not being able flap his ears, so put the Rex Specs Hearing Pro to use to keep his ears in place for a while.

02/20/2026

What rainy days in the off season look like.

02/16/2026

Damon Bungard will be one of the vendors at ANTLERSTOCK, and the star of the show is his awesome dog JAEGER!
Jaeger is a “Teckel” wire haired Dachshund, and he is a deer tracking machine!

Check out this recovery in the awesome extended video in the comments!
And thanks for sharing this with us Damon!

02/13/2026

Jaeger's bleeding. Cut his paw pad on broken glass in the middle of a track. ( )

In this video I show:
How I stopped the bleeding
How I wrapped it
How I treated it at home
And how it healed over 9 days

Paw pad injuries are common in working dogs. Preparation matters.

Not vet advice — just real-world field care when you’re miles from help.

When you run hard in the field, injuries can happen fast.In this video, my hunting dog Jaeger cuts his paw pad on broken glass while tracking. I walk through...

02/01/2026

One of the hardest things to do after the shot… is do nothing.

But this recovery is proof that backing out is often the decision that results in an easy recovery.

This hunter made a smart call on a public land archery buck:
• waited a half hour
• bumped (or heard the deer move)
• backed out completely
• called for help instead of pushing forward

The next morning, Jaeger went to work and we recovered the buck very quickly, about 14 hours post-shot.

Too many deer are lost not because of the shot… but because they’re pushed from their first bed, too soon.

Anytime you bump a deer — backing out is the right move.

New video is live now on Jaeger Tracks. Link below. 🐾🦌🎥

When it comes to recovering wounded deer, the most important skill isn’t tracking — it’s decision making.In this video, we break down one of the biggest fact...

01/25/2026

Most people think a tracking dog should keep its nose glued to the ground.

But some of the best dogs will smell a dead deer long before they ever reach blood.

This video breaks down air scenting—how tracking dogs use wind, thermals, and terrain to locate deer when ground sign is weak or misleading, and how to read the dog instead of the dirt.

If you’ve ever thought your dog was: “off track” or “circling”, ignoring good blood
…this will change how you see it.

Different behavior doesn’t mean a bad track. Sometimes it means a smart dog solving a bigger scent picture.

🎥 Full breakdown on YouTube. Link in bio / comments)


Vom Mountain Creek Deutsch-Drahthaar/Rauhhaar Teckel

In this video, we break down one of the most misunderstood tracking behaviors: air scenting.Using a real deer recovery, we show how Jaeger recognizes and wor...

01/22/2026

One new video dropped last week, and the next is in final editing. Please subscribe to and like the Jaeger Tracks channel on YouTube to stay tuned on these and future video drops. Link in comments.

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas to all the hunters and hunting dog lovers out there. 🎄🐾🦌

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!
There were no dreams of sugarplums here, only of getting a hold of those damn reindeer 🦌