10/09/2024
Next up on the list is Ethan Groves
So Ethan had called me the other night stating that he shot a really nice buck and didn’t like how the deer reacted. We go through our normal conversation asking how far the shot was, what kind of broadhead, how did the deer react, so on and so forth. We both were in agreement that he had made a lethal shot.
I told Ethan that I had one track to run in the morning before I got to him which he was understanding. They had decided they were going to look a little more in the morning while I was running my first track. They were able to advance the blood a little further and they found a bed with some white foam and blood in it.
We arrived on scene at 1:15 and we took Jewel to the impact site. After a few minutes Jewel gets lined out and she’s off to the races. We quickly advance to the hunters last blood. We take a small break at the bed to let Jewel and ourselves get a drink because this is some of the thickest stuff we have ever tracked through. After a few minutes we get started again, and we are right back on it. Jewel takes us down to a creek crossing and takes us out it for a bit when I notice she’s not really tracking anymore. So we take her back to the bed and restart. She takes us on the same line as before and nothing. So at this point I’m starting to wonder what we are missing. I can tell Ethan is getting nervous that we might not find his deer. So we discuss on basically making a 100 yard circle with jewel to see if I can get her to hit on something. We start our circle and we happen to get back that same bed that we have started from twice already. Well wouldn’t you know the third time is the charm. We get back to the same creek crossing as before and this time Jewel takes us across and starts heading back to where the hunter had shot his deer. Ethan is a little ways off from me but I continue to let Jewel work and she starts doing the classic bird dog stance like she always does when we get close. She takes us on a straight path right to this beautiful Ohio 8 point. So at this point Ethan has know idea I’m standing next to his deer I gave him a call and said do you want the good news or bad news. He says what’s the bad news. I said this deer is going to be a pain to get out of the woods. From that point all the sadness was turned into happiness. We will continue to starve the coyotes and put deer on tailgates.
Thank you Ethan in trusting us to locate your deer. If you feel you have made a bad shot please don’t hesitate to call 304-815-5900. If we are unable to come there is plenty of guys in longspur with amazing dogs ready to lend a hand.
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