A lot of what you’re seeing is a reflection of the number of bad shots being made. You just never heard about them in the past but now those folks have another option to possibly recover that bad shot and you’re hearing the “cries for help” so to speak. Many calls are just scratched up deer….

Another good percentage of calls though are just like Matt just referred to and people wanting to play the situation conservatively knowing that it will increase their odds of recovery. A lot of it is just about weighing the odds…. Once folks see dogs work then they start pondering over that math in their head and they realize that just backing out and letting the dogs handle it is their highest percentage play….”Hey I just stuck “Freak Show” too far back and I’m just not seeing much blood”……. Do you go in the next morning with a search party….booger the area up…..and hope a dog can come out 24 hrs after the fact if you don’t find him??.....Or do you just back out and book the dog as insurance that “Freak Show” ends up on your wall?? That’s why a lot of people call in dogs and in my opinion it’s the absolute right play to make. I say that as a hunter as well as a tracker…..