Posted By: Dano
Tough one last night (tracking story) - 01/12/24 01:24 AM
We got a call last night a hunter had shot a buck amd she couldn't find much sign. We decided to load up and got to the field and about 20 yards in off the field I found a piece of bone. I knew them We were gonna have to get our running shoes on. Heidi made her way through a nasty clear-cut and into a hardwood ridge. Finding bits of bone and blood along the way I knew this deer was still on his feet and not stopping until she caught him. Well we made it to a wet little creek drain and I heard her barking. The garmin showed she was close but I could barely hear her. When I closed the distance I figured out why, she was down in one of the deepest ravines on the property with a bayed up leg shot buck. I didn't hesitate and slid down about 80ft on my butt straight down. When I got to the bottom I was able to dispatch the buck with my 10mm, they cannot tote that round I have found and the chase was over but the task was not. My collar showed 3.04mi from where we started. The hunters husband was with me and had to call them to try and find us. Knowing that the ravine was all around us we decided to wait until they got close on the side by side to try and get him out. Well after several hours of dragging uphill we finally got him out.