Good deal. That sounds like a leg hit….finding bone is pretty much a sure sign of a leg hit.

You can condition the dog to stay close to you if you want to track that way. It takes a little time but if you tone her back to you every time she gets out to say 125-150 yards…..she’ll eventually slow down and start moving through the woods like a pack with you instead of her thinking that she is free to run on her own. I usually don't let Otis get more than about 150 yards out...I stay about 50 yards behind him most of the time.. but now that's just personal preference on my part....not saying everyone has to do it that way. We track in a lot of different situations and it behooves me to have the dogs used to staying close. I've had tracks where I've been right up against the interstate and other tracks that have been for folks bowhunting inside the city limits. You deal with a lot of different scenarios.