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11/01/2026

One tailgated in the first half of today. This was our first track of the day which ended up needing two re checks. No chance this deer is seen again or recovered without us. The hunter and tracking party had great blood for 200 yards then lost it. We dropped Freya on this track thinking the direction he was going we had a lot of territory we could track on. She hit last blood and took a straight 90 degree turn towards the neighboring property and another 150 yards where we had to pull her off at the property line. We couldn’t get ahold of the landowner so we flew the drone and another 400 yards in the direction Freya said he was I located him not doing great. Took another close track came back and checked on him and he was much worse. Took another track close by and came back and checked on him and he was dead and still warm and limp at 22 hours. Low stomach hit. Zero blood from last blood the tracking party had and a different direction then we all thought he would have been. We eventually got ahold of these landowners and I caught them walking out of the woods on the second check back to their vehicles and chatted with them and they were super nice and let us go get him and stayed away from the area he was in to not push him. We appreciate landowners like that. Congrats to the hunter on a great buck.

Track 2 was tracked about 175 yards last night with good blood where they lost it in some Cedars. Freya marched us to their last blood and another 350 yards to a property line so we flew the drone another 80+ acres in that direction of river bottom with open fields for a long ways on every side of the river bottom with no sight of this buck.

Track 3 we put Freya on it and she tracked us over 850 yards to one spot of blood that went right in front of one of the hunters cell cams. Which he won’t get until 8 pm. We will see if he is hit where I believe he is. This deer was believed to be hit low and forward. No beds the entire track and the last 150 yards Freya was advancing to blood every 50 yards or so but was working way harder then the first 700 she cruised through telling me this was likely a non fatal hit. I called this one off at a property line as well.

Track 4 was a marsh and drone conditions were more then optimal. This deer was tracked about 200 yards. I’ve flown this property before so knew the layout very well and I flew probably 200+ acres with no sign of this deer and no way he would have hid from me with the drone in this terrain of this property. The hit was believed to be a high one lung hit. I believe this deer will be seen again.

We have tracks lined up for tomorrow and aren’t done yet today. We will see what we can do and what else rolls in yet tonight for calls. Call early and remember your wait times. These deer are living much longer then a few weeks ago. And if you bump them earlier they will go a long ways decreasing our odds of getting permission and finding your animals.

10/30/2026

Good morning so far today with 3 tailgated deer! Track one was tracked last night with a couple hundred yards of really good blood then nothing. I flew up with the drone and I located him and he was not doing well. At one point he tried to get up and fell back down. I went and took track number two and then came back and located this buck again and he was expired. Hit was low through bottom of the chest and both legs were also sliced. I believe the combo with maybe bottom of one lung and both legs and heavy blood loss early on in the track was just enough to do him in. They said they would have never got him without us!

Track 2 was a thought to be mid body hit and the hunter looked at hit site and didn’t see any blood but had white hair on the arrow telling me it came out low belly. We dropped Freya on this track and she marched us several hundred yards with zero blood anywhere to a bloody bed and then a second bloody bed and then in the third bed we had this deer. This deer is never seen again without Freya. Entrance was mid body and high and came out bottom of stomach.

Track 3 was a known gut hit with gut material right at hit site telling us this was very low stomach. This deer was also not tracked at all and handled perfectly as track number 2 was. We dropped Freya on this track and she marched us about 120 yards to a bed with the smallest spec of blood possible in it I had to look this bed over for quite awhile to see it. And zero blood prior to it. Then another 30 yards where blood starting showing up everywhere and at 230 yards to this buck dead in his second bed. Eagles and crows gave him away halfway through the track so I believe this one because of the birds they would have found without us. But without the birds they would have had to get lucky and stumble upon him.

Congrats to all of our hunters this morning we have more booked for after dark that we are just giving more time. So call early if you can and if you are unsure of your hit do not push it and bump them early. It will lead to some very very long tracks with these bucks amping up where we will need some nice neighbors to be able to get them.

Today is also Freya’s 5th birthday and I know there would be no other way she would want to spend it then tracking deer. She will probably surpass 200 recoveries this season and she was only a backup dog her first two seasons. She’s been an absolute treat to track behind and anyone who we have tracked for has got to see it first hand.

10/29/2026

A couple more recoveries today. I took 4 tracks we tailgated 2 and I got a herd survey in as well today.

Track one this was check back number 3 on this buck as he was still hanging in there a day later. This shot had quite a crazy deflection as the deer was shot mid body and was broadside and exited out the rear of the deer. This deer is most likely not found or for sure gone to waste without the drone. This deer was tracked 200 yards yesterday and I located him last night sick and about 450 yards from last blood. Flew back early this morning and he moved 250 more yards. Flew back late this afternoon and he was expired 20 yards from the last spot I saw him. All meat was salvageable even in this heat thankfully. This was the hunters first buck off of a new lease. Congrats again!

Track 2 this deer was shot and the hunter watched him lay down 15 yards from where he was shot. I immediately thought liver or potential leg. He saw the arrow sticking out by the shoulder but thought it was behind it. I flew the drone where the hunter thought this deer went and covered a ton of ground in a marsh which was great for the drone. We decided to drop Freya on it and she took us 650 yards with blood to confirm across a blacktop road. We lost permission across the road and flew for awhile covering a lot of ground never being able to locate this deer. No beds so I’m assuming leg hit.

Track 3 was shot mid body and low and was tracked 900 yards 3 hours after being shot where they backed out and called. I saw the arrow and knew this was a dead deer hit stomach. I located the deer another 300-400 yards from where the hunting party had lost it. Unfortunately this deer was spoiled but the hunter got his horns. The was the first bow buck this hunter had shot in several years. Congrats again!

Track 4 had great blood for about 100-150 yards then nothing. We flew a lot a lot of ground for this buck as this was all marsh and perfect again for the drone. I couldn’t locate him. We dropped Freya on it and she took us to the property line where we didn’t have permission yet. Where we had looked very hard and figured the deer went with the drone and covered a lot of ground but unfortunately could not locate this buck. The way the blood was so heavy and bright for a short distance then shut off I believe this is a muscle hit and this deer should be fine. The hunter could see the hole when the deer stood at about 100 yards in the marsh and it looked to him tight to the shoulder but low. So I believe this was just too low and far forward for anything vital.

Have some tracks booked for tomorrow we will see what happens. Plenty of rain coming in tonight don’t let it affect your wait times and track these deer too early. The dog will have no issues with the rain it will only help us. And overcast day again tomorrow for the drone to be effective once again.

10/27/2026

Another tailgate ticket punched this morning. The hunter tracked a little too soon on a mid body hit last night and jumped this deer about 100 yards from the shot site. But he did the right thing after jumping him and backed out and called right away. This deer went 400 yards in a different direction then they thought. They said they would have never found him without us. Freya would have had this buck in probably 10 minutes but as long as these conditions are optimal for the drone I’ll continue to fly first and give her a break for the sunny days when she will be running 7 tracks a day here. She’s not happy about the break but tough luck lol. I let her walk out with me on this one to show the hunting party the buck as I didn’t have a busy morning scheduled. Congrats to the hunter on a pretty buck!

10/26/2026

Buck recovery from the other night

10/26/2026

One from this morning that I located that will live to fight another day.

10/26/2026

One of the non fatal ones we found from the other day that I checked back on the next day and he had moved along and will live to see another day.

10/26/2026

3 tracks this morning so far. Track one was shot last night steep angle by the shoulder the hunter believed. I flew the drone for him for quite some time as it was all marsh located a ton of deer just not one we could confirm was our deer. One that looked very similar to what he thought but I couldn’t see a wound and he was running around just fine. So we dropped Freya on this track and she took us 650 yards before losing interest. Telling us this wasn’t a fatal hit.

Track 2 was a recheck on the buck shot high shoulder that we found last night. He was up and moving around and will live to see another day.

Track 3 was on a buck shot last night that was tracked to a bed at about 300 yards. Another marsh type area optimal for drone so we flew and I found him in no time and was able to confirm the wound low and in front of the shoulder. This deer will live to see another day as well.

Optimal conditions again all day today for the drone. We will see what the afternoon brings.

10/26/2026

Two more located tonight with the drone. The first one was not far from where the hunting party lost last blood and they walked right by him. He was tucked in some tall grass where he was tough to see. This buck was shot this morning and they called around mid day after looking. We opted to wait till after dark to give the deer some more time as the hunter thought he hit mid body which he did. This would have been a quick and easy one for Freya but I was worried he may not be dead yet. Hit was one lung liver gut. Congrats Steve!

Track two called me tonight that he shot a buck at 2 pm and they grid searched until basically dark. I figured we would fly the drone tonight to see if I could get eyes on him as they likely ruined the track for the dog. I located him in about 3 min you can see the hole pretty good. I’m pretty confident this deer will be perfectly fine but it’s not far from one of the other tracks I have lined up for morning so I’ll check on him once more tomorrow morning to make sure.

We have a couple other tracks scheduled for morning we will see what happens!

10/25/2026

Here’s the drone recovery from this morning. We have more scheduled for after dark so we will see what happens

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