BLAZE Big Game Tracking and Recovery

11/13/2024

Blaze was at it again. This buck was shot at around 9 am yesterday. The hunter found the blood picture below and only a little more hardly past here. He didn’t know a direction to go and knew that he might mess up a dog if he grid searched.
Blaze tracked us approximately 150-180 yards pint into the swamp. Blood. Blood. More blood. All of a sudden blaze just seemed like he was off 30 yards after finding blood. I actually called out “he missed a corner”. I let him run it a little ways further and see if he could grab a line. Nothing

Quick resed to a known line and a birch tree I could remember because I accidentally deleted our onx track. The “dry ground” that birch was on was this bucks spot to lay up.

We walked right by it. And even had blood past it on 2 occasions. Blaze missed a double back it appears. And I called it. I just didn’t pick up on the double back thing and thought it was a missed turn.

When we found it we called the hunter over. He stood within 4’ of this deer and didn’t see it.

Without a dog, this deer would have never been recovered. You almost had to step on it to see it. When I saw the blood trail picture I figured it would be an easy one. It wasn’t. But the hunter backing out is really what got this deer recovered.

11/11/2024

Meet our new friend, Ethan. He saw this buck while sitting with his dad yesterday. And dad’s eyes didn’t work as good as Ethan’s. Because dad didn’t see it till 5 min after Ethan did. Fast forward to the after shot. Blood was thinning. Rain was falling. And tracking was becoming an impossible task.
We raced home from deer hunting to get to tracking. And headed to Ethan.

Blaze covered 300-350 yards in minutes, resulting in a recovery.

Congratulations to this little guy on his FIRST BUCK! It’ll make a fine Euro mount, young man!

If we could track for kids every day we’d do just that! Awesome shot, good track, and a big ol smile. Great night in Harris, MN

10/25/2024

Tonight’s track was interesting. Hunter shot a doe from in the woods out into a grassy clearing. Every time we start a track Blaze seems to circle the hit location till he decides which way the deer went.

This time was no different. Except he just wouldn’t hit the line in the right direction. This had me wondering if the hunter walked the direction blaze wanted to go.

Next thing you know, 90 degrees to the right of the right line… up jumps a little fork buck.

It took a little bit to get blaze off the buck and back to tracking. Into the woods we go. 90 to the right. Instantly I knew he was still fixated on the buck. So, I let him run it out. So we could get back to tracking.

All of a sudden we found blood. And more blood. And more. Next thing you know we circled right to where the buck was bedded. And found blood in the bed.

We’ve now established two things. I didn’t trust blaze and I should have. I trusted the hunter and shouldn’t have. Blaze was so fired on that buck and just couldn’t get past it. And I should have known there was a reason for it.

Continued the track for closure and show the hunter we didn’t have a dead deer. Off we go. All the way in a circle, under his stand, back to just about the beginning of the track and south through the timber and into a swamp. At that point we called off the track.

Pick your shots carefully and please please try and ID your deer before taking the shot. Accidents happen, and that’s why we’re here. But finding out a doe was actually a buck was a first for us.

10/22/2024

Hey there hunters. Just wanted to let everyone know we’re going to take a break from tracking from October 29th through November 3rd so we can get in a bow stand and do a little hunting ourselves. We’ve got some friends flying in from out of state 🌴 🏖️ and we’re showing them the ways of MN 🍁 🦌 .

As you’ve probably seen before. Here’s a list and map of other trackers in the state and even into WI

Before and after those dates we’d love to come give you some assistance if needed. If you need assistance landing a tracker, reach out to me or use the TRAKR App!

Happy hunting and good luck!

10/20/2024

2/2 today 😎 7:15am gut shot. 6pm track. Ripped it out in no time and arrived at this Stanchfeild Beauty.

Congrats on your buck Andy!!!

10/19/2024

This little guy has been busy!

Congratulations to this North Branch hunter! And as always. We appreciate you letting us help.

10/18/2024

Unfortunately not every track is a positive outcome. This line is the 2nd half of the track.

Blaze tracked a buck for a youth hunter, and he took us to where the buck bedded. As we came up on him I saw the rack sticking up, then made out an eye, made out an ear, and knew we had a live buck. He got up and wasn’t walking very good.

We waited a while and got back oh him hoping his getaway attempt was too much and would cause him to expire.

Blaze took us directly to where the buck bedded down again. Not one drop of blood from bed to bed. And no blood in either bed.

The second jump, the deer was moving way better and we decided to end the track.

Not every non-recovery is a failed track. We located this deer. Twice. Unfortunately it isn’t headed for the taxidermist.

10/16/2024

10/15/2024

Bam! Another one on the tailgate! East bethel hunter took the shot tonight around 615pm. Limited blood for 35 yards and lost it. Decided to back out and call in a dog. Blaze was tricked for a minute because the deer doubled back over his own trail. But after a reset to last blood, we got him found. 675 yards.

Congrats on your buck sir! And thanks for letting us give it a go!

10/12/2024

Blaze got a call earlier this week, and Hunter was in need. He was out hunting with his son and a beautiful buck gave him an opportunity. He was able to track the Buck to a creek and lost it after that.
We showed up really late and gave it a try. Blaze took us about 1350 yards. We were unable to recover the deer. But yesterday I got a message that the stud is still on the hoof, and alive. Unfortunately, we can’t find them all, but Blaze sure gave it his best shot.
The northern lights during the track were a bonus

10/06/2024

This Onamia hunter let an arrow fly on a doe this afternoon. He said he found part of the arrow, only about 6-8” of it. Heard a big “THWACK”, and assumed the arrow hit something on the way out, preventing an exit. After 80 yards and minimal blood he backed out and started seeking out a tracker.

Blaze and I were close (ish) by and were on scene in 30 min or so. 200 yards, 5min and 11sec later. We arrived at a very nice doe this gentleman shot while under the close supervision of his daughter. And we found exactly what he thought and described. Beautiful shot, no exit, and a deer that needed tracking.

Congratulations on a fine doe sir, happy we could help! Thanks for trusting us in recovering your deer!