WoodsWise Wounded Game Recovery

12/07/2025

10/14/2025

Here’s one that came full circle today, putting an end to this awesome story!! This buck was shot on the evening of September 11th, and from the video, you can see what appears to be a high shot across the top of the back. We tracked this deer on September 12th and bumped him from a bed at about the 850 yard mark. Once Lovec took us to the place where we jumped him, we decided to call the track for two reasons, for fear of pushing him into oblivion and clear out of the country and also because once we reached where he was bedded, Lovec seemed to lose interest in the pursuit, like he wasn’t giving off that “wounded deer scent” any longer.

Fast forward to September 21…,, the buck shows back up on the hunter’s game camera!! Confirmation that he’s still alive!!!

Fast forward again till today….,, the hunter calls me to report that he got a second chance at him this morning and sealed the deal on him!!!

Congrats man on an absolute toad of a buck!! Glad to have been a part of the story on this giant!!

10/04/2025

We put a doe on the tailgate this evening!!!!

10/03/2025

Short 200 yard track this evening on this liver/gut shot from last night. Drove 1 hour 20 minutes, found it in 9 minutes! Gotta love these kind!!

09/24/2025

Another proof of life pic we just received!!

We tracked this deer the evening of 9/21 after being shot that morning. We were on this buck for approximately 6/10 of a mile when Lovec made an abrupt turn out of an open field into a thicket. Once in the thicket, her demeanor changed to let me know we were trailing a deer that was not dead yet! We called the track for fear of pushing the deer further into the abiss. The hunter just reached out to me and said this was him that showed back up on camera today!!

09/24/2025

Confirmation of life photo!!

We tracked this buck on 9/12 after being shot on the evening of 9/11. The hunter had a tactacam video clip of the shot and we were skeptical after reviewing the footage that this was a lethal shot. The dog confirmed just that. We actually jumped a buck at about 850 yards into the track that we thought could possibly be the wounded deer but were not sure. After jumping that particular deer, Lovec took us to that particular point and lost interest in this track, signaling that the deer wasn’t dead. We called the track at that point. On 9/21, the hunter gets his first game camera picture of his well being. Note the wound high across his back. These shots are almost always non-lethal. This shot is ABOVE the spine and no vital organs were touched.

09/20/2025

Can’t wait to try these puppies out!! Been on the waiting list for almost 3 years!! Shoutout to Ray at BuckBrade Tracking Shoes for getting these to me!!

09/20/2025

Most up to date list of current trackers in Kentucky. Give it a share.

09/19/2025

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