Stewarts Blood tracking

10/30/2026

Testament to how tough these Whitetail’s really are!

This pic was sent to me by a hunter. A week after the shot and the deer is alive and fine. He couldn’t believe that this deer was alive based on the shot. I see over 100 of these high shoulder area shot deer alive every season. Alot of people will say “ah he’ll die from infection over winter” but from what I’ve seen with my own eyes, most of the deer with wounds like this do not. A lot of them end up getting shot the following season. Deer aren’t soft, they don’t just lay down and die that easy.

10/28/2026

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10/28/2026

Something every hunter around Pittsburgh needs to hear.

Those woods behind the shopping centers, motels, warehouses and office parks — the pieces that look empty and forgotten — are not public land. Every acre of it belongs to somebody, and most of it belongs to a company.

And hear this part clearly: not posted and no purple paint does NOT mean free access. It doesn't mean the land is open, and it doesn't mean you have permission. "Nobody ever told me to leave" isn't permission either. It just means nobody caught you yet.

And don't fool yourself into thinking those places aren't watched. Commercial property means cameras on the loading docks and parking lots, security patrols, and employees coming and going at all hours.

Get caught back there hunting or tracking without real permission, and it's no slap on the wrist. You're looking at trespassing charges, Game Code violations, fines — and possibly your license. A wounded deer doesn't give you a free pass onto the next property, either. The deer doesn't carry your permission with it.

Here's the part that burns me: when a business catches hunters on its land, it doesn't forget. It posts the property, calls the police next time, and that ground is closed to everybody, for good. One shortcut ruins it for every hunter who would have done it the right way.

So do it the right way. Get permission before you hunt — a name, a real yes, in writing if you can get it. And before you call a tracker, make sure that permission is solid, because I won't put Luci or Jawbone on a track I can't stand behind.

10/25/2026

Cool trail cam photo! Not often do you get a bird in mid flight. But here you go. I believe it’s a yellow Rumped Warbler….

10/19/2026

10/18/2026

We went 2/3 today on tracks. First track of the day took us to just outside Alliquipa Pa.
Wait time on this track was approximately 24 hours as the hunter thought his shot was a bit back. We deliberated on tracking it at the last hour of good light last night. But ultimately decided that in order to find it in its first bed and not chance bumping it out of the county. We ran it this morning. Luci winded him from the hit site. And getting her to track by ground scent if almost impossible after she gets that death scent from the thermals. Maybe 100 yards from hit site he went.

Second track of the day took us to Hookstown Pa. For a gut shot buck that was jumped the night before. A case of tracking too early still a dead deer with time. Proving her worth Luci found the bucks path from the point of loss. She worked a quad trail a good way with zero blood. Unknowingly ( wind was wrong) Luci and I passed within 10 yards of the buck as Luci was tracking by ground scent Luci soon after made a cut down to the right and I hear a commotion behind me from the hunters. Who spotted the buck bedded and its head was up! Still alive!
We had talked about bringing a weapon of season. And ultimately did not. So the hunter had to make his way back to the side x side and back to the house for that legal weapon.

The rest of us just sat in silence and awaited his return. A follow up shot was needed and accomplished. Luci was on his trail on the path he took to that final bed.

Now these two deer shows. That you just never know how long your wait time should be. In one case we played it safe and did not track. Obviously now to us we should have. The other we tracked at the recommended wait time and found it still alive. Congratulations to both hunters on your fine Pennsylvania Bucks!

Oh I forgot the third track so I’m editing this post. This track was in Bulger Pa. Hunters Grandfather contacted me on the way home from Hookstown. I was done for the day but when he said it was for his grandson’s first deer! And the fact they explained a center mass shot. I was all in even when he explained they may have compromised the scent line with two grid searches and bringing the family dog down for a try. And initially tracking the deer soon after the shot.
The area was about as thick as thick can get and it was hard maneuvering to try and play the wind. Almost impossible! But we tried for a hour. My conclusion is they tracked way too soon for an eventuality dead deer. Pushing it who knows how far? A mile is not out of the question.. do I think I could possibly find it? Absolutely but the work involved would have been extensive and still may have been in vain. So I called it. Coyotes have to eat too!

10/17/2026

Helping to recover a young hunter’s first deer is always a special moment! This small doe may as well been a monster buck . Only in this young hunter’s mind. The teamwork he and his brother put into dragging out of the woods on their own,was special to me only because I know these two siblings will remember this moment the rest of their lives. The last thing the young hunter said to me before I left was “ I feel Proud “ I told him that he did a great job and he certainly should be proud of himself! Congratulations young man!

10/11/2026

Be a good night to be out hunting . After that monsoon passed through.

10/02/2026

Here’s to a safe and bountiful season! If you need us call or text!

10/02/2026

First proof of life of the year. On a buck we tracked on the 28th of September. Shot placement was unknown due to the fact the bolt clipped the hunters blind on a 18 yard shot. The hunter had us come out to check. Luci wasn’t much interested in it at all.

Got a picture today. Hunter was able to get another shot on it and made it count. First hit went into the hind quarters. So proof of life for the day we tracked it!