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Wounded Game Recovery Services: Deer/Bear

11/01/2026

Got the call from a Sussex County hunter who shot a big mountain buck. He followed blood for half a mile, but he was afraid he was bumping the deer — so he did the right thing, backed out, and called for a dog.

Maple hit the trail running, and 1.25 miles later we found him bedded down and head up. As we got close we bumped him into a swamp and swam 150 yards to the other side.

Where he stopped to run, we found gelled blood — his clot had moved out and he was bleeding hard again. We marked where he made land, gave him time, and headed over. We knew he was badly hurt because we got so close to him the first time.

On the other side we found fresh blood, a lot of it. Maple put her nose down and went right back to work. Two-tenths of a mile later, that mountain buck was harvested.

Another successful recovery, because Maple’s nose knows.

Need a tracker? 973-390-5952

10/24/2026

Thursday morning call: an 8-point buck. The hunter had tracked blood several hundred yards until it vanished. He knew it wasn't a good shot and he did the right thing. Instead of grid searching and blowing what scent was left, he called us.

We gave it 12 hours and got out there. At the hit site Maple worked back and forth until she picked the line. Once she was on it, she was locked in, making every turn, finding blood where nobody knew it was.

Past the hunter's last blood, she went back and forth again until she caught it. Then it got quiet. We couldn't see blood. The hunter was thinking, where the heck are we going?

Then after what felt like forever, two logs…a quick glance… blood. She was on it! Every couple hundred yards after that, a speck. We kept the hunter on last blood and we pushed on.

3/4 of a mile and 31 minutes later, Maple hit a rock wall, sniffed it, turned right down the wall, and there he was at the bottom of the hill. A magnificent 8-point.

Great company that ended with a lot of celebrating on a difficult track! Huge shout-out to the good Samaritan who let us drag him through their yard to the road instead of 3/4 of a mile back to the truck.

Hunter thought shoulder. Turned out gut. We've all been there. When you don't know where to go, Maple’s nose knows!

10/23/2026

Sussex County hunter shot a buck Wednesday and couldn't find him. Suspected gut shot, wasn't sure.

We hit the site Thursday evening, very little blood. Maple got the call, she ran a big circle, about .3 miles, and we found his arrow stuck on a log, placed so oddly.

I decided to take Maple back to last blood. As if Maple was telling me “why did you take me off the trail I know where it is.” She went the exact same direction we'd just come from.

Then we stumbled on him under some fallen logs a rear shot, almost in the hindquarter. We'd walked just yards past him on the way back and never saw him behind those logs.

Hunter got his deer. His first buck ever, and Maples knows new again!

10/23/2026

Bear week. We crawled half a mile on our hands and knees through thick briar and underbrush before the blood ran out. We called it after a while as we didn't want to push him.

Back the next day, no luck. He'd doubled back and crossed the track lines several times. We called it non-lethal.

Just got photos from the hunter: the bear made it. Low stomach shot, nicked his front leg on the other side. Non-lethal, just like her nose said.

The bear lives on.

10/19/2026

Maple’s nose was 3 for 4 this weekend.

Helped one hunter find their biggest buck yet and helped another find his first deer.

The one we didn't recover, we tracked 1.5 miles before determining it was a non-fatal shot. That deer lives to see another day.

Not a bad weekend's work.

Need a track? 973-390-5952

10/18/2026

Got the call Saturday at 7 PM, a hunter in Vernon shot a buck, followed good blood about 50 yards, then lost it at a swampy creek.

Maple ran on a big loop, worked the track out, and took us right to that creek. Pushed across it, found good blood on the other side and there he was. First buck in years for that hunter.

Then came the drag. Swamp water every direction we turned, deeper every time. Felt like forever.

Hunter went home happy with his deer because the Nose Knows!

09/23/2026

Successful deer recovery for Maple this evening

Maple was called in to assist a hunter with a wounded deer. She worked the track methodically and successfully located the deer, allowing the hunter to earn there buck!

09/20/2026

Maple came through today 🦌
Helped this hunter track and recover his doe.
Solid work, good girl ❤️

09/14/2026

North Jersey Deer Tracking & Recovery 🦌

If you lose your blood trail or can’t locate your deer, give me a call. I track throughout Sussex, Morris, Passaic, Warren and surrounding North Jersey counties. (973) 390-5952 — call or text.

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Wantage, NJ
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