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03/26/2026

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This little outdoorsman shot this trophy whitetail, they lost blood so his father contacted me in need of our services. ...
11/03/2025

This little outdoorsman shot this trophy whitetail, they lost blood so his father contacted me in need of our services. We put a plan in place to run this trail the following morning.18 hrs afer shot Griffin locked on right off. He looked awesome solid tracking for 1.5 miles through trying terrain long the Big River. Finally led us to a deep river crossing/property line. After a slightly tearful discussion on the riverbank we planned on gaining permission and getting across. With some grit and determination from all parties we landed on the opposite bank 20 minutes later. What we found on that opposite bank would bring smiles to everyone’s faces. Thanks for trusting us to track your deer! Congrats on your successful Missouri youth season hunt. Gary Runyon

Saturday mornings hunt/track was extra special my niece and brother in law got to experience their first successful deer...
11/03/2025

Saturday mornings hunt/track was extra special my niece and brother in law got to experience their first successful deer hunt together, and Griffin and I are thankful to be a part of it. After finding no blood after 150 yards (243 cal) we decided to drop Griffin on it. 250 yards later we were standing over this youth season trophy whitetail 😁 congrats on your first deer! I’m excited for many more successful hunts with this growing hunter. Uncle Treasure is so proud of you! Sam Unerstall

10/18/2025

Continuing from yesterday’s post:

Many of you share similar thoughts to ours. While we do believe grid searching can reduce recovery rates due to ground disturbance, most experienced tracking dogs can work through that contamination with minimal impact.

What we suspect plays a bigger role is how grid searches often push wounded deer farther from the point of loss. Once bumped, a deer typically travels much farther, and occasionally in a completely different direction than before. This, we believe, is why drone recovery rates drop even more than dog recoveries after grid searches.

Drones usually rely on hunter input about the deer’s last known direction, so their search efforts are focused accordingly. If the deer changes course after being bumped, those searches may miss the mark. Additionally, drone recoveries are often limited by flight time and distance, whereas a dog can continue tracking as long as the handler and property boundaries allow.

Those are our working theories. What do you think? We’d love to hear from both tracking dog teams and thermal drone operators. Please keep it respectful as this discussion isn’t about criticizing any method, but about understanding what the data might be telling us.

10/18/2025

🤔 If grid searching compromises the scent line for tracking dogs… why do drones suffer too?

Many claim grid searches “contaminate the scent line,” making it harder for dogs to trail a wounded deer. But developing TRAKR data shows something surprising:

🐕 Dog recoveries drop 17% after grid searches.
🚁 Drone recoveries drop even more - 41% - despite scent not being a factor at all.

So maybe the issue isn’t just scent.
Maybe grid searching changes the entire recovery dynamic.

💬 What do you think the contributing factors are? We'll post our theory tomorrow.

I received a call last night to track a buck for some friends in Stony Hill, Suspected spinal shock (no recovery)While t...
11/22/2024

I received a call last night to track a buck for some friends in Stony Hill, Suspected spinal shock (no recovery)
While there we received word of a young hunter that lost blood on a doe he shot just down the road and in need of our services. Windy conditions made for a slow start. I ran Griffin across a creek in the direction the deer traveled , he locked on right away! roughly 1000 yards later we !!! recovered!!! his doe ! congratulations Sam Dickinson! It’s great seeing such a dedicated young Hunter!

We had received a call this evening from Neal Alfermann. He had trailed his buck 150 yards and lost blood and was in nee...
11/18/2024

We had received a call this evening from Neal Alfermann. He had trailed his buck 150 yards and lost blood and was in need of our services. We arrived on site a short time after. Griffin locked on right away. 20 minutes 12 seconds/
3/10th of a mile later we were standing over Neal’s buck !!!RECOVERY!!! congratulations Neal
Heck of a harvest!

We had the pleasure of meeting Tj about a week ago on an unsuccessful track we took through the TRAKR app. We received a...
11/09/2024

We had the pleasure of meeting Tj about a week ago on an unsuccessful track we took through the TRAKR app. We received a call from him last night regarding proper wait times for liver/gut shot deer. He followed our guidance to a T which led to a short !!!RECOVERY!!! first thing this morning ! Always fun times chasing whitetail with these boys! Congratulations TJ Richardson on your awesome archery harvest !
It was a great morning
* Griffin even got to play with the others dogs after work*

Last Sunday we tracked this buck 2.5 miles on a suspected liver shot ( it was not liver) all signs led me to believe thi...
11/08/2024

Last Sunday we tracked this buck 2.5 miles on a suspected liver shot ( it was not liver) all signs led me to believe this was a live deer. Fast forward 4 days get a call last night from a longtime friend in need of help. Liver shot right down the creek from Sundays track. We arrived this morning at first light. We Had a suspicion this was the same buck from Sunday. Had a few issues in the raging creek bed locating scent.,So we tried some wind scenting techniques along a ridge. Griffin locked on right away and in a matter of minutes we were standing over this tough critter. !!!Recovery!!! A Small laceration to the deer’s left arm wasn’t enough from hunter #1 / hunter #2 on the other hand………Two hunters chasing the same deer… one Victor
Congratulations Tyler Hagedorn heck of a deer!!!

#1. Long track early this afternoon on 6,000 acres of public property. All sign lead Griffin and I to believe buck to b...
11/02/2024

#1. Long track early this afternoon on 6,000 acres of public property. All sign lead Griffin and I to believe buck to be alive.
#2. Late night !!!RECOVERY!!! for Ryan Feldmann in some of the thickest stuff in a while. Congrats on your buck !

Jason Dowil contacted us,he had shot a buck at 8 this morning. He had trailed the deer for 50 yards and lost blood and b...
10/20/2024

Jason Dowil contacted us,he had shot a buck at 8 this morning. He had trailed the deer for 50 yards and lost blood and backed out. We arrived on site 4 hrs after impact . Griffin was ready to go. Took some minor work at the initial hit site with mid day scenting conditions , but he locked on quickly. Across a Beanfield 200 yards,Down in a creek bottom another 100 yards. 8 min / roughly 400 yards later we were standing over Jason’s buck. Thanks for trusting us to track your deer ! Congrats on your buck! Nice deer!🦌

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