Ortonville mi.

Perry Michigan

Bob ended up gut shooting his buck. Backed out and elected to use a dog first. I used sypris. She quickly figured out where the buck died. Buck ran about 200 yards. 

North American Whitetail television

 Mike Clerkin of North America Whitetail television was hunting at Black bird creek outfitter. 

We made the 10 hour drive. Sypris locked on to the scent and took us straight to Mike buck. Congratulations again Mike and thanks for trusting us!!

Howell Michigan.

Classic liver shot. Buck wasn't pressured and with overnight rain the hunter elected to use a dog to ensure a recovery. The buck only ran 150 yards. The blood trail was washed away however in the end a dog wasn't needed. 

Lapeer Michigan. Blood tracking dog

Sargent with a 3/4 mile recovery. Gut shot. At the time we didn't know where the buck was shot and a big storm was coming so we elected to track only 4 hours after the buck was shot. Sargent jumped him and thankfully wasn't that strong and was able to make a follow up shot. 

Fowlerville Michigan. Deer tracking dog

Liver and stomach shot and exited out the rear leg. Buck traveled 500 yards. Scent trail was 26 hours old. 

Ann Arbor Michigan. Blood tracking dog

Low liver and stomach shot. Buck traveled just over 1 mile. This is sypris 225th recovery

Fowlerville Michigan

JJ Sweet with a high liver shot. 

As you can see Sargent found him in this shallow Creek. 

Chesaning Michigan

Sypris struggled locking on for some reason. After the third restart she figured out the buck scent and she had to work hard for this recovery. High winds and lots of new failing leaves I believe made this track difficult. 

St. Claire County.

Ida township. 25 hour old recovery. It took two restarts for Sypris to lock on and once she did she recovered the buck in 8 minutes. 

Saginaw county

Saginaw county. Mathew with his biggest buck. Sypris with the recovery

Fowlerville Michigan

Fowlerville Mi.
My Slovakian Kopov Hound Sargent with a great Recovery. This buck double backed in the corn field. 

Chelsea Michigan

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Chelsea Michigan

 Pete shot this buck Q-2 him. 

Shot placement was perfect considering the angle. He waited 4 hours before Tracking. 

Minimal blood at first and then decent blood out in the soybean field. Then the blood trail got really sparse and eventually he couldn't find another drop. Pete checked the pine grove and the stream that ran along the bean field. After 4 hours of searching with his brother he realized a dog was needed. Throughout the day it was drizzling rain and we arrived at the shot site around 8:30 pm. Sypris quickly locked on and took us to the bean field and at last blood she turned back towards the area the buck came from. On a slightly v angle back we did find 1 drop of blood on a bean to confirm the buck turned and Sypris was locked on. Short distance later Pete was holding on to this chocolate rack buck. Great day and I'm proud of how well Sypris problem solved.

810-240-4891 for tracking services

Lapeer Michigan.

Congratulations Joe with a nice 8 point.
Arrow deflection resulting in a stomach shot.
As soon Joe and his nephew Mark lost blood they decided to try and locate a deer tracking. Mark called his friend Jordan Prevo and my name was mentioned.
Tonight recovery was text book and I also ran Sargent for extra training.
For tracking services please call 810-240-4891.
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Marion Michigan

Well this is the true life of a deer tracker!!
It's not all fun and games!!
  I drove a few hours north to help a great friend after he told me he shot his target buck!
He found his bolt a few yards past the shot site and backed out. Using his cell phone as a flashlight he couldn't tell by looking at the bolt if he made a great shot. It was clear it wasn't a double lung or heart shot!! I got up north by 10 pm and we went into the shot site with Sypris and investigated the area and bolt. I told him he gut shot the buck and we are not tracking tonight. I slept in my Ford focus with my two hounds. (I'll never do that again)
I started Sypris at the shot site and she took the wrong deer run as TJ buddy was looking down a path to my right and he found blood. Got Sypris back on the right line and she tracked slowly into the cedar swamp about 50 yards further we found two hockey puck size pools of blood. From their Sypris continued forward very slowly and unsure of her self. After an hour of struggling I decided to get Sargent. TJ and his buddy were body hunting along the river and Sargent took the correct path blowing by the last blood and quickly found TJ along the river. I knew he wasn't correct however I followed him with no expectations. After looking up and down the river I knew things were not going well and chances were extremely slim that my hounds were going to recover his buck. We met back at last blood trying to figure out where the buck made his turn. Looking to our right was the most promising so I took Sargent into the blowdowns and tall swamp grass. Sargent quickly went back to last blood. While standing there a grouse comes strolling past us at 10 yards and it looks like Sargent was going to flush it however Sargent walks past the bird and starts to disappear into the cedar swamp. So TJ and I started to follow and I look past Sargent and I could see Sargent was at the buck. Just a few minutes prior we were all done and had plans of using another tracking team or planning a grid search and Sargent saved the day. Looking back I should have went with my gut feeling and used Sargent from the beginning. He is still learning his job and I need to be more patient with him and work through his childish tendencies however he will soon make a name for himself.
Tracking Whitetails with dogs isn't easy however after doing this for 10 years the hardest part is starting a new dog and hopefully Sargent can walk in Sypris footsteps and make a lot of hunters as happy as TJ Alberts is right now.
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Durand Michigan. Shiawasee county.

Durand Mi.
Jon knew he hit center mass and slightly Q-2 and had a complete pass through. Had a decent blood trail for 50-60 yards until the buck ran into chest high weeds. They couldn't find any more blood so the neighbor used a utv to grid searched the field. At this point Jon knew he needed a dog. Jon contacted Cj Lauderdale ask if he knew of anyone with a dog. We showed up around 10 pm and started at the shot site. Sargent followed the known blood trail until the field edge and all of the sudden Sargent nose goes up in the air (air scenting) and starts pulling hard. I'm thinking Jon deer is close and Sargent going to walk me straight to him. Well realizing Sargent must have been following a live deer we did a restart at last blood. I casted him into the weeds and with in a few minutes Sargent was locked on and we covered hundreds of yards in minutes!!
This was a perfect track for Sargent.
Congratulations Jon Craven.
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2017 Michigan youth season

Sargent with his buddy Conner first buck

Sargent with Logan first buck

Sypris with Jade first buck. 

My favorite time of the year is Michigan youth season. I love seeing all these smiling faces and my hounds love kids. 

This year we went on 5 tracks. 3 we recovered dead and the other 2 we successful tracked the deer over 1 mile. With the evidence presented I feel these deer will fully recover. 

For deer tracking services please contact me at 810-240-4891. I'll travel the entire state of Michigan and Ohio, Indiana. 

Good luck and when in doubt back out 

Michigan Elk tracking service.

Opening day of Michigan elk season a hunter couldn't recovery his bull elk. I ran Sargent on the blood trail and he instantly locked on. Sargent track him well over a mile and at this point we realized he isn't fatally shot. The Elk hunter was successful later that day and allowed Sargent to investigate the dead Bull so he can learn what he was tracking earlier. 

Call 810-240-4891 if you ever need elk Tracking service. 

Michigan blood tracking dogs

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The Legend

It all started with this minature dachshund named Scout. I bought him from Detroit Mi and he doesn't come from hunting bloodlines. However he was born to track and he quickly made a name for himself. I was training my second dog at the time of scout 3rd season when a I asked a hunter if I could run Sypris first and he said no!! I was taken back by his blunt response! He said it's my son's buck and it's a dandy so I want you to use the legend. Scout made the recovery and everyone was happy.
Today the legend turns 11.
He has been retired for several years.
Happy birthday Scout.

Sargent

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Sypris

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Hunters have trusted my hounds since 2007

Knowing when to start tracking

After a marginal shot you have been told to give the deer some time to stiffen up!! It's going to be really cold so the deer will stiffen up and be dead in it's bed!!

     Have you ever been told this or do you believe this to be true?
Picture below is owned by Peterson Bow hunting magizine of a bedded stomach shot buck.
I've seen these eyes plenty of times and it's important to know how to handle these situations!
What you do next will be an important part of recovering your deer.

Deer only stiffen up after they die!!! “stiffen up” theory is faulse. They lie down because they are very sick or dizzy from sudden decrease in blood pressure and they have reached an area that they feel safe lay down. In most cases you don't want to bump a wounded deer out of its bed but there are times when it’s your only option to end suffering. Large muscle and broken bone hits produce bleeding which will lead to death if enough blood is lost. Pushing the deer can keep the heart pumping at an elevated level which can stimulate blood loss and work against blood coagulation and healing. A single lung shot is another time that requires you to immediately start tracking and be ready to make a follow up shot. By keeping the deer moving you increase the blood flow and exhausting the deer to the point you can get a second opportunity. If you can push the deer hard enough and get the diaphragm to collapse this will suffocate the deer and killing him.
The trick is understanding the type of wound you're dealing with. Keep the deer bleeding if the hit is not inherently fatal — this won’t happen if the deer beds, quiets down, and the blood coagulates. On occasion, pushing a wounded deer is your best option.

Getting on him right away can sometimes allow you to get another shot into him, the rapid blood loss with cause dizziness or be disoriented and will allow you to quietly approach for a follow-up shot. You typically have a small window of 15-45 minutes to make this follow up shot. A none lethal wound will start to coagulate in a matter of minutes and the spleen stores blood cells so it realeases white blood cells to prevent infection and platlets start to coagulate the blood. Bone marrow starts making new blood.
A deer with a broken leg is easily tracked by a dog because of the bone marrow that's expelling from the broken bone along with all the scents the dog has been trained to follow.
This is why it's important to understand your shot placement and understand when it's best to track immediately or know how long to wait.
This is another reason I've always said it's best to know someone with a deer tracking dog before you ever need the assistance of dog.
Find a tracker in your area and save their number because if you hunt long enough you will find yourself in the need of the hunters best friend a deer tracking dog.
Call me ASAP for any questions or concerns
810-240-4891

Sargent. Call 810-240-4891 for tracking services

Sypris Call 810-240-4891 for tracking services