Just want to brag on my buddy Zeke! - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

Bisch · 10-29-2021, 09:25 AM

A friend and I were both hunting yesterday afternoon. About 6:00pm, he texted me that he had shot a doe. He said the shot looked good, and that he would get down and look for her before it got dark. At about 7:00, he texted me again saying he had good blood for a little bit but then lost it. He said he was still confident the shot was good, but was gonna back out to let my tracking dog Zeke find it. My friend is colorblind, and as such, it’s got to be good blood for him to see it.

Anyway, I ended up not seeing anything to shoot at, so at dark I got out and went back to meet my friend and go track his doe.

My dog is a Jack Russell Terror :laughing:. He is crazy full of energy and can be very hard headed. That being said, he is also the best dang dog I have ever had!!!

Anyway, I got Zeke ready and his tracking collar on, and he was ready to go. I carried him over to the arrow, and while looking at it thought I noticed some guts in the shaft. I asked my buddy if he was sure if the shot and showed him what I thought I was seeing on the shaft. He still said he thought the shot was money, and that she should be dead in short order.

Well, Zeke got on a scent trail real fast. I run him on a leash and he was pulling extra hard. We went a ways in a direction that seems off from what my friend had told me was her direction of travel. Maybe 75yds out, I was just about to pull him off and go back to start over again, when BAM, there was a spot of blood on the ground. So we kept going, and the blood spots became more frequent. In with the blood, I could also see guts. At this point, I knew the shot was not what he thought he had seen!

Zeke was really pulling me hard, and thru some thick stuff too. About another 100yds into it, we rounded a clump of brush and the deer jumps up and runs, still alive!!! Zeke drug me thru some patches of shin oak that were thick. I lost my hat and headlight. Luckily I caught them on the way to the ground and just kept going with them In my hand. I heard her jump up a second time a little farther on, and figured she must be pretty bad off to not want to go any farther than she did before lying back down. The third time we caught up to her, she was pretty much done for. The deer was recovered!!!!

Im not sure if we would or would not have found this deer without Zeke, but we positively did recover her with him. When I got him, the intention was to make a tracking dog out of him. It’s been a long couple years with some good recoveries, and some disappointments where we did not recover. It’s a long learning process, mostly for me, as he knows what he is doing.

Anyway, I just love to see him doing his thing and finding wounded/lost deer that we likely never would have found on our own! I didn’t get any pics of Zeke with “his” doe (he thinks they are his after he finds them, and is very possessive of them) as I left my phone at the vehicle when we started tracking.

But here’s a few pics of Zeke doing his thing:

When I started, I didn’t really have a clue what I was doing with training Zeke to track critters. I do however hunt quite a bit, so he gets lots of chances to get after critters. I am certainly still learning to read him and figure out whether he’s actually on a critter or not. We are getting better and better as we “hunt” more and more together. It is sooooooooooooooooo cool and rewarding to see him be successful at finding these critters.

Anyway, just thought I’d brag on my pup a little!!

Bisch

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BlackHogDown · 10-29-2021, 09:29 AM

What a good boy! Great write up and even better pics. Attaboy, Zeke!

DUKFVR · 10-29-2021, 09:37 AM

Great story! You have a great lookin partner in Zeke!

munchie · 10-29-2021, 09:39 AM

Cool dog

RickBarbee · 10-29-2021, 09:39 AM

That's awesome !!!
Good dogs are worth their weight in gold.

My Bella has a heck of a nose on her, but I haven't put her on a blood trail yet to see what she'll do. I gotta do that sometime soon.

She hates pigs though. When she smells them she don't even want to leave the house, and will not go out to potty unless I go with her. LOL

Rick

Trumpkin · 10-29-2021, 10:10 AM

I love hearing stories of good tracking dogs! Bisch, Zeke sure looks like a real blast to be around. Does he come to any of the 3d shoots?

Bisch · 10-29-2021, 10:52 AM

By the way, the shot ended up being a solid liver hit, with maybe the back of one lung hit also.

Bisch

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Stolle · 10-29-2021, 10:55 AM

That’s awesome. You have good taste in dog names

. Now I know who to call when we need a tracking dog.

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HoustonHunter94 · 10-29-2021, 10:59 AM

Good Boy Zeke!!!

EliteDriver · 10-29-2021, 11:28 AM

Good job and awesome pup!!

SJP51 · 10-29-2021, 12:28 PM

He's a great dog. No doubt. He sure found my pig in a hurry!

Drycreek3189 · 10-29-2021, 01:15 PM

Nothing better than a rough coat JRT ! Although mine only has one eye, ain’t nothing wrong with his smeller or his drive !

Drycreek3189 · 10-29-2021, 01:24 PM

BTW Bisch, Zeke is a pretty little feller ! Sarge is 12 years old and has tracked and found many deer and hogs for us, but I put him on a track even if I know where they fell. He loves it, as I’m sure Zeke does.

Bluedevil · 10-29-2021, 02:03 PM

Good to hear somebody else bragging on their tracking dog. I got a lacy for tracking 5 years ago. I have never had so much fun after the shot. Watching her figure out the track is awesome. Whenever I get the tracking collar out, she about loses her mind with excitement. We have lost a few, but she has saved my butt on a couple and really speeds up the recovery on most.

CamoQuest · 10-29-2021, 02:26 PM

Good boy, Zeke! Great write up, Bisch. I love watching good dogs work, and hearing about their adventures.

gtsticker · 10-29-2021, 04:37 PM

Awesome job Zeke and Bisch

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skooter · 10-29-2021, 07:10 PM

Great job and write up! I miss my little Jack. She was probably the best dog I’ve ever owned. I’ve got a GSPxLab cross now. The only thing better about him is that he retrieves as well.

Skooter

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Horsehide · 10-29-2021, 07:30 PM

Great pic of you and Zeke Bisch. The little guy gets quite possessive of "his" kills though.

SJP51 · 10-31-2021, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Horsehide

Great pic of you and Zeke Bisch. The little guy gets quite possessive of "his" kills though.

Fact! Little dude didn't want me even looking at "his" deer. But he nosed 75 yards thru a thicket to find my hog.

DRT · 10-29-2021, 08:20 PM

Good job Zeke.

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Draco · 10-29-2021, 09:46 PM

It's good to have a good deer dog ain't it?

SabineHunter · 10-29-2021, 10:05 PM

Very cool

Caddo · 10-29-2021, 10:19 PM

Outstanding! Good job Zeke!

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3ChordTruth · 10-29-2021, 11:44 PM

Congratulations Bisch, Zeke tells me you are the best student he has ever taught!

Zeke is one awesome little guy, and your stories about him are cool. Those hunting pics are classic JRT. Good luck to you both, and we want more Zeke and Bisch hunting stories.

airehead · 10-30-2021, 04:11 AM

I really enjoyed the write up Jerry.
I know how proud you must be of him, do not worry my friend he still has a lot to teach you

just got a love a good JRT!!!

Ron

SwampGhost · 10-30-2021, 08:30 AM

He’s smarter than we are! Going to be a jam up dog keep working him

Paycheck · 10-31-2021, 02:09 PM

Very nice. Love the write up.

caughtandhobble · 10-31-2021, 04:39 PM

Way to go Zeke.... When I was a kid a good friend had a Bluetick "Puppy" tracking dog. Puppy helped me find an arrowed buck. He told me always trust the dogs nose over what the hunter says.

When I got my first tracking dog "Dixie" I remembered what my friend told me a many times. The dog is always right in my experience

It is truly amazing how much we can learn from a good dog.

tradtiger · 11-07-2021, 01:32 PM

Attaboy, Zeke! Nice write-up, Bisch!

flywise · 11-07-2021, 03:48 PM

Waydago Zeke

zoejogle · 11-08-2021, 04:37 AM

Very cool

Stolle · 11-09-2021, 03:55 PM

Whoops wrong thread.

Bisch · 11-09-2021, 03:58 PM

Zeke got on 3 more tracks last week at the ranch I work at!

We didn’t need him on the nilgai. The hunter centerpunched the heart on that big dude, and he didn’t go 100yds. Stevie Wonder could have followed the blood trail. But I put Zeke on it anyway because he had never found a nilgai before.

Bisch

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lanceodom · 11-09-2021, 04:04 PM

That's awesome! So fun to watch a dog hunt or track or do what their instincts tell them. Those suckers are worth their weight thats for sure.

Pedernal · 11-09-2021, 04:09 PM

Awesome work and good looking pup. That first deer looks like it got hit pretty high. Was that from an elevated stand?

Bisch · 11-09-2021, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedernal

Awesome work and good looking pup. That first deer looks like it got hit pretty high. Was that from an elevated stand?

It was from a short tripod. When I rolled the deer over and saw that hole, I knew the hunter had gotten pretty lucky on that one!

Bisch

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DRT · 11-09-2021, 06:24 PM

Zeke is a good little fella. Not sure why he doesn't like Tim though . . .

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Bisch · 11-09-2021, 11:21 PM

Zeke found one for me this evening!

Bisch

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BOBSTER · 11-10-2021, 06:58 AM

Way to go to both you and Zeke. You have a great little buddy there.

Bob

Hunter Todd · 11-10-2021, 11:38 AM

You can't beat a good JR for tracking. Looks like you got a great one Bisch!
This is Scout and she is a tracking machine!

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and she is as sweet as pie too

3ChordTruth · 11-13-2021, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter Todd

You can't beat a good JR for tracking. Looks like you got a great one Bisch!
This is Scout and she is a tracking machine!

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and she is as sweet as pie too

Who’s a good girl? Scout is, that’s who! Just look at her pretty smile showing all those sharp little teeth.

3ChordTruth · 11-13-2021, 09:56 PM

Never get tired of hearing about and seeing Zeke in action, a very cool little guy. Hunt ‘em up Zeke!

Bisch · 11-21-2021, 02:21 PM

Zeke got another one this weekend!

Bisch

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Horsehide · 11-21-2021, 03:30 PM

It looks like one of those three bucks who hang together by the water troth.
Did you tag that one Bisch?

Bisch · 11-21-2021, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horsehide

It looks like one of those three bucks who hang together by the water troth.
Did you tag that one Bisch?

Nope! This was a first buck ever for this hunter at London Oaks Ranch.

Bisch

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tradtiger · 11-23-2021, 01:22 PM

Waytago, Zeke! And congrats to that hunter!

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M.E.B. · 11-29-2021, 09:01 AM

Excellent

Chew · 11-29-2021, 09:06 AM

Great job Zeke!

He deserves some deer heart treats.

Bisch · 12-12-2021, 12:57 PM

Zeke found a whitetail buck Friday morning:

And then an axis doe this morning:

Bisch

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Horsehide · 12-12-2021, 01:48 PM

You have been keeping the little guy busy.
Nice shots on the last two deers.

10-29-2021, 09:25 AM	#1
Bisch Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sonora, Tx	Just want to brag on my buddy Zeke! A friend and I were both hunting yesterday afternoon. About 6:00pm, he texted me that he had shot a doe. He said the shot looked good, and that he would get down and look for her before it got dark. At about 7:00, he texted me again saying he had good blood for a little bit but then lost it. He said he was still confident the shot was good, but was gonna back out to let my tracking dog Zeke find it. My friend is colorblind, and as such, it’s got to be good blood for him to see it. Anyway, I ended up not seeing anything to shoot at, so at dark I got out and went back to meet my friend and go track his doe. My dog is a Jack Russell Terror :laughing:. He is crazy full of energy and can be very hard headed. That being said, he is also the best dang dog I have ever had!!! Anyway, I got Zeke ready and his tracking collar on, and he was ready to go. I carried him over to the arrow, and while looking at it thought I noticed some guts in the shaft. I asked my buddy if he was sure if the shot and showed him what I thought I was seeing on the shaft. He still said he thought the shot was money, and that she should be dead in short order. Well, Zeke got on a scent trail real fast. I run him on a leash and he was pulling extra hard. We went a ways in a direction that seems off from what my friend had told me was her direction of travel. Maybe 75yds out, I was just about to pull him off and go back to start over again, when BAM, there was a spot of blood on the ground. So we kept going, and the blood spots became more frequent. In with the blood, I could also see guts. At this point, I knew the shot was not what he thought he had seen! Zeke was really pulling me hard, and thru some thick stuff too. About another 100yds into it, we rounded a clump of brush and the deer jumps up and runs, still alive!!! Zeke drug me thru some patches of shin oak that were thick. I lost my hat and headlight. Luckily I caught them on the way to the ground and just kept going with them In my hand. I heard her jump up a second time a little farther on, and figured she must be pretty bad off to not want to go any farther than she did before lying back down. The third time we caught up to her, she was pretty much done for. The deer was recovered!!!! Im not sure if we would or would not have found this deer without Zeke, but we positively did recover her with him. When I got him, the intention was to make a tracking dog out of him. It’s been a long couple years with some good recoveries, and some disappointments where we did not recover. It’s a long learning process, mostly for me, as he knows what he is doing. Anyway, I just love to see him doing his thing and finding wounded/lost deer that we likely never would have found on our own! I didn’t get any pics of Zeke with “his” doe (he thinks they are his after he finds them, and is very possessive of them) as I left my phone at the vehicle when we started tracking. But here’s a few pics of Zeke doing his thing: When I started, I didn’t really have a clue what I was doing with training Zeke to track critters. I do however hunt quite a bit, so he gets lots of chances to get after critters. I am certainly still learning to read him and figure out whether he’s actually on a critter or not. We are getting better and better as we “hunt” more and more together. It is sooooooooooooooooo cool and rewarding to see him be successful at finding these critters. Anyway, just thought I’d brag on my pup a little!! Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

10-29-2021, 10:55 AM	#8
Stolle Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring, TX Hunt In: Sutton County	That’s awesome. You have good taste in dog names. Now I know who to call when we need a tracking dog. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

10-29-2021, 01:15 PM	#12
Drycreek3189 Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Troup Hunt In: Cherokee, Rusk Counties	Nothing better than a rough coat JRT ! Although mine only has one eye, ain’t nothing wrong with his smeller or his drive ! Attached Images

10-29-2021, 02:03 PM	#14
Bluedevil Four Point Join Date: Dec 2013	Good to hear somebody else bragging on their tracking dog. I got a lacy for tracking 5 years ago. I have never had so much fun after the shot. Watching her figure out the track is awesome. Whenever I get the tracking collar out, she about loses her mind with excitement. We have lost a few, but she has saved my butt on a couple and really speeds up the recovery on most. Attached Images

11-09-2021, 03:55 PM	#32
Stolle Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring, TX Hunt In: Sutton County	Just want to brag on my buddy Zeke! Whoops wrong thread.

10-29-2021, 09:29 AM	#2
BlackHogDown Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: League City Hunt In: Duval County	What a good boy! Great write up and even better pics. Attaboy, Zeke!

10-29-2021, 09:37 AM	#3
DUKFVR Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sorry Azz Houston & Young County Hunt In: Young County & Anywhere A Duck Flies!	Great story! You have a great lookin partner in Zeke!

10-29-2021, 09:39 AM	#4
munchie Four Point Join Date: May 2008 Location: Shiner Hunt In: Mexico	Cool dog

10-29-2021, 09:39 AM	#5
RickBarbee Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Back Roads Hunt In: Where I am	That's awesome !!! Good dogs are worth their weight in gold. My Bella has a heck of a nose on her, but I haven't put her on a blood trail yet to see what she'll do. I gotta do that sometime soon. She hates pigs though. When she smells them she don't even want to leave the house, and will not go out to potty unless I go with her. LOL Rick

10-29-2021, 10:10 AM	#6
Trumpkin Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Sore Finger!!!	I love hearing stories of good tracking dogs! Bisch, Zeke sure looks like a real blast to be around. Does he come to any of the 3d shoots?

10-29-2021, 10:52 AM	#7
Bisch Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sonora, Tx	By the way, the shot ended up being a solid liver hit, with maybe the back of one lung hit also. Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

10-29-2021, 10:59 AM	#9
HoustonHunter94 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Oklahoma, TX	Good Boy Zeke!!!

10-29-2021, 11:28 AM	#10
EliteDriver Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Allen, Tx Hunt In: Coleman, Ok	Good job and awesome pup!!

10-29-2021, 12:28 PM	#11
SJP51 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Nacogdoches Hunt In: Bryan and San Augustine	He's a great dog. No doubt. He sure found my pig in a hurry!

10-29-2021, 01:24 PM	#13
Drycreek3189 Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Troup Hunt In: Cherokee, Rusk Counties	BTW Bisch, Zeke is a pretty little feller ! Sarge is 12 years old and has tracked and found many deer and hogs for us, but I put him on a track even if I know where they fell. He loves it, as I’m sure Zeke does.

10-29-2021, 02:26 PM	#15
CamoQuest Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Franklin Hunt In: Robertson County	Good boy, Zeke! Great write up, Bisch. I love watching good dogs work, and hearing about their adventures.

10-29-2021, 04:37 PM	#16
gtsticker Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jarrell Texas Hunt In: Stonewall County, Western Mountain States	Awesome job Zeke and Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-29-2021, 07:10 PM	#17
skooter Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yukon, OK Hunt In: Canadian & McIntosh Co OK	Great job and write up! I miss my little Jack. She was probably the best dog I’ve ever owned. I’ve got a GSPxLab cross now. The only thing better about him is that he retrieves as well. Skooter Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-29-2021, 07:30 PM	#18
Horsehide Four Point Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Schertz	Great pic of you and Zeke Bisch. The little guy gets quite possessive of "his" kills though.

10-29-2021, 08:20 PM	#20
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Good job Zeke. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

10-29-2021, 09:46 PM	#21
Draco Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgetown, Texas	It's good to have a good deer dog ain't it?

10-29-2021, 10:05 PM	#22
SabineHunter Banned!!! Join Date: Oct 2019 Hunt In: Sabine National Forest	Very cool

10-29-2021, 10:19 PM	#23
Caddo Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lampasas County, Texas Hunt In: Lampassas County	Outstanding! Good job Zeke! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-29-2021, 11:44 PM	#24
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	Congratulations Bisch, Zeke tells me you are the best student he has ever taught! Zeke is one awesome little guy, and your stories about him are cool. Those hunting pics are classic JRT. Good luck to you both, and we want more Zeke and Bisch hunting stories.

10-30-2021, 04:11 AM	#25
airehead Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Round Rock / Cedarpark Hunt In: Coryell County	I really enjoyed the write up Jerry. I know how proud you must be of him, do not worry my friend he still has a lot to teach you just got a love a good JRT!!! Ron

10-30-2021, 08:30 AM	#26
SwampGhost Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisiana Hunt In: La, Tx, Ks, Ne,Il	He’s smarter than we are! Going to be a jam up dog keep working him

10-31-2021, 02:09 PM	#27
Paycheck Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Waco	Very nice. Love the write up.

10-31-2021, 04:39 PM	#28
caughtandhobble Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Highlands Hunt In: Texas	Way to go Zeke.... When I was a kid a good friend had a Bluetick "Puppy" tracking dog. Puppy helped me find an arrowed buck. He told me always trust the dogs nose over what the hunter says. When I got my first tracking dog "Dixie" I remembered what my friend told me a many times. The dog is always right in my experience It is truly amazing how much we can learn from a good dog.

11-07-2021, 01:32 PM	#29
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Attaboy, Zeke! Nice write-up, Bisch!

11-07-2021, 03:48 PM	#30
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Waydago Zeke

11-08-2021, 04:37 AM	#31
zoejogle Banned!!! Join Date: Oct 2021	Very cool

11-09-2021, 03:58 PM	#33
Bisch Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sonora, Tx	Just want to brag on my buddy Zeke! Zeke got on 3 more tracks last week at the ranch I work at! We didn’t need him on the nilgai. The hunter centerpunched the heart on that big dude, and he didn’t go 100yds. Stevie Wonder could have followed the blood trail. But I put Zeke on it anyway because he had never found a nilgai before. Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

11-09-2021, 04:04 PM	#34
lanceodom Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: LaSalle County	That's awesome! So fun to watch a dog hunt or track or do what their instincts tell them. Those suckers are worth their weight thats for sure.

11-09-2021, 04:09 PM	#35
Pedernal Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Del Rio Hunt In: Amistad	Awesome work and good looking pup. That first deer looks like it got hit pretty high. Was that from an elevated stand?

11-09-2021, 06:24 PM	#37
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Zeke is a good little fella. Not sure why he doesn't like Tim though . . . Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk