A couple of interesting things to watch in this video. 1) The buck's exit strategy. 2) The arrows flight after the hit. 3) The dog's first find. It was here that I wish I took the time to video her. I was more concerned about training her than videoing the track. However she did so well for her first track, I wish I would've filmed it.
We rescued Luna at 18 weeks. I had her on the ranch at 2 weeks later where she was first introduced to a blood trail and a down deer. The deer was shot a little far back by a buddy's daughter in the evening hunt and the doe was live so Luna didn't really get good practice.
On January 3rd, I put a good shot on this doe and hoped to have her follow an experience dog. My brother's Catahoula was busy on another track, so I took Luna out on her own. She went above and beyond my expectations tracking this doe in high broom weed.
The doe entered the broom weed further out than I thought and she found the track. The deer took a 90 degree turn and one point and she stayed on the blood helping us find the doe quickly. The doe had traveled about 75 yards.
Luna was described as a Catahoula, but I believe she is likely a mix. Regardless, she has a great nose and the drive to track and has an excellent disposition. She successfully completed this track at 21 weeks old with very little training.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=031PY5yNpvk&list=TLPQMDUwMTIwMjDhqMn8vCEby A&index=1"]Doe Harvest with Bow - YouTube[/ame]
We rescued Luna at 18 weeks. I had her on the ranch at 2 weeks later where she was first introduced to a blood trail and a down deer. The deer was shot a little far back by a buddy's daughter in the evening hunt and the doe was live so Luna didn't really get good practice.
On January 3rd, I put a good shot on this doe and hoped to have her follow an experience dog. My brother's Catahoula was busy on another track, so I took Luna out on her own. She went above and beyond my expectations tracking this doe in high broom weed.
The doe entered the broom weed further out than I thought and she found the track. The deer took a 90 degree turn and one point and she stayed on the blood helping us find the doe quickly. The doe had traveled about 75 yards.
Luna was described as a Catahoula, but I believe she is likely a mix. Regardless, she has a great nose and the drive to track and has an excellent disposition. She successfully completed this track at 21 weeks old with very little training.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=031PY5yNpvk&list=TLPQMDUwMTIwMjDhqMn8vCEby A&index=1"]Doe Harvest with Bow - YouTube[/ame]
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