Dog tracking Cherokee County

[Nathaniel Brown]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a tracking dog service to recover a deer in Cherokee County? I hate it, but I rushed a shot on a nice buck. He laid down for about 15mins where I could see him. He laid his head over, so I went to get field dressing supplies. I came back, and he was gone. Blood trail vanished shortly from where he laid down.

 

[joel2000]

Bump…keep at the top

 

[Jack Rabbit]

He is headed downhill and toward water

 

[LARGO9]

Man that's heart breaking

 

[Nathaniel Brown]

He is headed downhill and toward water

I've gone down to the only stream below where he was shot. No sign in that direction. It's in an urban area, so there aren't a lot of avenues for him.

 

[Bennyboy]

Could anyone have seen him and took him?

 

[Nathaniel Brown]

Could anyone have seen him and took him?

I wouldn't think so. I'm pretty much the only avid venison consumer in the area that I know of lol.

 

[Nathaniel Brown]

It was a quartering shot, and in the heat of the moment, I forgot to move point of aim back to compensate for that. I'm fairly confident I got lung and that he didn't go very far. The spot he laid down in was less than 10yds from where I shot him. He stood for about 10mins on wobbly legs, laid down, laid his head on its side, raised it up once, and laid it back down. I watched his chest and could see him taking rapid, short breaths right before laying his head down that last time. That's when I turned and went away.

 

[mfoster]

It was a quartering shot, and in the heat of the moment, I forgot to move point if aim back to compensate for that. I'm fairly confident I got lung and that he didn't go very far. The spot he laid down in was less than 10yds from where I shot him. He stood for about 10mins on wobbly legs, laid down, laid his head on its side, raised it up once, and laid it back down. I watched his chest and could see him taking rapid, short breaths right before laying his head down that last time. That's when I turned and went away.

Were you out of bullets good bucks don’t hesitate to put another in him. Don’t assume he’s gonna die make sure.

 

[Nathaniel Brown]

Were you out of bullets good bucks don’t hesitate to put another in him. Don’t assume he’s gonna die make sure.

It wasn't in a safe direction for a follow up shot.