Matt Sacco is a member of Deer Search of Finger Lakes and so far he has recovered four deer this season with Heidi (Uma von Moosbach-Zuzelek). The last one was his Heidi's first Big Buck:
Hey John and Jolanta,
Heidi and I had a great morning. I got a call from one of our hunters who is
part of a deer management program in Trumansburg, NY. The hunter shot this deer
yesterday and knew the shot was far back just at the edge of the rib cage. The
deer was standing on a pond bank so after the arrow went through the deer it went
into the pond washing off any evidence. There was no visible blood trail
leading away from the hit site, and the buck ran into a swampy area of cattails
and other thick vegetation. The hunter backed out at that point and called me.
I met him this morning at 9:00am, 15 hours after the shot and started Heidi. We
found the buck in his first bed less than 200 yards from where the hunter lost
the trail. Both arrow holes had fat and entrails hanging out, completely
sealing the holes. I found one small drop of blood at the hit site and that was
it for blood. Not a long track but one that would have been extremely
difficult/ near impossible to find without a dog. Happy dog, happy handler and
very happy hunter.
Thanks again for everything!
*****
Adam Hostetter owns Moose (Uncas von Moosbach-Zuzelek), and he lives in Pennsylvania, close to Maryland. Since it is illegal to use tracking dogs in PA, he tracks in the adjacent state.
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