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Saturday, November 15, 2014

How to find deer tracking services in the New York State?

Today deer and bear gun season opened in the Southern Zone of New York. For more details on dates and length of hunting season for various types of game go to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/huntingseasons14.pdf

If you are wound a deer and need assistance from a handler with a leashed tracking dog, you have several options depending on your location:

1. The United Blood Trackers is a national organization, who has several members in New York. For NY listings click here
2. Deer Search of Western NY call (716) 648-4355
3. Deer Search of Finger Lakes call (585) 935-5220
4. Deer Search in Eastern and Central NY call (845) 227-5099

In New York handlers are required to obtained a leashed tracking dog license from DEC. For detailed regulations associated with the license click here.

Below are just few pictures showing bow-shot deer recovered in 2014 by wirehaired dachshunds. There are many other talented handlers and dogs of various breeds who recover a lot of deer in the New York State. We will try to showcase them later on. These pics represent just a small sample, and because they show dogs out of our or related breeding, they were easily available to us.

Karma is owned by Kevin Armstrong from South Bristol.
He is a member of the United Blood Trackers
Again Kevin Armstrong with Karma
This is a first tracking season for Rob Carlton and Vinnie. Rob is a member of the United Blood Trackers and Deer Search of Finger Lakes.
Walt Dixon owns two wirehaired dachshunds.This doe was recovered by a young Dachs.
Walt Dixon, a member of the United Blood Trackers and Deer Search of Finger Lakes,
resides in Tully. This deer was recovered by his 11-year-old Ari.
This gorgeous buck was recovered by Walt Dixon and his Dachs.
Matt Sacco, a member of the United Blood Trackers and Deer Search of Finger Lakes, tracks with a young Heidi. Matt lives in Ithaca.
Bob Yax, a member of Deer Search of Finger Lakes, tracks with with Thor.
Another deer recovered by Bob Yax and Thor.

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