More hunters are paying trained dog handlers to recover wounded deer because the service improves odds of recovery, reduces waste, and fits a changing legal and ethical landscape. What used to be a ...

Sometimes, the long tracking has lead to a gut pile where another hunter had shot the wounded deer or found it dead. The most recoverable deer are the ones shot in the gut because they don t go far ...

Vermont has a group of certified, volunteer dog handlers who help hunters find wounded game. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board recently loosened limits to include more animals and let trackers ...

Some hunting arguments get loud fast. This one usually gets quiet. Most hunters will say the right thing immediately: if you wound an animal, you owe it every possible effort. That principle is old, ...