Triple R Tracking

08/31/2026

While manning the Illinois Deer Trackers booth at the Illinois Deer and Beer Fest , I got a chance to do something I probably will never get to do again .
Our booth was situated next to a taxidermy booth , the taxidermist had some of his recent work on display while he himself was actually mounting deer heads . One of his display mounts was a beautiful Rocky Mountain goat. Taken in South East Alaska, the hunter just happened to be there, so he was telling me about his hunt ,so I asked him if he had it scored yet , that was Friday . He told me he had not ,so I told him I was a Boone and Crockett scorer , and asked him. if he would like an official score on the trophy horns . He told me sure , so I told him I would bring the official score sheet and measuring equipment and score it, today.
I have been a scorer for 20+ years and never had a chance to officially score a Rocky Mountain goat and probably will never have another chance again. So I scored it and it qualified for entry into the Pope and Young record book and also the Boone and Crockett Awards book. This was the icing on the cake to a great fun day with other trackers manning the Illinois booth . 👍👍

08/29/2026

Had a great time today at the Illinois Deer and Beer Fest . Myself and 2 other fellow trackers set up and manned a booth today for the Illinois Deer Trackers Network . We all enjoy educating people about what we do and can do in aiding hunters find and recover their wounded deer. So if you’re thinking of attending this event stop by and chat with us and hopefully you walk away with some good advice and info on recovering your deer.
I will be off tomorrow but will be there all day Sunday , hope to see you then
We also sell tee shirts and hoodies with our logo and are having a raffle on merchandise that was donated to us from Tractor Supply. We are also passing out Decals , brochures and cards of various trackers.

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from (Triple R Tracking)

08/25/2026

Red-ee doing a sunset practice track

08/22/2026

A 40 year old coyote that we used for a distraction along with an electronic coyote call, for a UBT 3 test . 4 years ago .
Me and my boys caught the coyote and had it mounted with a pheasant in its mouth. It didn’t survive thanks to one of my labs 😂

08/21/2026

We got a bit of cooler weather last evening so I thought I would lay a quick practice track with Red-ee . I got a new pinch collar from Rachel K. who runs one on her teckel , I’m just trying to to slow Red-ee down a bit on these track’s . This was the first actual track with it on her. She didn’t seem to really mind it and it did slow her down in spots . The track was about 12 hours old laid only with hooves and .3 of a mile long. At the very start you will see me messing her up when I stopped her trying to get my OnX up on my phone to track her. She didn’t do bad worked out a backtrack well and got downwind of the hide , my fault, so she sat down and yipped telling me she smelled it. I wanted her to finish the track and made her come back. The video is close to 20 minutes long so if you have nothing else to do give it a peek.

08/19/2026

4 lucky days almost 18. Years ago , no tracking dogs needed 😂

08/13/2026

Last May I donated the last pair of BuckBrade tracking shoes, [that I fabricated to sell publicly], to the IDTN Trackers Haven event for auction , to raise money for the organization. They usually bring in a substantial amount, and they did . There were about 117 people that attended the event. So they got each person to donate an amount raising 5,000.00 for the organization, then they surprised me at the banquet by having every person sign them and gave them back to me , I was overwhelmed with emotion , and it really touched my heart , making them very special to me. That being said, I thought I would make a special display case to display them .
This is a very short video of the one of a kind , off the wall, case , I dreamed up. I will display in my home somewhere, and listen to my “ you know who” complain about keeping it dusted and polished , “all good things come with a price “👍😂

08/12/2026