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Tyler's Big Game Recovery Deer and bear tracking team serving Northwest PA, Southwest NY, and Northeast OH on occasion. No fee - tips/donations only.

10/18This was a classic 'hunt your brother-in-laws best stand while he's still on the road to camp and shoot a giant whi...
10/24/2026

10/18

This was a classic 'hunt your brother-in-laws best stand while he's still on the road to camp and shoot a giant which also happens to be your first ever buck' trick! đŸ˜‚ We thought of giving up a few times as Hondo had to do some very long resets. This dry low humidity weather has been terrible for tracking conditions. But, I have learned to trust him over the years even when there is no visible sign for hundreds of yards. This was a liver hit with no exit and no blood to follow.

10/14...100th Recovery!!!!!!!!!Before this season started, I knew that we were going to hit 100 lifetime recoveries. How...
10/17/2026

10/14...100th Recovery!!!!!!!!!

Before this season started, I knew that we were going to hit 100 lifetime recoveries. However, in my mind it was a 200+ inch monster buck! But this gut shot doe probably speaks more to what we are about as a tracking team anyways. We help hunters. That's what we are about. We would rather have a good clean scent trail leading to a doe then a nominally hit swamp donkey getting away!

Big thanks to my wife for making the sweet hat, and for putting up with the craziness that tracking brings into our lives.

I couldn't be more proud of Hondo and I'm always thankful to have him with me in our various adventures....and I do mean various!

10/12 Because of the big warm up this week our call volume slowed way down. So, I was thankful to get a call for this gu...
10/14/2026

10/12
Because of the big warm up this week our call volume slowed way down. So, I was thankful to get a call for this gut shot NY buck. Thankfully, the hunter and his son backed off and gave him time. He didn't really bleed at all until after his first bed. Then it was a mess! I think he filled up internally and then it all came out when he tried to move on.

10/9You would never guess from the exit hole that this buck traveled 1500 yards (3/4 mile) after being shot! He was quar...
10/12/2026

10/9
You would never guess from the exit hole that this buck traveled 1500 yards (3/4 mile) after being shot! He was quartering away and the arrow came out just below the heart. We have tracked and jumped deer with this same wound but from the broadside shot angle. Also, a well timed photo really showcases how vicious Hondo is!

10/9 This beauty of a buck bedded at about 500 yards....5-6 times. Then he tried to move on out of the area, bedded 2 mo...
10/12/2026

10/9
This beauty of a buck bedded at about 500 yards....5-6 times. Then he tried to move on out of the area, bedded 2 more times and died in his 8 or 9th bed. If he would have been bumped he would have gone a lot further!

10/9Hondo tracks bear so differently than deer! He wasn't interested in the blood trail at all and just looped around do...
10/12/2026

10/9
Hondo tracks bear so differently than deer! He wasn't interested in the blood trail at all and just looped around down wind of this nice young NY bore. He was smoked and didn't go very far (I forgot to turn my tracking app on)!

10/7I get to meet a lot of awesome people doing this tracking thing. Most of the time Hondo and I are running like mad f...
10/10/2026

10/7
I get to meet a lot of awesome people doing this tracking thing. Most of the time Hondo and I are running like mad from one to the next in order to try and get to as many hunters as possible. But last week God gave me some time to visit with Phil out near Linesville and I was blessed because of it. We shared coffee, hunting stories, and dog training mishaps. Quality conversation with a great guy...oh and we found his buck! It was out in the scrub and goldenrod that was way over my head. Three people looked for hours and couldn't find him. It's the kind of track that isn't hard for the dog and makes us look good!

10/09/2026

We bumped this one up last week and followed for a while to see if he'd tip but he obviously did not! It's always encouraging to see a proof of life pic or video. Hopefully the hunter gets another chance at this great buck.

When in doubt, back out! Especially on a gut shot. This big boy bedded 3x's all within 100 yards of the shot. You could ...
10/08/2026

When in doubt, back out! Especially on a gut shot. This big boy bedded 3x's all within 100 yards of the shot. You could tell that he spent a lot of time alive in the last bed because he had a big pressed down area there.

This buck was hit in the guts and then the bolt exited out through the back hip. He was bumped at around the 500 yard ma...
10/08/2026

This buck was hit in the guts and then the bolt exited out through the back hip. He was bumped at around the 500 yard mark then did a circle overnight and died over his backtrail. Thankfully Hondo winded him and saved us the time of circling around. He's a dandy of a first buck for a good guy!

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