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Author Topic: Oskar's first deer - with pics  (Read 1067 times)

Online Ryan Rothhaar

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Oskar's first deer - with pics
« on: October 20, 2009, 07:18:00 AM »
Last night this 1 1/2 yr old doe came skipping by on the way to the clover patch back of the house and one thing led to another.  Big Snuffer thru the back of the ribs quartering away and out the opposite shoulder.  She ran about 60 yards and crashed.  I went to the house and got things ready while waiting for Katia to get home from a meeting and we went back about 3hr after the shot to let our 12 week old Dachshund pup Oskar work his first real track - Katia handled him great.  Moderate visible blood (most still in the deer for the short run) on the ground.  Oskar went right to work and found the deer in less than 5 minutes - fairly easy track for him - 60 yards with 2 90 degree turns.  We've worked him on artificial tracks up to 400 yards long with 6 oz or so of blood - so this was a no brainer.  He started chewing on the deer like that is what he was born to do....I guess it was! We never cease to be amazed at how this young dog is developing.


 


 

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 07:23:00 AM »
Looks like he is on his way, congrats on the doe and Oscar!
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 07:32:00 AM »
Good shot on the doe Ryan!! Good tracking job by Oskar....Mike

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 07:43:00 AM »
Great job, Ryan; looks like Oskar has a good future ahead of him.................Shick
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 07:50:00 AM »
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 08:03:00 AM »
Good deer and an awesome dog!
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 08:11:00 AM »
Go Oskar!  What a DUDE!!  

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 09:33:00 AM »
Great looking dog! He is still showing you the blood even in the last photo.

One trick I learned from the old timers in blood tracking was to use a special collar and lead that only went on for tracking. This gives the dog a strong signal to do blood work - not just go for a walk. Some use a harness with Dachshunds, for big dogs its a wide collar.

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 11:15:00 AM »
Good advice, Shaun.  We have 2 german shepherds that are certified search and rescue dogs.  When the harness comes out, they know it is tracking time.

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 11:25:00 AM »
Congrats.....  :clapper:

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 11:28:00 AM »
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2009, 11:28:00 AM »
Awesome! I have a great little dog that is half lab/black mouth curr that has worked 10 trails total now. 7 dead deer, 2 no-gos, and a buck that was backstrapped that we jumped. One the buck trail she found 3 old sheds and 2 dead deer that had been wounded/left during the gun season on public ground. Congrats on your little dog! Sounds like he is gonna be something special.
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 11:31:00 AM »
Oh fogot to add on my post if you don't mind the highjack...the collar thing is right. When my dog sees the orange collar and lead she transforms from full-time pet to an all business tracking machine. Here's a link to the book I swear by for training:  http://www.born-to-track.com/book/order-info.htm
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 12:10:00 PM »
Very cool Ryan!!
Nicer looking dog and deer  :thumbsup:
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2009, 12:44:00 PM »
The single use collar is in the plan - he's still too small and growing too fast right now.  We're currently working him on a 20 ft stiff rope lead - maybe 2-3 mm with his normal collar.  I have the long term lead (10m of 7mm climbing rope) and Katia is planning to pick up a German tracking collar (I like the leather better than neoprene) in Teckel size when she visits her parents in France this Christmas.

I've been around working dogs as well as pet type dogs my whole life and I've never seen anything even close to as precocius as this Teckel pup.  Unreal.  When he found the doe there was a moment of hesitation then you could see the light go on....like a kid discovering what Trick-or-Treat is about...and it became HIS deer.

The breeder was very hesitant with us at first as she thought we were used to American dachshunds and not aware of the personality of the European hunting type dachshund.....my wife was ready for it but I'm still amazed every day.

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2009, 12:49:00 PM »
Congrats all the way around!!!

Very interesting about the pup. As others have already said....he is on his way now!!!
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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2009, 12:55:00 PM »
awesome!!

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2009, 02:08:00 PM »
Who was the breeder if ya don't mind me asking?

Most of the teckels you see are wires.

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2009, 04:55:00 PM »
Nice doe and cool dog!

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Re: Oskar's first deer - with pics
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2009, 04:56:00 PM »
Cool!
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