Send in the Hounds Deer Tracking
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Frankfort, KY
Dog Trackers in Franklin County, Kentucky
If you are hunting the thick cedar thickets or steep ridges around Frankfort, you know how quickly a blood trail can disappear in the heavy leaf litter. Franklin County has plenty of cover where a wounded buck can hunker down and become nearly impossible to spot without help. When the trail goes cold and you are worried about losing a deer, a leashed tracking dog is often the only way to recover your animal.
Send in the Hounds Deer Tracking operates out of Frankfort to help local hunters find their deer before the meat spoils or coyotes get to it. They use trained dogs to pick up scent lines that are too faint for the human eye to follow. Having a contact ready in the county seat ensures you have backup available when a shot doesn't result in a clear recovery.
1 dog tracker in Franklin County
Serving Frankfort.
Using dog trackers in Franklin County
A blood tracking dog handler works a leashed dog on the wound line to recover a deer that did not go down in sight. Most handlers are volunteers or charge a modest call fee, and most cover a set radius of counties.
What to ask before you commit
- How far will you travel, and what is your call-out fee?
- How long after the shot can you still work the track?
- What should I do — and not do — while I wait for you?
- Do you need the landowner's permission arranged in advance?
- What lighting or help should I have ready?
What it usually costs
Many handlers work for gas money or a modest flat fee; some charge more for long drives or overnight calls. Recovery is never guaranteed, and fees are usually owed either way.
Timing matters
Call early and stop walking the line. The most common reason a track fails is a hunter and friends grid-searching the area first and contaminating the scent.