Mods, could we make this a sticky?

 

^^^ x2!

 

Thanks for a very useful post!

 

You're welcome. Can't hurt once you've tried the old fashioned way, hopefully who ever has to use one of the dogs has the same rewarding results my friends have.

 

This will come in very handy when people kill a deer on a Saturday night and decide to tailgate early at a Jets game on Sunday rather than recovering the animal that they killed.

 

i just used rich and his dog 2 weeks ago, awesome dog and amazing how he managed to stay on a blood trail that was 3 days old and it rained on one of the days in between...we didn't not recover the deer but that was my own fault for waiting too long to call rich (lesson learned don't wait) If you are going to use them you need to call them asap so that the blood trail is still fresh!

 

Whats the current status of this program, is it statewide or still only legal in some countys?


Also are they allowed to charge for their services yet? I believe they should be, I would hate to see these guys spend hours with a hunter and get stiffed by some cheapskates.

 

im pretty sure their legal through out the whole state, they actually have to fill out a form for the state on where you shot the deer, with what you shot it with, and where you think you hit the deer.. they then call the state to tell them where they are and give their permit number...no they do not charge but you really should take care of them for coming out .

 

Def should be a sticky..............I wonder what it costs? I took a pic w/ my phone w/ all the names and numbers so I have it w/ me at all times.

 

The handlers are not allowed to charge for tracking, but maybe a few bucks for gas or a sandwich and soda might be accepted? Doesn't hurt to ask. My buddy used Andy who drove all the way out from reading pa to Somerset county, when asked if they could give gas money he thanked them but declined the offer.

 

Great post Thanks for sharing [up][up]

 

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Its a great service but I cant imagine why they cant charge. This is NJ, only the air is free, everything else costs. I'm sure a fair fee would help cover costs and allow them to help more hunters than only doing it in their spare time.

Never used these guys yet but would like to thank each one for helping so many desperate hunters out, great job guys.

Just my opinion but to me $100. tip/fee should be minimum depending on time, distance, recovery, etc. A $20.00 tip would hardly cover gas and is an insult IMO

 

IMO alot of guys complain about the cost of permits etc. what makes you think that they would pay $100 plus to recover a deer.

 

If I remember correctly, Jakesbeard may be able to add specifics concerning the dog handlers inability to accept a monetary exchange for their service. Although one would think it would be common sense to see they get compensated for their service, they may get some kind of reimbursement through the state? I'm unsure how it works, but there is an association for the blood tracking dogs that I'm sure would graciously accept a donation to the foundation. I'll try and post the link to the blood trackers,

 

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