| DarylS |
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| 01/02/19 05:46 AM |
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Re: .30-30 in Africa..
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One of the things I appreciate about this forum is the Euro influence here with their experience with tracking dogs.
IMO a lot of those deer and even elk that are thought to have been missed or hit poorly have been actually hit right but so many folks simply are incapable of and worse, simply will not track game or even worse yet, don't care enough to, so a critter that runs 50 yards in the woods is lost. And some states in the US STILL bar use of blood tracking dogs.
Thanks to some folks on this forum I petitioned the Idaho Fish and Game Department some years ago and got that law changed. The .30-30 would benefit if every rifle came with a trained dog!
Local guide and friend, Michael S. uses 3 Austrian tracking hounds. I do not remember the breed's name, but the black and tan hounds are phenomenal trackers, whether for bear or moose.
Not only good trackers, but if the animal is not mortally wounded, they seem to know and will not track it. This is especially important with archery hunts as poor hits will usually heal in a few days, with the Moose being non-the-worse for wear.
Lost non-fatally wounded moose are usually 'collected' later that year, or the next by clients. The animals having totally healed cuts.
By using the dogs, a mortally wounded animal is always found and usually not far from where it was hit. We don't chase game - the shot is made, if poor or not & the animal does not drop within sight, back to camp and get the dogs.