Vector

I was just meaning that ozone replacement for scent control on your clothes and equipment is very effective, and a 110V unit for that use is pretty cheap. It seems some think ozone period is a gimmick. Its been used for a long time in the medical/hospital industry. Vector

I would suggest buying a cheaper ozone unit that runs off of 110V to try in your hunting closet/clothing tub. Try it out and see what kinds of results you get. $50-$60 instead of $400. I keep waiting for another company to come out with a portable one for cheaper. Vector

An Under Armour cold gear base layer makes a ton of difference for me. Warm and moisture wicking. Wool socks are a must too. The UA hoods are SUPER nice (tactical hood in green for light weight, the camo hunting one for heavier weight) under a fleece stocking cap. Vector

A little early for much serious calling then. I would agree to do a little doe calling if you have a slickhead that's hung up a little out of range. Missouri's peak day of breeding has been studied several times, and on average, it is November 10. Because of this date, I suggest random grunt calling from about October 25 on, rattling and gruntig from about October 30 on, and starting to REALLY get with it about November 5. Our rifle deer season opener usually falls about November 12-15. Vector

Looks like a coon hound to me too. Vector

What dates are youth season and what date is the height of deer breeding? Vector

You mean tick tick tick like this is a sensitive subject? I did not know. There is no paid license required here in MO, but you do have to jump through a few hoops to be legal. I would gladly pay for a license and send my dogs through a test to use them. They are a great tool, and the tracking makes for some awesome chess matches to try to figure out. Vector

John Jeanneney's blood trailing dog book is the best info out there by far. Anyone coming out with anything on the subject the last couple years is just mimicking his information. My dogs both started working on shed hunting work/food reward work as soon as they came home to me at 8 weeks. They are both deer scent addicts now. Vector

I explained that in the post. Stevie was apparently not available for the track. Vector

Here's a couple more pics. The one with Goose as a baby is her largest shed set found to date. I had walked right past both of the antlers. Goose stopped and stood between both of them and wimpered over and over until I came back to her. I thought she was hurt. No, very different! She knew what she wanted, she just did not know how to carry them! The picture of her with the doe was a broadhead mishap where I had my arrow slide up the outside of the shoulder and into the neck of this doe. This was Goose's first track day. You can obviously see how proud she is! Vector

Here's my little buddy, Fawn. It amazes me how smart she is and how awesome her nose is, having that tiny little noggin!

I have had my silver lab, Goose for I think almost four years. She is my utility hunting buddy. She is best at deer blood tracking above all her other duties. She has found some great bucks, and she is a pretty good shed hunter too. She's a very good dog. I have a mini weiner dog too, her name is Fawn. She kicks Goose's butt on our trial drags, but I don't feel like Fawn will have the gumption to keep grinding out a cold trail like Goose will. Fawn is reserved as my 'pocket backup'. The attached photo is Goose and the hunter with her biggest buck found to date. The shot looks good, but that is a one lunger from high above that exited gut. Vector

I think getting ALL the sound to travel down the tube is a joke. 30' of plastic scent in the air at ground level sounds like a winner too.

Some states are piloting an online sale. You get a 45 day temp permit and then the stamp comes in the mail. It is $17 instead of $15. We bought ours from AR last year. This hear MO went to it, so we bought it from them. Being a federal stamp, you can buy a stamp like this from any state offering to do the leg work. Vector

The thing about scrapes is they are most often visited at night time. Mock scrapes work awesome for getting cam pics. I usually tear up the ground under a limb, strip and break the limb, then urinate in the fresh earth. Deer are usually on the scrape within hours. Once one deer validates the scrape, it is on from there. One tip in making a mock scrape is to place it near a food source, so it can become a community scrape that does visit too.