WorkinGround Game Recovery

WorkinGround Game Recovery Handlers/Chauffeurs; Billy & Joannie Crocker
Team Leaders; Radar & Gracey
Let's play hide & seek!

Figured we'd hop on that "caricature trend" wagon!
02/04/2026

Figured we'd hop on that "caricature trend" wagon!

01/08/2026

Alright hunters, the contest deadline is Jan 15th.
If we recovered your deer in the 25'-26' season, be sure to to share your pic & tag us on the Missouri Blood Trackers Association "Contest" post pinned in the featured area of the page.

Then tell all your friends to go to the page & hit the "Like" button on your photos for a chance for you to win a $100 gift card. Most "Likes" wins!!!

New Years Eve Buck 2.0💪 Wayne made a great 50yd shot with his muzzleloader, and with the bullet expansion being limited ...
01/01/2026

New Years Eve Buck 2.0💪

Wayne made a great 50yd shot with his muzzleloader, and with the bullet expansion being limited at that distance, Team Gracey's expertise shone through in tracking and recovering the buck. After a 180yd run on a double lung shot with very minimal blood trail, we successfully followed the track, which included a 60yd gap with no visible sign for the hunter to follow and a challenging briar-filled final stretch. For the second consecutive year, we've successfully recovered a buck on New Years Eve!
Bring on 2026🎉🎉 and remember, we're here to help whenever you need us, just call or txt
(314) 660 9881.

We had the opportunity to assist Brandon with the recovery of this nice 8pt yesterday while on his MDC managed hunt. The...
11/26/2025

We had the opportunity to assist Brandon with the recovery of this nice 8pt yesterday while on his MDC managed hunt. The blood trail ended for them after about 60yds, so they decided to back out and call Sublime Tracking for assistance. Mark wasn't able to take the track until later that day, so he text me and asked if we were avaliable. Radar made quick work of this 500yd track. Thanks Mark, & Congrats Brandon!!👍

Trust the nose!!After extensive efforts by the hunter and a couple of buddies, tracking blood & grid searching for 12 hr...
11/25/2025

Trust the nose!!
After extensive efforts by the hunter and a couple of buddies, tracking blood & grid searching for 12 hrs total, Team Radar was called in at 39hrs post shot. Radar tracked to their last blood and while working out a scent pool, got wind of the expired buck in the timber and decided to skip the rest of the line! In just 20min total time, had us standing over the buck celebrating. Congrats Matt

High fives, hand shakes, & slobbery kisses!Team Radar made some new friends Saturday evening when Brian Grant contacted ...
11/19/2025

High fives, hand shakes, & slobbery kisses!

Team Radar made some new friends Saturday evening when Brian Grant contacted me about a deer that his buddy's son had shot that morning. After getting more info from the young man's father, Michael Ebers , I suggested that it was best to go in after dark and they should stay out of the area. This buck was jumped out of his bed and if pursued to soon, would likely go a long ways if jumped again. We arrived at 10hrs post shot and Radar went to work leading us to the expired buck like he was on a string!

Congrats Landon on your first out of state buck!💪

Congrats Preston Smith on this nice IL public land buck!💪 It was great meeting you and Austin Cole , and I want to Than...
11/18/2025

Congrats Preston Smith on this nice IL public land buck!💪 It was great meeting you and Austin Cole , and I want to Thank You guys for trusting in Team Radar to help close the door on your hunting trip!

After loosing the blood trail on the previous day, we were asked to track on Thursday evening for Preston. We cannot track during daylight hrs on public ground in IL, so we were showing up to track around the 36hr mark. Radar had us smiling & celebrating in about 16min, great job buddy!

Post shot treated right!The call came in for a suspected gut shot buck on Wednesday evening, he watched him bed at about...
11/18/2025

Post shot treated right!
The call came in for a suspected gut shot buck on Wednesday evening, he watched him bed at about 80yds, then get up & walk off. John backed out and contacted us about tracking and we made a game plan to meet up the next morning. Radar made quick work of this track, indicating the broken arrow laying in the first bed, and a couple of dime sized blood spots along the line. The buck expired in his 2nd bed, and this line is a great example of the "J Hook" deer often do to play the wind and watch their backtrack for predators!

Great job John Russell on this Calhoun Co, IL stud!! 💪💪

Brian's Veteran's Day harvest!My buddy Brian is a Military Vet himself, and got the opportunity to harvest this nice doe...
11/15/2025

Brian's Veteran's Day harvest!
My buddy Brian is a Military Vet himself, and got the opportunity to harvest this nice doe on a special day! He called me from the stand after the shot and since he was hunting with his crossbow, he knew where his aim point was, but couldn't recall where the actual impact was. Crossbows shoot very fast, and even with a lighted knock, it can be hard to tell where the entry was.

With this info, we decided it was best that he climb down at dark, take a pic of the bolt, back out and come grab some BBQ fresh off the grill b4 we head out with Radar. About 3hrs post shot, Radar made quick work of it and was tugging on his doe within minutes. We found spotty blood after 30yds, and it started opening up the further we went, but still never gushing due to where the shot was. The shot ended up being high & foward, penetrating both shoulders & both lungs. Even with both lungs collapsing, this doe still ran 400yds un-pressured by humans or predators!

We got to track for a Veteran on Veteran's Day, and you broke our non-recovery streak of chasing non fatal shoulder hits, backwhacks, & jumped deer!! Thanks & Congrats!!

P.S. We normally don't get this kinda luck on shoulder shots! Most of the time, the deer isn't as broadside as hunters think and deflection or lack of pe*******on occurs and several times, the deer show back up on cams or get spotted days later!

Finally getting the chance to catch up on some posts. This is a doe my nephew Korbin shot 2025, 1st youth season. He mad...
11/15/2025

Finally getting the chance to catch up on some posts. This is a doe my nephew Korbin shot 2025, 1st youth season. He made a great heart shot & it didn't run far into the standing beans, but he said he wanted to watch the dogs work! Congrats lil buddy & Brian on a great harvest!!

We had another proof of life txt come in this evening. Buck was shot Sat morning, 11/1 and we tracked later that evening...
11/07/2025

We had another proof of life txt come in this evening. Buck was shot Sat morning, 11/1 and we tracked later that evening. Trailcam pic came in on 11/6. Nothing after a bed around 700yds from hit site. Radar did all the work as usual, I'm just the dope on the rope trying to do my best at reading what he's telling me.

When in doubt, back out! A dead deer goes nowhere, but a live deer goes everywhere. If you find that you've made a marginal shot and didn't see the deer expire, just wait. Call a Tracker even if its just for some advice on the next steps. Good luck and be safe!!

Proof of life came in this morning. This is the exit wound on a buck that we tracked on Halloween. Shot was 8am Friday m...
11/04/2025

Proof of life came in this morning. This is the exit wound on a buck that we tracked on Halloween. Shot was 8am Friday morning, hunter thought that he had hit him a little high & a little back on a broadside shot. Shot was 25-30yds and elevated 15ft, compound bow, and schwacker broadhead. He waited 2 hrs to get on the trail and was seeing good bright red blood for 200yds, then nothing! He searched a little while nearby for more sign and still came up empty handed, so opted to back out and give us a call. We started tracking around 6pm that evening, and after running both dogs. I gave him my opinion about the sign along the track, how the dogs were reacting, and that I didn't think this deer was dead. I recommended he get back in the stand and hope he gets another shot.

Its a game of inches! This is a great example of what these bucks can withstand, especially during the rut. This was taken 4 days after the shot and just 50yds away from the stand where he took the shot.

Soooo many things factor in when it comes to hunting!
Was the deer actually quartered instead of broadside? Did the buck duck the string? Did he hit a branch that he didn't see? Was his broadhead sharp? Who knows!
Adrenaline lies to us and unfortunately on this Halloween buck, this hunter got the trick and not the treat!

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