Childers Deer Tracking

09/29/2026

The 2026 archery season is here please be sure to share with your friends, family, and Hunting buddies! Please like our page and follow us It would be greatly appreciated! Good luck this season from the Childers Deer Tracking Team!💪🏻🦌🇺🇸

09/20/2026

‼️ YOUTH/LIBERTY HUNT RECAP. THE FINAL TRACK—SUNDAY NIGHT ‼️

This is one we will never forget!

The buck was shot at approximately 6:45 p.m. The entrance appeared to possibly be liver, with a confirmed gut-shot exit. Since it was Sunday night, neither Jenna nor I could track Monday, and the warm temperatures were working against us. We made the decision to begin the track around 10 p.m., hoping the hit involved both the liver and gut—not just the gut.

We knew there was a chance the buck could still be alive when we found him. We just didn’t know how wild the night was about to become…

Just as we were preparing to put Cash down, coyotes erupted a few hundred yards south of us. Within seconds, another one lit up less than 100 yards away—right inside the swamp the buck had entered. Of course, it brought a handful of its buddies along too! 😅

We had tracked through this swamp before, so we knew exactly what awaited us: thick cover, nasty terrain, and blowdowns everywhere.

We put Cash on the line and worked as slowly and quietly as he would allow. Approximately 150 yards into the track, we found the buck lying in a bed.

That’s when everything went sideways. 😅

As soon as I spotted him, I told everyone to stop so I could assess the situation. I carefully approached, and the buck looked completely dead—his head was down, and his body was fully relaxed.

I turned and said, “We got him!”

At that exact moment, his legs stiffened. He lifted his head, looked directly at me, stood up, and took off before we could do anything!

The buck was extremely lethargic, so I knew that if we backed out and gave him a little time, he likely wouldn’t travel far.

Unfortunately, while all of this was happening, Cash and I must have disturbed—or possibly stepped on—a large ground-bee nest. To say those bees weren’t happy would be an understatement!

Jenna noticed Scar becoming extremely agitated, but before she could figure out what was happening, they were both under attack. We soon realized they had been standing directly on top of the nest when I told everyone to stop.

Jenna tucked Scar underneath her hoodie and took off through the woods—looking like Jahmyr Gibbs carrying the football! FAST! 😅 She ran up a massive ridge to reach the truck and grab Benadryl from our medical kit.

After assessing Scar, who had become extremely lethargic, we made the decision to leave and get her home where we could monitor her more closely.

Thankfully, Scar began returning to normal. Once we knew she was doing better, Cash and I headed back out to finish what we had started.

By then, it was approximately 12:30 a.m. We were exhausted, and I was praying that, based on how lethargic the buck had been, he would be dead in his next bed.

I put Cash back on the line.

Twenty minutes and another 200 yards later…

Dead deer! 🦌🐾

We are incredibly grateful that Scar is an absolute savage and returned to normal in no time! We are also honored to have helped this young hunter recover his very first deer. It was an unforgettable moment, and we are truly thankful to have been part of it.

Huge congratulations to Weston on an awesome first deer—and a tracking story none of us will ever forget! 👏🦌

P.S., The buck was tagged and hunters orange was worn through the entire process. Lots of layers were shed in the dragging process out of the swamp😅

09/19/2026

‼️ SUNDAY’S SECOND TRACK—A TOUGH ONE IN THE HEAT ‼️

We arrived knowing this track would be a 50/50 shot. The buck had been quartering toward the hunter at approximately 50 yards, and the hit appeared to be far back—likely in the gut or intestines.

Cash struggled to establish the line in the heat of the day, so we brought Scar in alongside him to see whether working together would help. It definitely did!

Before long, Cash and Scar were working the scent cloud together. They followed it through a 30–40-yard-wide thicket between the open timber and a large power-line clearing, eventually leading us into a swamp filled with deer beds approximately 500 yards from the shot site.

We confirmed buck tracks along the exact line the dogs followed, but we never found a single drop of blood—which wasn’t unexpected with this type of hit.

Unfortunately, this track did not end with a recovery. Based on everything we observed, we believe the buck may eventually die from the injury, but likely not within the next few days.

Not every track ends with a deer on the tailgate, but Cash and Scar worked hard together and gave us every reason to trust the line they followed. Stay tuned—the next tracking story is coming soon! 🐾🦌

09/18/2026

‼️ SUNDAY’S FIRST TRACK: CASH CONFIRMED IT—SCAR PROVED HERSELF! ‼️

Saturday night we were called to track a gut-shot doe, we agreed to show up around 9:30am so we brought both Cash and Scarlet along.

Cash started at the bed where the hunters had jumped her the night before. He quickly picked up the line, although he was acting a little differently than usual. With this being only his second track of the year—and mine too—I decided to take him back to the bed and reset.

Sure enough, he followed the exact same line and led us straight to the doe 15 hours later! Thankfully she didn’t go too far before to her second bed where she expired!🦌🐾

Now for the best part—Scar’s turn!

Jenna and I have been eager to see what Scar would do on a real track, so we took her back to the original bed and let her work. She lined it out perfectly! She overran the doe by only five or six feet, realized it, corrected herself, and made the sharp 90-degree turn where the deer had went and went straight in to her!

We couldn’t be happier with how Scar handled her first opportunity, and we can’t wait to put her on more confirmed kills as she continues learning!

Congratulations to Vincent on his first deer—and a beautiful doe at that! Thank you for allowing us and the dogs to be part of such a special memory!

More Liberty Hunt tracking stories are coming, so stay tuned! 👀🐾

09/17/2026

‼️Youth/Liberty hunt recap‼️

Saturday we started the weekend out with a front leg/shoulder area shot. We put Cash down at the shot site and he took us to their last few drops of blood about 75-100 yards from the shot site but he struggled to work it past their last blood. So I brought him back to the shot site and restarted him. I could tell he was for sure struggling to pick up the scent cloud in the extremely hot dry heat. After the restart he took same line and made it past the last known blood but this time I let him go (Trust the dog). We made it about 250-300 yards past last blood when he stopped and looked up at like me which usually isn’t a good sign. We called it at that and believe the buck wasn’t mortally wounded but we can be wrong!!

09/17/2026

‼️ 2026 Youth/Liberty Hunt Recap ‼️

This is always one of our favorite weekends of the year to track! The heat made things challenging—as usual—but overall, we had a great weekend and helped put two deer on the tailgate! 🦌

After some long, hot days, Jenna, the dogs, and I are officially worn out! Now it’s time to rest, recover, and continue training as we get ready for bow season.

Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing the full story behind each track, so be sure to check back! You definitely won’t want to miss the last one—the final track of the weekend was an absolute wild ride! 😅🐾

We hope everyone who participated had a safe and successful weekend!

09/11/2026

The 2026 Youth:Liberty Hunt kicks off tomorrow—and Cash officially has a little competition! 😎🐾🦌

If you see this little girl tagging along with us this weekend or popping up in our pictures, there’s a good reason: she’s the newest member of the Childers Deer Tracking team! Everyone, meet Scarlet—Scar for short!

We’re extremely excited to see what she can do and to begin building her experience in the field. If you, a friend, or a family member harvests a deer this weekend or during the regular season and know it’s a confirmed kill or that the deer only traveled a short distance before going down, we’d love the opportunity to let Scar run the track free of charge, as long as it’s within a reasonable distance. Preferably an untouched track!

Once Scar establishes a solid foundation, we’ll begin offering select tracks with her free of charge during archery season and Cash will be right there to back her up if needed! In the future we will be running two tracking teams!

Training a tracking dog truly takes a team. It takes the work we put in with her, in the woods and at home along with the support of friends, family, and past clients who allow her to learn from their successful recoveries. We look forward to being able to run two tracking teams in the future! We appreciate each and every one of you, and we can’t wait to see where Scar’s nose takes her! 🐾🇺🇸🦌

Most importantly good luck this weekend shoot straight and be safe!!💪🏻

09/06/2026

Everyone always asks how we keep the burs out of Cash’s hair and the answer to that is Danni with The Dog Garage! She always keeps the Childers Deer Tracking Team fresh and ready for whatever the woods throw our way! Highly recommend the dog garage to anyone looking for a great groomer for their dogs!

Pumpkins, paw prints & three freshly groomed cuties! 🎃🐾 Cash, Scar & Atticus are officially fall ready! 🍁

08/28/2026

The 2026 Liberty Hunt and early doe season are here, and we’re ready to go!

Please like and share this post, and send it to any friends or family who will be participating in either hunt. We’re looking forward to another successful weekend helping hunters recover their deer and make lasting memories in the great outdoors!

Ps, We have some exciting news to share with you guys so stay tuned for the update!

Good luck, shoot straight, and most importantly—be safe! 🦌🇺🇸

03/24/2026

Well better late than never! We would like to thank everyone who contacted us to track this year! We had to turn most tracks away due to family stuff going on. We recommend a few other trackers when we couldn’t help and we can’t thank those tracking teams enough for all the help helping our clients when we couldn’t! But we ended up having a solid season Cash has progressed tremendously and he did a phenomenal job on every track we were able to run! We are looking forward to the 2026 season with big things coming this year! Until then we will continue to train during the off season to be fully prepared for the 2026 tracking season! Pictured below is one of our favorite tracks we did this fall!