The Nose Knows Game Recovery

Welcome back to a solo episode of The Nose Knows Game Recovery! Today, I’m flying solo to tackle a bunch of the questions I’ve been getting from you all lately. We are taking a step back to break down some common tracking knowledge, define everyday terms, and get back to the basics of handling. While I love putting out these videos and podcasts, I have to be completely honest with you: consuming b...

In this episode of The Nose Knows Game Recovery, host TJ Reily sits down with handler Lisa Gargulak to talk through the practical realities of training and working deer-tracking dogs. They dive deep into comparing handling styles across different dog drives, designing training tracks that build real-world confidence, and learning when to step back and trust your dog in the field. What we cover in...

The Art and Science of Tracking Dogs with Al Sherman What makes a truly exceptional tracking dog? According to veteran tracker Al Sherman, it comes down to experience, patience, and learning to trust the dog at the end of the lead. In this episode, Al shares the lessons he's learned since beginning his tracking journey in 1982. From his early days working with Catahoulas to decades of recoveri...

Join host Tj from The Nose Knows Game Recovery Podcast for an in-depth conversation with Billy - The Huntwrights, a central Wisconsin deer tracker running a Labrador Retriever (Daisy) and a Wirehaired Dachshund (tackle/weiner dog backup).Billy shares:His all-time favorite track involving a 13-year-old hunter, a neighbor finishing the buck, and pure neighborly kindnessThe midnight beehive disaster...

In this episode of The Nose Knows Game Recovery Podcast, we sit down with another experienced deer tracking team that specializes in using trained tracking dogs to recover wounded whitetail deer for hunters. This is a real, honest conversation about what actually happens after the shot — the good, the bad, and everything in between. We dive deep into real-life deer tracking stories, including succ...

In this very first episode of The Nose Knows Game Recovery Podcast, I sit down with Joshua Gunn of Smelly Benelli – Wounded Game Recovery to talk all things deer tracking with dogs, blood tracking dogs, and real-life wounded deer recovery stories from the field. Joshua shares how he got started with tracking whitetails, training Benelli, lessons learned from tough tracks, long nights in the woods,...