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First Dog Certified To Track Wounded Deer On State Lands

Chloe, a wirehaired dachshund owned by outfitter Neal Meyer, was the first dog tested and approved to track wounded deer on state-owned lands in Illinois. The bill, passed in 2004, legalized the use of leashed tracking dogs. The associated regulations require that any dog tracking on Illinois state lands must pass a test demonstrating basic ability and training.

Chloe’s blood tracking test was administered by United Blood Trackers (www.unitedbloodtrackers.org), a national organization, on June 11, 2006. The dog was required to track a blood line with two sharp turns for a quarter of a mile to part of a deer that was placed at the end of the line. The small amount of blood used for the simulated trail, combined with the heavy ground cover, would have made the line very difficult or impossible for a hunter to track by eye.

Dachshund Chloe has little in common with the beloved wiener dogs of cartoonists. She is bred from German hunting stock, has longer legs and a harsh, wirey double coat. Chloe weighs only 20 pounds, but in her own mind she is a “big dog”, big enough to track those huge Illinois bucks, even if they are still alive.

Neal Meyer, who owns and runs Adams Pike Outdoors in West Central Illinois, is in an ideal situation to train a blood tracking dog and to give assistance to deer hunters in his area. His talented little dog will help prevent the loss of wounded deer, both for his own clients and for other deer hunters. Neal can be reached at his cell phone 217-242-1089 or through his web site at www. adamspikeoutdoors.com.

Neal Meyer with Chloe

after she passed the certification test for tracking on state lands

Neal Meyer

2838 East Bluff Court

Quincy, IL  62305

Call:  217-224-0553

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Cell Phone: 217-242-1089

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