I was in too big a hurry the other night trying to find Josephs deer. I knew i was too. I was walking trails instead of looking for blood. I was fairly certain it would be laying not far in the woods. There were factors i was unaware of. Joseph found blood and followed it. He did the better job tracking. My uncle and i followed blood once, several years ago, for about three miles, i guess. Started out pouring, then ended up a drop at a time every 50ft or so, then nothing. My uncle was a pretty good tracker and i learned alot from him that day. He was very patient and thorough. Josephs deer last week crossed a river and a big creek and bled very little after that. It had been run by yard dogs. We would never have found it without a dog. There is a need for a dog. Poor tracking skills by the average hunter is the cause of the need most of the time.