More info on lost but rescued dog

To fill you in a few guys went on an ATV ride a few days back and saw lost freezing and starving pooch at a remote camp but didnt have the means to take it back out with them without a second passenger. A thread was posted and a few other ATVers wanted to go back to see if they could rescue this dog, which they did.

This is the latest info so hopefully somebody here will know or be familiar with this camp.

"Excellent Job !
We checked the collars for any information and there was nothing.
I really thought the radio collar he was wearing would have had something on it.
The name of the camp was "Stagger In""


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http://mudhole.ca/viewtopic.php?f=17...145409#p145409


The rescue:

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Here is more info on the location:

http://mudhole.ca/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20994

Good on you guys. Starving isn't a nice way to go. Hope the pooch turns out ok

Another happy ending! GOOD JOB to everybody involved. Too bad the radio collar wasn't GPS equipped. You could have replaced the battery then sat back to see who showed up. SCOOPED!

Lot of misconceptions on that other forum. Couldn't even read through them all

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Originally Posted by Cass

Lot of misconceptions on that other forum. Couldn't even read through them all

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Possibly, but these are the same misconceptions shared by all that aren't hunters using these dogs. Not good for hunters, and even worse for the poor dogs. I can see regulations coming in down the road, or the loss of using dogs all together.

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Originally Posted by last5oh_302

Possibly, but these are the same misconceptions shared by all that aren't hunters using these dogs. Not good for hunters, and even worse for the poor dogs. I can see regulations coming in down the road, or the loss of using dogs all together.

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Once again passing judgment without all the facts seems like that guy on that forum named senior has some common sense.
It has a tracking collar so it wasn't left to die it probably got out of range or the batteries died and it wandered into that camp that does not mean that it was left to starve to death. Good job on those guys going to get it:thumbup:
last50h_302 was it you that found the dog ?

A great effort by whom ever made the trip in.....Well Done!

Reading about lost dog
I have beagles that we run we have tracking collars if you can tell if wildlife management collars they can tell you by the frequency number
And harming ones are registered I think
What area was this in

If looking for a home we might be able to find

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Originally Posted by moosehunter

Reading about lost dog
I have beagles that we run we have tracking collars if you can tell if wildlife management collars they can tell you by the frequency number
And harming ones are registered I think
What area was this in

If looking for a home we might be able to find

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Here are the GPS Co-ordinates for the Camp where the dog was found.

It's HC11 on the Maps

Lat / Long
N44.85801 W77.35991

or in MGRS Format

18T - UQ1354469887

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Hats off to you all, well done ! Pour a little Guiness beer in his bowl of kibble and you will have a friend for life.:)

just googled stagger inn hunt camp and it came up on face book and guys chatting on this site they are in the muskoka bracebridge area where torrence is
if this helps

GPS collars only last abut 24 hours, I run both collars usually. Lots of identification on both. I've found and returned several hounds, and had mine returned or phoned about. We would never intentionally leave our hounds. I've had them stolen, collars disgarded. Many hounds, and senior ones aren't prone to quitting, even in slow mode. Good work for finding it, kijiji has a good lost site, you could post it there. If it is a LUP site the MNR might be able to help you out. It might not even belong to the camp you found it at.

Good luck good job.

Pats on the back to all involved.

Not so true the camp to south runs harming tracking his batteries last over a month
My wildlife management unit
3.6 v batteries last in collars 2 months plus as well as I can track up to and beyond 25 kms
A few yrs ago a big male in great shape we tracked by truck late into night 70 kms away and recovered him he must if chased every deer in the neighbour hood

The owner of the dog obviously values the dog to put a $200.00 tracking collar on it.
That's what I pay for mine anyway.
Good on you guys to recover the dog.
I hope everything ends well for the dog and owner alike.

A little update on this poor forgotten pooch:

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One would think with radio collar on ($200/ collar) camp did not leave the dog on purpose, the big question is why no one went back on regular basis (or ask a local) to check in and see if he made it back, or ask locals and camps in the area to keep an eye open. Took him to the vets and he is not chipped once again an inexpensive solution, a collar with name (collar did read #2) and contact info for return should be mandatory or at best common sense. “Hunting Dog Runs Off” is not a news headline in November, the ones left on purpose because they are of no use is what get people going. I have friends with a hunting camp close by and they have the word out about the dog and will let me know if anyone is looking for him.

In this particular case it’s a tough one to call guys but know this, he has had a bath, no fleas, is gaining weight, and doin well.

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Props to the mudhole crew :goodstuff:

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Well,he's certainly looking better with some good food and TLC. Great stuff.

He looks to be an older dog ?

As a hunter and dog-owner, I appreciate what you folks did to recover it. Good on all of you.

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Originally Posted by KennyT

As a hunter and dog-owner, I appreciate what you folks did to recover it. Good on all of you.

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I second that!

That is a good deed indeed recovering and caring for the dog.
As a hound hunter myself, I can relate to the owner's concern.
I know of sleepless nights and driving around at 2:00am to try and recover a hound.

But the question is, what if, the owner did have ID on the dog but someone took the ID collar off?
There are some shady characters out there.
I would make sure you have a secret question pertaining the pooch to whoever comes forward and claim it.

Good news for this pup:

"Looks like Sparky has a new home. Jay has taken great care of him since being rescued and the ad on Kijiji got a reply a few days ago. The couple from Kingston came to see him last night and took him home with them. He will spend the rest of his days as a house pet in a warm home......"


"Thank you for the comments guys much appreciated, I don’t know why but the night I read Dave’s post about him I knew I could not leave him there, had to go get him. I do not hunt but am part of two camps and both have dogs. Our camp in Folger the dogs have collars with name tags and contact info if found, simple solution. Members who do hunt and use dogs I hope read this and understand how much effort it has taken to get the dog bring him back to health and find a home. If a dog is too old shoot it at the camp or bring it back for adoption or have the dog put down. In the case of this dog I think he had run away and everyone left figuring him for dead. I contacted our camp at Scottamata lake and they have a network to contact camp owners if one lost. This camp could have easily approached a local or another camp and said they have one lost, or have a local check in on the camp for a week or two to see if he had returned. With a bit of research this is a common occurrence after the hunt and it would be good if this could change".

"Enough time on the soap box, received a msg tonight form his new home to say that he has settled in, the kids love him and he is doing well. The difference from the dog I brought home to the one that left last night was amazing and I knew this person was the right one when he jump up on her a gave her a lick, he has never have done that with a new person in the yard. From a sleeping bag of bones with a big head full of fleas and ticks and don’t go near my food bowl or I’ll bite ya, to a dog with lots of colour and personality in four months, hunting dogs can be changed."

http://mudhole.ca/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=21053

Now that is a great ending. :)

I have found the owner of this dog and was in contact with him by phone. He would really like this dog back. He and his family made numerous trips back to his camp after deer season trying to locate this dog. The dog is over 10 yrs old. I do not believe he uses a computer. I tried to send a pm to JBird but it came back as not found. Could someone plse pm me that knows JBIRD or knows where the dog is now. With Thks Gary

Wow, what a crazy turn of events.

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Originally Posted by Bear57

I have found the owner of this dog and was in contact with him by phone. He would really like this dog back. He and his family made numerous trips back to his camp after deer season trying to locate this dog. The dog is over 10 yrs old. I do not believe he uses a computer. I tried to send a pm to JBird but it came back as not found. Could someone plse pm me that knows JBIRD or knows where the dog is now. With Thks Gary

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I posted a link to this thread and asked JBird to get a hold of you Gary. Other than that I believe you need to register to the other board before you can contact him by PM.

Rick, I tried to register on Mudhole.ca, I was rejected as my email was already in use? If anybody knows JBird would they please pass my email on to him, [email protected]. With thanks, Gary

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Rick, I tried to register on Mudhole.ca, I was rejected as my email was already in use? If anybody knows JBird would they please pass my email on to him, [email protected]. With thanks, Gary

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Gary, I know JBird has seen my post since he has visited the site since I made the post. I don't know him personally.

I can also understand his side if he doesn't want to contact you. After all is said and done he rescued and housed that pooch since late last year, and finally found the dog a new home.

I did however give him your e-mail address and copied your last post over there.

Best of luck.

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Gary, I know JBird has seen my post since he has visited the site since I made the post. I don't know him personally.

I can also understand his side if he doesn't want to contact you. After all is said and done he rescued and housed that pooch since late last year, and finally found the dog a new home.

I did however give him your e-mail address and copied your last post over there.

Best of luck.

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Well lets hope it doesn't get ugly which it can . That's a real tough call for both parties concerned . Thanks for keeping us and the parties concerned informed Rick . Interesting situation that I'm sure has happened many times .

TD

well done guys

Max (Sparky) has been returned to his original owner, successful conclusion with both hunters and non hunters working together.
Brief History:
Two dogs went missing during the deer hunt, both with two tracking Collars. When the run that day was completed, the dogs signal from collars could not be found for either dog. They suspect the dogs were removed from the area. The owners started to look for them that day, and subsequently contacted the camps in this area. My hunt camp is about 5mi from where the dog was found and I was contacted. As well numerous local people and trappers from the area were contacted. The owner advised me that Max was the best hound he has ever owned a family pet and is over 10 yrs old. Max has never failed to return to their camp. The owner of Max and his family are good hunters, look after there dogs very well and are good people. They contacted the dog shelters in Cloyne, Cooper and Bancroft before going home from the hunt. Numerous trips were made to their camp and they recovered the other dog. The owners of Max found his collars at their camp a couple days after he was recovered by Jay and were very confused of what had happened to him and probably thought he had met his demise. They continued looking for Max.
ATVers found the Max at the camp but were unable to bring the dog out. Jay (JBird) heard about the dogs and with another AtVer took the day off work and went in and recovered Max. Jay was able to find Max thanks to Dave's (Mudhole ATV site) GPS co- ordinates and map. Jay spent considerable time and money in the next 4 mths, returning Max to good health. This was done out of Jay and his family's compassion and caring of dogs and all animals. It is unfortunate that I did not read about Max being lost until this week. I phoned and spoke with the owners granddaughter and the owner and advised Max was in good health but had been re-homed. The owner advised that he would really like the dog back. I went on this thread and thanks to Rick, Jay contacted me later that night. We exchanged emails and talked on the phone. Jay set up an exchange of emails between Paula (adopted Max/Sparky) and myself and then we talked on the phone. Paula and her family adopted a older hound out of their compassion and caring of dogs. The son of, and granddaughter of the original owner all phoned me over the next couple of days. The owner of Max drove to Kingston and recovered his dog. I know Max is being returned to a good home. As another reader had commented it could have got ugly, but Paula stated that if the situation was reversed she would have wanted her dog back. Paula and her family grew very fond of Max in a short time, and I believe that returning him was harder on her the she let on.
Jay, Paula and their families are good people. They are kind,caring and compassionate.
I wonder how far Max may have traveled to return to his camp, as the first time they tried to use him he would begin his journey home. They other dog was younger and made it back a bit faster. Thanks to Jay, Paula and all the other people that assisted in Max/Sparky's return home. As one comment stated, it was quite an event. Thanks Gary
PS I am going to meet up with Jay this coming July and probably have a beer.

Fantastic! And thanks for the update Gary.

Outstanding all around.

What an amazing story, class acts and just good people all around. That is one loved dog!

As a hound lover and someone who has had one of my beagles taken by someone else (radio collar and name tags intact) it's great to hear the owner got his dog back. Sounds like honest, caring people on all ends of this story.

In my situation, I had a crying wife at home due to our missing dog and then one of the home owners of a door I knocked on called and said he remembered seeing a truck pick up a beagle. Got the information on the truck and found my dog.