UBT Off Lead (Non UBT Member)

The UBT-OL demonstrates specific skills necessary to track
wounded game off-lead by assessing the ability of the
handler/dog team to follow an artificial blood trail utilizing a
hand held device. The handler will demonstrate the ability to
identify sign and direction of travel of wounded game, as well
as identify property lines and barriers by interpreting dog
actions and other indicators. The handler will demonstrate
control over the dog, and communicate observations to the
judge throughout the track.
Length: About 1⁄2 mile (800-900 yards).
At least 4 hours. Tracks may be aged longer. This may occur
on any UBT OL track, but occurs more frequently during event
and group testing.
Three approximately 90 degree turns
Two wound beds.  Wound beds will not be within 10 yards of a turn. Wound
beds will be prepared with hair and blood and be clearly
identifiable as different from the rest of the track. The
handler should identify wound beds to the judge if/when
they are indicated.
Additional challenges:
1. There will be one simulated property line, which may be
at any point in the track. The tracking team must
demonstrate a recall from the property line utilizing tone
or vibration only from the hand held device – no
stimulation (shock) may be used. The handler must
demonstrate the ability to restart the dog after it has
been recalled.
2. When game has been located, the handler will announce
the find to the judge, and mark the find on the handheld
device. The dog must either sit/stay at the find until the
handler arrives at that location, or the dog may return to
the handler and guide the hunter back to the game.
After announcing game has been located, the handler
may only return to the location marked as the find, and
may not continue to search.
Approximately 8 ounces of blood, or 3 ounces of blood with
the use of tracking shoes, will be used over the course of the
track, including wound beds.
The tracking team will search for the hit site from a starting
point approximately 50 yards away. The handler will be shown
the starting point, but will not be provided with the exact
direction of the hit site.
The team must find the hit site and begin tracking in 15
minutes or less. The 15 minutes is included in the overall time
limit of 60 minutes.
1 call back is allowed