Have you ever hunted big game with dogs?
Thats where you choose the right dog for the game. For boars I would use Argentine Dogos, or Black Mouth Curs.Youtube Dogo + Boar.
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Have you ever hunted big game with dogs?
Thats where you choose the right dog for the game. For boars I would use Argentine Dogos, or Black Mouth Curs.Youtube Dogo + Boar.
they have been hunting big game with dogs back east for as long as i can remember.
being a westerner it's against the rules here but it always interested me. i met a fellow in BC who chased cougars with B&Ts. (the feline cougars , know what i mean?)
what ever turns your crank i say. if you're a hunter we're already on our way to being friends.
myself i hunt over a griffon for upland, pheasant, rabbit, ducks & geese , pickeral, pike & perch and occasionally trout.
i always thought it should be allowed to put a dog on a blood trail if neccessary. sure would cut down on lost game.
i have never lost a bird when tramp is around.
he's not all that good on fish tho ... can't hold a point on them for some reason.
cheers
being a westerner it's against the rules here but it always interested me. i met a fellow in BC who chased cougars with B&Ts. (the feline cougars , know what i mean?)
what ever turns your crank i say. if you're a hunter we're already on our way to being friends.
myself i hunt over a griffon for upland, pheasant, rabbit, ducks & geese , pickeral, pike & perch and occasionally trout.
i always thought it should be allowed to put a dog on a blood trail if neccessary. sure would cut down on lost game.
i have never lost a bird when tramp is around.
he's not all that good on fish tho ... can't hold a point on them for some reason.
cheers
dogs just add some much enjoyment to a hunt even smallgame like bunnys . thy are a very usfull tool for brids as well . but for me at just boils down to the fun of being out and running the dogs . the first time you hear the dog open up on a fresh scent you hair just stands right up the heat starts to pound . i would not likly hunt bunnys if i could not us a hound . i have two beagles both girls that love to hunt . thy see the gun come out of the safe and the boots by the door thy are just ripping to get out . i think i ma head out today for a bunny hunt DUTCH
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lazyfarmer
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We had a great couple of runs with the coonhounds tonight!
We've had steady, cold temps for the last few weeks and the coons haven't been active. The last 2 days has been steadily warming up and tonight when we headed out it was 0C- warm enough to get the coons moving. There's only about 6 inches of snow on the ground around here. We set out at 6pm, a bit northeast of Port Hope.
We took out two Blue Tick females, Jenny 4 and Abby 2. Abby has a very cold nose and they both move a track well. They also tree hard.
The first cast was off a tractor path through a sugar bush, next to a corn field. Usually a very good area to hunt. The hounds ended up tracking away from the hardwoods and corn and into a big cedar swamp that we don't have permission to hunt. After about 20 minutes they were treeing hard and we went in, without a rifle, to catch them up and see what they found. Split treed, at least 4 coons- two were in a poplar and the others were in cedars beside the poplar- making it difficult to tell how many were up there.
The second cast was also in a sugar bush near a corn field- no swamp nearby. It was a short run before both girls were treeing hard. They'd worked a track(s) to a huge den tree. Lots of coon tracks around the tree, but they weren't peaking out to see what all the racket was about.
After two good runs we decided to call it a night- I had chores to do and one of the other guys has to be up at 4:30 for work. A great way to spend a winter evening!!
We've had steady, cold temps for the last few weeks and the coons haven't been active. The last 2 days has been steadily warming up and tonight when we headed out it was 0C- warm enough to get the coons moving. There's only about 6 inches of snow on the ground around here. We set out at 6pm, a bit northeast of Port Hope.
We took out two Blue Tick females, Jenny 4 and Abby 2. Abby has a very cold nose and they both move a track well. They also tree hard.
The first cast was off a tractor path through a sugar bush, next to a corn field. Usually a very good area to hunt. The hounds ended up tracking away from the hardwoods and corn and into a big cedar swamp that we don't have permission to hunt. After about 20 minutes they were treeing hard and we went in, without a rifle, to catch them up and see what they found. Split treed, at least 4 coons- two were in a poplar and the others were in cedars beside the poplar- making it difficult to tell how many were up there.
The second cast was also in a sugar bush near a corn field- no swamp nearby. It was a short run before both girls were treeing hard. They'd worked a track(s) to a huge den tree. Lots of coon tracks around the tree, but they weren't peaking out to see what all the racket was about.
After two good runs we decided to call it a night- I had chores to do and one of the other guys has to be up at 4:30 for work. A great way to spend a winter evening!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SujB1MNTJcw&feature=player_embedded#!
A good bear hunting video, with hounds.
A good bear hunting video, with hounds.
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^Nice going! How big was it? Did you take the kitty or simply enjoy the chase? What kind and how many hounds were you running?
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aylandacres
Clearly you have never hunted big game with dogs, and given where you are from, that's understandable. Hunting situations differ coast to coast in this land.
Where I hunt, the bush is thick, the terrain very rough the use of dogs is pretty much mandatory.
Yes, you can see deer without them, but it will only happen if someone else dogs moves them to you, or you are willing to still hunt, and take running shots that way.
I've hunted with, and without dogs in the area for forty years. Easily 90% of our success was afforded by our dogs, or someone else's.
The common belief by the anti dog type, is that the deer are run to death, or that they are terrified, and pour out of the bush to be slaughtered by the waiting hunters.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Deer will sit, and watch a dog go by, like a rabbit, or slip away before they get close. When chased, after a burst of speed, they go only fast enough to stay ahead, and wear down their pursuer, or find an escape.
We are talking legal, licensed deer hounds here, not a pack of wild dogs starving for food. Hounds give up when they are tired. For a beagle, half hour or less is usual, including the return trip.
Dog hunting, is exciting, and a hell of a lot of work, and exercise.
I suggest you leave this thread alone, you've said your piece.
Clearly you have never hunted big game with dogs, and given where you are from, that's understandable. Hunting situations differ coast to coast in this land.
Where I hunt, the bush is thick, the terrain very rough the use of dogs is pretty much mandatory.
Yes, you can see deer without them, but it will only happen if someone else dogs moves them to you, or you are willing to still hunt, and take running shots that way.
I've hunted with, and without dogs in the area for forty years. Easily 90% of our success was afforded by our dogs, or someone else's.
The common belief by the anti dog type, is that the deer are run to death, or that they are terrified, and pour out of the bush to be slaughtered by the waiting hunters.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Deer will sit, and watch a dog go by, like a rabbit, or slip away before they get close. When chased, after a burst of speed, they go only fast enough to stay ahead, and wear down their pursuer, or find an escape.
We are talking legal, licensed deer hounds here, not a pack of wild dogs starving for food. Hounds give up when they are tired. For a beagle, half hour or less is usual, including the return trip.
Dog hunting, is exciting, and a hell of a lot of work, and exercise.
I suggest you leave this thread alone, you've said your piece.
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