Dogs at camp

[hoytcanon]

Even the best behaved dogs will not be welcome in hunt camps by those who really don't care for dogs... it is their vacation too, so if you are not certain that every one of the other camp members is good with it, leave the dogs at home.

Also, it cracks me up when people say; "the deer come into my yard all the time, see they don't care about dogs!" Deer are not stupid, they are very observant creatures, they know where dogs "belong" and where they do not. A dog barking in a farmyard is one thing, a dog running through the bush is another. A tractor running in their feeding field is one thing, a quad driving through their bedding area is another... they know which constitutes danger for them.

 

[Papaclaude]

hunting grouse . geese .ducks ..dogs have they're right place ..deer ..bear and moose leave the dog and wife at home .

Unless the wife is part of the hunting party.

 

[shoota]

Even the best behaved dogs will not be welcome in hunt camps by those who really don't care for dogs... it is their vacation too, so if you are not certain that every one of the other camp members is good with it, leave the dogs at home.

Also, it cracks me up when people say; "the deer come into my yard all the time, see they don't care about dogs!" Deer are not stupid, they are very observant creatures, they know where dogs "belong" and where they do not. A dog barking in a farmyard is one thing, a dog running through the bush is another. A tractor running in their feeding field is one thing, a quad driving through their bedding area is another... they know which constitutes danger for them.

^This, there is also a big difference between deer in my backyard that sees and smells people all the time vs. a backwoods deer that might have never seen or smelled a human.

 

[iron cat]

^This, there is also a big difference between deer in my backyard that sees and smells people all the time vs. a backwoods deer that might have never seen or smelled a human.

Our bird dogs bump deer all the time, I doubt very much if their scent is any worse than human scent.
Many people hunt and camp where blood trailing dogs are legal as well, they don't seem to have issues.
If a dog is unruly however, it doesn't matter what it is, it is not good in camp or the field.....
Cat

 

[45ACPKING]

Even the best behaved dogs will not be welcome in hunt camps by those who really don't care for dogs... it is their vacation too, so if you are not certain that every one of the other camp members is good with it, leave the dogs at home.

Also, it cracks me up when people say; "the deer come into my yard all the time, see they don't care about dogs!" Deer are not stupid, they are very observant creatures, they know where dogs "belong" and where they do not. A dog barking in a farmyard is one thing, a dog running through the bush is another. A tractor running in their feeding field is one thing, a quad driving through their bedding area is another... they know which constitutes danger for them.

you can laugh all you want at the comments of others from that pedestal you put yourself on.

You have obviously never hunted large game with a good dog by your side and it takes a hell of a lot more training to raise a non hunting dog to be an exceptional companion in the bush.
I've raised two so far, both rottwiellers.

That said, and unlike yourself, I can accept the opinion and experiences of others without pissing on their comments.
I also have friends I hunt with that don't really want the dogs around..... so the dogs stay home. I always take the dog solo hunting though.
I'm without a hunting dog now as my buddy passed away in December after a good fun life. I doubt I will be able to train the new pup for hunting, she is.... well, a she LOL and a little high strung. She responds better to the wife for training anyways so no hunting dogs for me for a while anyways.

dog will hunt..... first pic he was 9 months, hike in solo hunting in steep BC coast terrain, upper Lillooet valley.

This was a year later , same spot, solo hunting again...… you can see the legs and hooves in the back ground

Who says dogs shouldn't be in hunt camp ? hehehe
don't tell this guy....

 

[.22LRGUY]

Simple for me. They are the best and most sincere friends I will ever have
Don't remember any of my best buds or family laying next to me in bed for 9 months 24/7 while I battled pancreas cancer but my dogs never moved only to go out to do their business and then right back in by my side. In fact many so called good friends never even came over once to visit
Times like that are never forgotten
Get real sick and then see how many real friends you have vs what you think you have it will be an eye opener believe me
Like my grandmother used to say no one likes sick or old people except dogs
Cheers

^that's pretty thought provoking, and hits close to home. Thanks for posting 3macs1

Even the best behaved dogs will not be welcome in hunt camps by those who really don't care for dogs... it is their vacation too, so if you are not certain that every one of the other camp members is good with it, leave the dogs at home.

Also, it cracks me up when people say; "the deer come into my yard all the time, see they don't care about dogs!" Deer are not stupid, they are very observant creatures, they know where dogs "belong" and where they do not. A dog barking in a farmyard is one thing, a dog running through the bush is another. A tractor running in their feeding field is one thing, a quad driving through their bedding area is another... they know which constitutes danger for them.

^yep. While I don't hunt deer, I spend allot of times on farms chasing groundhogs..some time on coyotes too. I see lots of turkeys and deer, and speak to lots of land owners. Coyotes will literally follow tractors looking for mice, but try using a predator caller and lure one in to even 200 yards on the same farm. Groundhogs will watch you drive circles around a field, you can even get relatively close to them. Open your car door and see what happens. lol I target shoot on a new, 100 acre farm 30 minutes from my place, and on my first visit...scared more than a dozen turkeys out of a field when I pulled up. Set-up my bench, shot my new 204R for about 10 minutes..and while letting the barrel cool, almost all of them walked back onto the field within 100 yards of me. Deer are a little more skittish, but agreed..day-to-day noises they can get used to, and they seem almost undeterred by small changes in their environment. I even scared a doe off a field recently, got down and set-up on a 200 yard groundhog. While waiting it out, the doe walked back out in full view...could easily see me..and simply did not care. lol It was so close that watching it was a bigger thrill than the prospect of cranking that groundhog.

 

[3macs1]

^that's pretty thought provoking, and hits close to home. Thanks for posting 3macs1


No problem my friend
Growing up there was always a dog chained to the barn the old man had and honestly most times I would hardly know their name
I didnot like dogs or cats but now it is just cats I hate LOL
Take care

 

[blasted_saber]

The abscence of a dog smell would probably alert deer that something is amiss in at my camp.

The dogs are there all year. Dont change a thing for the deer hunt.

I mean, im not dragging a deer through the bush with me, but the dogs can certainly be at camp. The deer that are habituated to them dont care, and we shoot deer right at camp fairly often.