Ive taken my 170lb english mastif hunting. No real sense of what to do but if she sees anything hit the ground or water shell retreive it. I dont bring her out once it starts getting colder. The breed isnt meant for it but early season its alot of fun. Them giant feet put out bunnies better than my beagles singing and although not nimble shes surprisingly quick. She has a natural born hatred for coyotes. Shell even rip across a field after 4 of them. They out pace her when they have a head start though
who hunts with a non hunting dog?
- Thread starter wheelin_ca
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southwest maddog
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- Narrow Ranch
I had an Irish Terrier when I was a teen and she would hold a point, flush pheasants and grouse and move rabbits. Could be walked off leash and never strayed.
oddly enough my rottweiler would lift his foot and poke out his nose when he would see crows in the yard when he was a pup. I couldn't get over his pointing habits LOL
So I started taking him hunting and whenever we would see an animal or bird I would command him to be calm and drop. He learned to be alert and silent at my side and we would find a nice spot for cover and just wait. If he sensed anything he would bump me with his nose or silently get my attention as he stared intently in the direction he thought i should be paying attention to. He was amazingly comfortable with gunfire and in the house if I walked out of the gun room with a rifle or an arm full of hunting clothes..... he would get so excited doing circles in the living room waiting for go time. I never let him chase anything and bolting away got him a reprimand to the point where he could be in the yard by himself with the deer and he would just sit and watch them, resisting the urge to run them down.
Such an awesome dog and friend..... he is dearly missed.
This made me laugh, as I also have an Australian Cattle dog (blue heeler) who has no hunting instincts whatsoever. OTOH, my Beagle is a natural at fluhing grouse, although technically, she should be better at pursuing rabbits and hares.
No, this is my sons pooch. We use him religiously for upland birds. I did have a Brittany Spaniel, however, he passed-on about 4 years ago.
https://imgur.com/a/yHK4XxR
Love It...! Great picture
I hunt a large pig farm and the coyotes are thick there. The farmer has a small Husky that looks just like a dark coloured coyote and I'm so surprised this dog isnt dead yet from coyotes as the farmer has seen coyotes chasing her. This dog came with me one day like she usually does she was about 300 yards ahead of me when I seen a coyote standing at the edge of the bush. Coyote full out charges the dog and the dog runs right back to me, I was sitting down with gun shouldered at this point. Shot the coyote when I seen it gaining ground in the dog at about 150 yards
Dog was very skittish after I shot, wouldn't come near me, I bought her a large orange collar as I'm afraid someone will shoot her. I have had the scope on her before as she will travel so far from the barn any time of the day
Dog was very skittish after I shot, wouldn't come near me, I bought her a large orange collar as I'm afraid someone will shoot her. I have had the scope on her before as she will travel so far from the barn any time of the day
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I had a german shepherd looking mutt that loved to hunt grouse, gophers, and bear.
I've taken various "non hunting" dogs hunting for deer and elk in the timber, their senses are much sharper than mine, and they are stellar at finding downed game.
I've taken various "non hunting" dogs hunting for deer and elk in the timber, their senses are much sharper than mine, and they are stellar at finding downed game.
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
He’s pretty cute, you posted pics of him in the upland bird thread we had going in the fall iirc.
However, I can mention one thing: his hair is similar to velcro, every damn burr sticks to him. Equally, he likes to roll around in cow pies.
I had a husky collie mix when I was a kid that was pretty good for grouse, but several times she was almost killed because she would try to fight bears. Then I got a beagle mix that was great for bears because she would dart in, nip, and dash out, keeping it busy til we got there. She was also great on grouse and bunnies.
Check out on Instagram gator_theduckdog.
It's a weee Jack Russel used for retrieving ducks. He will go after geese too. I got to witness a pair of wired jack Russels hubt in Africa last fall. They are fearless and will go at herd of Cape buffalo if given the chance, I kind of want one now
It's a weee Jack Russel used for retrieving ducks. He will go after geese too. I got to witness a pair of wired jack Russels hubt in Africa last fall. They are fearless and will go at herd of Cape buffalo if given the chance, I kind of want one now
