Hunting Big Game with Man’s Best Friend

[wytx]

"Just be sure if you are using the dog to specifically alert you, and assist you, it is legal."

This is exactly what the GW told me was illegal, typo maybe? The dog can not alert you to game while hunting.

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

RE: tracking. I am rather confident that if you simply cut the dog loose (DD) they will track/trail/search and locate a carcass. It's us the Fs them up. But not generally legal and as useful.

The bringsel stuff is amazing. Blows my mind how you'd train them to do it.

 

[30338]

You teach them to retreive the bringsel first I understand. Then with it hanging between their front legs, they only see it when they reach the carcass. Then when their head goes down they see the bringsel, grab it and retrieve it. No need for this in CO as they can't be off leash while tracking.

I taught my oldest draht to take empty water bottles to the kitchen trash can in about 5 minutes. They have great thought processes and great genetics.

 

[Jason Snyder]

"Just be sure if you are using the dog to specifically alert you, and assist you, it is legal."

This is exactly what the GW told me was illegal, typo maybe? The dog can not alert you to game while hunting.

No it’s not a typo. I’m saying IF YOU DO use the dog to assist you in alerting game make sure it is legal to do so. I’ve never hunted in a state where it is and as such wouldn’t specifically train or try to use my dog to alert.

 

[7mm-08]

Dogs are the best people ever!

 

[Jason Snyder]

 

[Dogone]

I had a pudelpointer named Fritz. One of the versatile breeds. He wound sound on a treed coon for hours. Smart but stubborn. Never got as far in training as using the bringsel.

 

[NealS02]

I do not hunt big game with my Brittany, but did have an amazing Beagle who tracked down a deer I shot in about 30 seconds after I spent an hour trying to blood trail.

 

[IDVortex]

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That's gorgeous country! And pups!

 

[FürsT0322]

I currently live in Germany (originally from Utah) I hunt lots of game with my Draathaar in tow. He stays in the jeep on some night hunt stands and I bring him out to track if needed. Usually, I let him run the track regardless to the carcass. He has passed and scored well in the VJP the HZP and his 600 meter overnight track, but I have not done the final VGP with him. Gearing up for drive hunt season now, which is another experience all in its own.

 

[Sitkaspruce]

Nice to see other pups out doing what they love to do!!

In BC we can hunt with a dog on a leash.

I had a Chessie, Sitka, that lived for anything hunting, especially for waterfowl. BUT she really loved chasing moose. She was with me while I was guiding for 9 of her 13 years. She would start to vibrate and slightly whine whenever she heard a bull moose grunting, and she could hear that better than me, so when she exhibited the signs, I would watch her and her focused direction and sure enough, I would soon pick up the bull. It was uncanny! She also hated bears and save my butt more than once with bears in the thick stuff! Best hunting companion I ever had!





She was also there for my personal hunts



While she was getting on in her age, we picked up a lab (Kaza) , who I was hoping would inherit Sitka's hunting instinct. Well she did, in some ways. She didn't like the bird hunting, was a terrible retriever (even swimmer) but loved chasing elk and moose. Just like Sitka, when ever she saw a gun, if I wore a certain pairs of pants or she saw me with my pack, she was out the door and waiting at the truck. She hunted with me for 9 of her 11 years. Another amazing hunting companion!









Now days, we have a rescue mutt that has no interest in anything that goes bang, so she is a stay at home pup when I go hunting. But she does like checking trail cameras and I am totally Ok with that!

All of my dogs have been family pets first and hunting companions second. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Cheers

SS

 

[Bmhunts]

The state I live in dogs can accompany you on a hunt as long as they’re not chasing big game, and if you’re using them to blood trail they have to be on no more that either a 30’ or 50’ leash.

I have an almost 2 year old Karelian Bear dog that I’ve put a ton of work into and is rock solid for such a young dog. I took her archery elk hunting this year and it was awesome. I took my first archery bull on day two with her leashed to a tree 5 yards behind me when I shot. When it came time to find him I put her on a leash and she took us right to him.

 

[Foldem]

 

[doc holiday13]

Squirrel, Yes. Coon, Yes. Upland game birds, yes. Deer.. Nah

 

[westbranch]

My springer spaniel is good for hiking and some bird hunting. Would be a good bird dog if I had trained him more. Heels well when encountering big game while hiking, but not good enough to hunt with. And also not good for fishing as he loves water way too much.

Jason - When we went fishing I was very impressed with his discipline. Cool that you have both dogs at the same level or more of training.

 

[Jason Snyder]

My springer spaniel is good for hiking and some bird hunting. Would be a good bird dog if I had trained him more. Heels well when encountering big game while hiking, but not good enough to hunt with. And also not good for fishing as he loves water way too much.

Jason - When we went fishing I was very impressed with his discipline. Cool that you have both dogs at the same level or more of training.

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I remember that day! We need to go again.

 

[StupidLightweight]

My step-dog isn't great at hunting birds, but he sure likes to tag along whenever I'm out. On this antelope hunt a few days ago, he inadvertently helped out by cresting the ridge first, which caught the buck's attention and enabled me to slither into position for a shot.

For all I know, the buck thought he was a fat, golden coyote. Regardless, the antelope didn't run off at mach II like he would have if he saw me crest the ridge first.