aeverett152
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Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe out there,
I have been deer and elk hunting the last 6 years or so. In the off season I will take my beagle out with me to scout and set trail cams just to get him outside. I never had the intention to use him as a hunting dog until recently. As a typical beagle he is very keen on picking up a scent and searching it out ever since he was a puppy. The last few times I’ve been out in the mountains with him I have heard quail in nearby brush and I have been taking him near the sound, letting him sniff around, go into brush and flush quail out. And that’s when the lightbulb came on. I have never hunted with a dog and never quail hunted either but this feels like a perfect scenario to start. Since we are pretty much on lockdown I have ordered a canvas bumper and quail scent so I can start working with him specifically for scenting quail. I do have a series of questions for hunters that upland game hunt and use dogs (I apologize if these are stupid questions btw but this is ALL new to me).
Besides a bumper and a scent is there any other specific training regimen I should follow with my dog?
12 gauge or 20 gauge shotgun? I have read that 12 is overkill for quail but I would like to clarify with you all.
Is there a specific shotgun that has a low decibal output? I have read articles about some dogs becoming deaf.
I know Beagles aren’t typical bird dogs but anyone else have success using Beagles for upland birds?
I plan on starting off with quail and if it becomes successful I might try for pheasant but I will cross that path when we get there. And if you are wondering my Beagle is almost 4 years of age and not from a specific bloodline. But one thing I am sure of is that this dog is definitely picking up scents and pursuing them.
Thank you all very much
I have been deer and elk hunting the last 6 years or so. In the off season I will take my beagle out with me to scout and set trail cams just to get him outside. I never had the intention to use him as a hunting dog until recently. As a typical beagle he is very keen on picking up a scent and searching it out ever since he was a puppy. The last few times I’ve been out in the mountains with him I have heard quail in nearby brush and I have been taking him near the sound, letting him sniff around, go into brush and flush quail out. And that’s when the lightbulb came on. I have never hunted with a dog and never quail hunted either but this feels like a perfect scenario to start. Since we are pretty much on lockdown I have ordered a canvas bumper and quail scent so I can start working with him specifically for scenting quail. I do have a series of questions for hunters that upland game hunt and use dogs (I apologize if these are stupid questions btw but this is ALL new to me).
Besides a bumper and a scent is there any other specific training regimen I should follow with my dog?
12 gauge or 20 gauge shotgun? I have read that 12 is overkill for quail but I would like to clarify with you all.
Is there a specific shotgun that has a low decibal output? I have read articles about some dogs becoming deaf.
I know Beagles aren’t typical bird dogs but anyone else have success using Beagles for upland birds?
I plan on starting off with quail and if it becomes successful I might try for pheasant but I will cross that path when we get there. And if you are wondering my Beagle is almost 4 years of age and not from a specific bloodline. But one thing I am sure of is that this dog is definitely picking up scents and pursuing them.
Thank you all very much