Kizmo
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OK, I shot the biggest bobcat I have ever seen in my life Saturday night. Waaaay bigger than the one in my avatar. We trailed blood for 100 yards or so before busting the cat out of where it had laid and then ran out of blood. The next day, we got a deer tracking dog (a mountain cur) out there and found bones and blood out at 450 yards. I'm sure the coyotes got to the cat that night.
I hunt at night a lot, and if I'd had a tracking dog then and there I would have found that cat. We don't have enough coyotes for a decoy dog to stay in practice, and hunting at night doesn't produce decoying situations. However, I think a tracking dog would help a lot.
Please give me your insights into breeds, training, etc. The one thing that's always concerned me is having a dog bark, etc. while on stand. The only dog I've ever hunted with is Gunner, who sits still and quiet, but I'm no dog trainer like Tony is. Is this something I can do myself? Are there any books, etc. on how to train a tracking dog?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I hunt at night a lot, and if I'd had a tracking dog then and there I would have found that cat. We don't have enough coyotes for a decoy dog to stay in practice, and hunting at night doesn't produce decoying situations. However, I think a tracking dog would help a lot.
Please give me your insights into breeds, training, etc. The one thing that's always concerned me is having a dog bark, etc. while on stand. The only dog I've ever hunted with is Gunner, who sits still and quiet, but I'm no dog trainer like Tony is. Is this something I can do myself? Are there any books, etc. on how to train a tracking dog?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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