Originally Posted By: jerry malbeckOriginally Posted By: TA17rem After that you will have more coyotes run off when a dog is spotted.
Not true , i use a dog year round ( cattahoula cur mix) and it seems to have just the opposite effect , they might hold up when the dog is spotted but i cant say i have ever had one run away because of the dog , When they hold up , it just makes them easier to shoot .
where did you get that information TA ?
I know alot of guys that use dogs and i have never heard of a dog running off a coyote by them just seeing it unless its on a ranch that uses catch and kill dogs .
My dog goes on every stand, no matter what time of year. His has dramatically increased the number of doubles & triples we get, not to mention the recovery of coyotes.
I hesitate to call Buster a "decoy" or a "tolling" dog. He fits every facet of our hunting, so he's just Buster the coyote dog.
If you start them out right, let them know what you expect of them, then let them enjoy themselves, you will have a companion on your stands that beats any partner you could come up with.
Be careful and mindful of the dogs' safety while hunting. When they are paired up, or you have a bobcat in the stand, you have to be watchful.
One great use for a dog is to send them out when you call a double or triple after you get the first one on the ground....then get on the KiYi. The others will often come back to the stand or at least circle to see what's up witha dog 'hurting' their buddy, thus affording you a shot, resulting in WAY more doubles or even triples.
Barry