Hunting Dogs - Dogs Breeds http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com If you are new to hunting dogs or just want to find more info, you are in the right place Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:21:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Controlling your dog will lead to better hunting http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/controlling-your-dog-will-lead-to-better-hunting.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/controlling-your-dog-will-lead-to-better-hunting.htm#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:20:28 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/controlling-your-dog-will-lead-to-better-hunting.htm
Winter is an ideal time to work with your dog on control issues. Whether you have a hunting dog or just a playful house mutt, there comes a time when controlling your dog is critical to either protecting them from harm or becoming a better field partner. There are two commands that are absolutely essential. The [...]]]>

Winter is an ideal time to work with your dog on control issues. Whether you have a hunting dog or just a playful house mutt, there comes a time when controlling your dog is critical to either protecting them from harm or becoming a better field partner.

There are two commands that are absolutely essential. The first is “whoa” and the second is “come”. Almost every other direction you will give your dog is built off these two basic ideas.

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]]> http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/controlling-your-dog-will-lead-to-better-hunting.htm/feed Knox County man teaches feist dogs to tree squirrels http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/knox-county-man-teaches-feist-dogs-to-tree-squirrels.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/knox-county-man-teaches-feist-dogs-to-tree-squirrels.htm#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:42:20 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/knox-county-man-teaches-feist-dogs-to-tree-squirrels.htm
Mike Bridges can’t recall a time when there wasn’t a hunting dog around the house. His grandfather raised fox hounds and beagles, and growing up, Bridges owned a shepherd-collie mix that could tree squirrels with the best of them. These days, Bridges raises feist dogs, the traditional terrier-type treeing dog of the Southern mountains. Share This ]]>

Mike Bridges can’t recall a time when there wasn’t a hunting dog around the house.

His grandfather raised fox hounds and beagles, and growing up, Bridges owned a shepherd-collie mix that could tree squirrels with the best of them.

These days, Bridges raises feist dogs, the traditional terrier-type treeing dog of the Southern mountains.

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]]> http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/knox-county-man-teaches-feist-dogs-to-tree-squirrels.htm/feed HOW I SEE IT: Hunting dogs keep being mistreated http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/how-i-see-it-hunting-dogs-keep-being-mistreated.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/how-i-see-it-hunting-dogs-keep-being-mistreated.htm#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:04:58 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/how-i-see-it-hunting-dogs-keep-being-mistreated.htm
Star-Exponent columnist Hope Smith’s op-ed Friday, “No matter what their purpose, dogs need our respect, too,” was a well written, thoughtful, and compassionate contribution to the opinion pages. Much to her credit, she directly but very diplomatically talked about her concerns over the issue of the mistreatment and neglect of hunting dogs. Smith kept the tone [...]]]>

Star-Exponent columnist Hope Smith’s op-ed Friday, “No matter what their purpose, dogs need our respect, too,” was a well written, thoughtful, and compassionate contribution to the opinion pages. Much to her credit, she directly but very diplomatically talked about her concerns over the issue of the mistreatment and neglect of hunting dogs.

Smith kept the tone of her column tip-toed and careful, mildly suggesting that hunting dog neglect is already a current problem here locally and more broadly speaking. The issue is in fact a serious animal welfare issue badly deserving of investigative reporting.

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The phrase “man’s best friend” may never have been so true as it is for turkey hunters — fall turkey hunters, to be precise. Hunters and dogs have been teaming up on fall turkeys in the mountains of southern Appalachia for generations. Due to a technicality in state statutes that classed wild turkeys as “big game,” [...]]]>

The phrase “man’s best friend” may never have been so true as it is for turkey hunters — fall turkey hunters, to be precise.

Hunters and dogs have been teaming up on fall turkeys in the mountains of southern Appalachia for generations. Due to a technicality in state statutes that classed wild turkeys as “big game,” it was long illegal to hunt turkeys with dogs in Pennsylvania. A campaign led by John Plowman, turkey dog enthusiast and former Game Commission legislative liaison from Harrisburg, was instrumental in getting the law changed in 2007. The tactic remains rarely used, but Pennsylvania hunters can now know the pleasure, and effectiveness, of hunting with specially trained turkey dogs.

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]]> http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/hunting-going-to-the-turkey-dogs.htm/feed Deer hunting with dogs appears to be on the decline http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/deer-hunting-with-dogs-appears-to-be-on-the-decline.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/deer-hunting-with-dogs-appears-to-be-on-the-decline.htm#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:53 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/deer-hunting-with-dogs-appears-to-be-on-the-decline.htm
After four days of drizzling, misty rain and unseasonably cool weather the first day of the eastern deer season opened as one of those days outdoorsmen dream about. For the deer hunters who chose to have their hounds chase the deer the conditions couldn’t have been more ideal. It was damp enough that the deer’s scent [...]]]>

After four days of drizzling, misty rain and unseasonably cool weather the first day of the eastern deer season opened as one of those days outdoorsmen dream about.

For the deer hunters who chose to have their hounds chase the deer the conditions couldn’t have been more ideal. It was damp enough that the deer’s scent hung close to the ground and it was cool enough to make it comfortable for both the hunters and the dogs.

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]]> http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/deer-hunting-with-dogs-appears-to-be-on-the-decline.htm/feed Four hunting dogs lost in wolf attack http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/four-hunting-dogs-lost-in-wolf-attack.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/four-hunting-dogs-lost-in-wolf-attack.htm#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:33:41 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/four-hunting-dogs-lost-in-wolf-attack.htm
ELK RIVER, ID. - A Worley hunter says three of his hound dogs along with a friend’s dog were killed by a pack of wolves last Thursday near Elk River, Idaho. Bear hunting is Bill Greenlee’s passion. He’s been doing it for decades and says success boils down to having the right hounds. And he was [...]]]>

ELK RIVER, ID. - A Worley hunter says three of his hound dogs along with a friend’s dog were killed by a pack of wolves last Thursday near Elk River, Idaho.

Bear hunting is Bill Greenlee’s passion. He’s been doing it for decades and says success boils down to having the right hounds. And he was hunting with his hounds last Thursday in the woods near Elk River.

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FAIRCHILD - Rod Lein of Chippewa Falls opened a plastic case filled with battered bells. They look liked small, tarnished cow bells. Each had a different tone and a different origin. He picked one from Nova Scotia that Lucy, a 3-year old English pointer, would wear Monday afternoon on a training run. She is training for [...]]]>

FAIRCHILD - Rod Lein of Chippewa Falls opened a plastic case filled with battered bells. They look liked small, tarnished cow bells. Each had a different tone and a different origin. He picked one from Nova Scotia that Lucy, a 3-year old English pointer, would wear Monday afternoon on a training run.

She is training for a field trial that began Wednesday and ends Saturday in the Eau Claire County forest. She will run against dogs from across the eastern U.S., many with professional handlers.

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KALKASKA — State authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of two hunting dogs owned by a Kalkaska man. Jon Otto was hunting on state land in southeast Kalkaska County Saturday afternoon, listening as his seven hounds barked, bayed and chased coyotes through the woods. He heard two gunshots and thought another hunter nabbed the coyotes [...]]]>

KALKASKA — State authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of two hunting dogs owned by a Kalkaska man.

Jon Otto was hunting on state land in southeast Kalkaska County Saturday afternoon, listening as his seven hounds barked, bayed and chased coyotes through the woods. He heard two gunshots and thought another hunter nabbed the coyotes his dogs were chasing.

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The Pet of the Week at Fannin County Animal Control is a male Plott hound mix with a calm, friendly demeanor. Animal control officer Jeff Ferguson said he hopes the dog will be reclaimed by its owner, who may live near the Pinetree Drive area in Epworth where the dog was recently found. Share This ]]>

The Pet of the Week at Fannin County Animal Control is a male Plott hound mix with a calm, friendly demeanor.

Animal control officer Jeff Ferguson said he hopes the dog will be reclaimed by its owner, who may live near the Pinetree Drive area in Epworth where the dog was recently found.

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]]> http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/plott-hound-mix-hunting-for-a-new-home.htm/feed Roger Phillips: Three rookie dogs turn a routine Idaho hunt into a memorable one http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/roger-phillips-three-rookie-dogs-turn-a-routine-idaho-hunt-into-a-memorable-one.htm http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/roger-phillips-three-rookie-dogs-turn-a-routine-idaho-hunt-into-a-memorable-one.htm#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:10:28 +0000 Adrian P. http://www.huntingdogsreviews.com/roger-phillips-three-rookie-dogs-turn-a-routine-idaho-hunt-into-a-memorable-one.htm
Part of what makes hunting exciting is there are no routine outings. That unpredictability keeps us coming back. Last weekend for the opening of quail season we brought three puppies of three different breeds on their first hunt of the season. Share This ]]>

Part of what makes hunting exciting is there are no routine outings. That unpredictability keeps us coming back.

Last weekend for the opening of quail season we brought three puppies of three different breeds on their first hunt of the season.

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