Southerngirl Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Did you train the dog yourself or what? I need some tips, pointers o how to train us. I have a Bluetick beagle that can track deer, but we need alot of work. Even though he found a deer last year I probably would not have, I don't have alot of faith in him cause he couldn't track one this year that I could once I got him out of my way. The deer was running like a rabbit in circles and coming back on his old trail, the dog just couldn't get it straight and kept running in circles. I work him on a leash because he doesn't bark normally unless he is in sight of the deer. He will drag you down if your not carefull because he runs wideopen when he's on a good track. I know we both need work, any tips out there for us?? Here is a pic of him with the 8 he found last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FL-Cracker Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Kiley, The next deer you harvest, save & freeze the feet and play games with him. You can drag the feet on a rope to some where and then work the dog normally, leave foot at the end of the trail. Start small and work big and reward him for finding it. Good luck, Cracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have a friend that trained his on Blood only, The dog works out the blood trail really well, and doesn't go after any other deer. I also like Cracker's advise. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Cracker are you everywhere??? I don't want to train him on meat, I've heard that's not a good idea for training a deer to track wounded deer. I've heard blood only is the only way to go. I'm going to take him up to where Roy shot his and see if he can track it to where it fell, it ain't far but it's practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wish we had one....sure would come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FL-Cracker Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Well, it's your dog...just my .02 or Cracker advice...from someone that has run blueticks all his life.... Why not do both? What happens if you don't get a blood trail? Blueticks have a good enough nose that they'll find one from a fresh track. Who knows, you may jump another up in the process and get a crack at it... Cracker are you everywhere??? "Where you think I am...I ain't...." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 OK,OK, I told you I don't know much here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mims Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Last dog i used was a lab. he worked fine with no training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Last year Spec worked great, just a little bull headed with the leash thing. This year all he wants to do is run around and pee on stuff, will not really try to track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclubbs2 Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 A friend of mine uses a tracking dog. My new hunting partner shot one this weekend and we had an idea where he dropped but decided to give it a little to let it die. I called my tracking dog buddy to ask about a local meat locker and he asked if he could come with the dog for practice. He showed up and the dog took us straight to it whith in 3 min. He told me he went ot Germany and bought the dog there. He said it is common over seas to use the dogs. What type of dog was it do you ask? None other than a wired hair dauschaund. Thats right I laughed my butt off when I saw him but he did great. I did read an article in Bowhunter's Mag about an outfitter using a dauschaund as a tracking dog. It is still funny stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 I've heard of using dauschand's before, i bet htey do look funny tracking a deer though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikekiller Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Here is another little tip...get yourself a collar and put a bell on it.Every time you take your dog out for blood trail training put the collar on him. This serves two purposes...one it helps you keep track of him in the woods...two he will learn that when you put that collar on it's time to look for a deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 ah, the only time I take him anywhere on a leash, it's to track a deer, will that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikekiller Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 ah, the only time I take him anywhere on a leash, it's to track a deer, will that work? If thats the only time you put the leash on him I dont see why you wouldnt get the same result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlands Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Southergirl, If you want more tips on training a tracking dog go to www.unitedbloodtrackers.org or check out my site www.hillockkennels.com Both site have training tips listed on them. You can also check to see if there are any more trackers listed in Virginia and maybe get with them and do some training. This coming April UBT is going to have trackfest in Penn. This is usually a 3 or 4 day training clinic. It would be well worth it if you could make it.Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Thanks I'll check that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlands Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Southerngirl, If you want more tips on training a tracking dog go to www.unitedbloodtrackers.org or check out my site www.hillockkennels.com Both site have training tips listed on them. You can also check to see if there are any more trackers listed in Virginia and maybe get with them and do some training. This coming April UBT is going to have trackfest in Penn. This is usually a 3 or 4 day training clinic. It would be well worth it if you could make it.Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DIRTY DUKE Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Last dog i used was a lab. he worked fine with no training. My two year old Lab found my last two deer for me. We worked with her a bunch last year and she knows when it's time to find one when I put the Blaze Orange vest on her. I used deer legs to train her and she associates the vest with tracking deer so now it's easy to send her after one. She looks so proud when she finds one too she knows she did a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have a friend that trained his on Blood only, The dog works out the blood trail really well. don't need a dog if you got a good bloodtrail.i had to hire a company 2 yrs ago cuz of no bloodtrail dog did find the deer it was a shoulder hit with 25-06 and after 6 hrs we found the deer bedded up for the night and just startin to bleed.hated to have to put a kill on like that.Another reason i hate to shoot from a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrenaline_junky Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I have a friend that trained his on Blood only, The dog works out the blood trail really well, and doesn't go after any other deer. I also like Cracker's advise. Good Luck. I had dogs just randomly go and find the deer just cause of a blood trail. But I would have to agree with jbeck on this one that way the dog don't run unwanted deer. Good Luck though training a dog can always be an enjoyable challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buck killer Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 My grandpa is 65 and he has always used beagles to track deer and he would feed them the left overs and then put blood down. And train like that. I have always seen his beagle dog Jake find them every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MassNTrash Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 We used my brother's Leopard Cur on the blood trail of my 11 year old son's first deer this year. That dog has lots of trackin experience with cougars, and found my son's deer without too much effort. It was a hard trail given the amount of red folliage on the ground. My dad had been with my son when he shot the doe. Dad's got a heart condition, so going far on the track wasn't an option. He came back to camp and got me and my brother. I was concerned as I hadn't been there to witness the shot, so I didn't know how the deer reacted and which direction it took off. The cur dog quickly got to work and found the deer piled up about 150 metres from the last blood spot. It was nice to find it that fast. Personally, I believe some dogs got it, and some dogs don't. I would think if your bluetick did the job once, he'll do it again, just might take a little more patience. Here's a pic of the same dog with a lion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 now that is a funny looking dog, but they are usually the best oh my Lord the other pic just loaded! Ain't he gonna get the crap knocked outta him by that cat??? That's one BRAVE dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MassNTrash Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 There is no doubt that cur dog has gumption. Here he is under his first liontree as pretty much just a pup. Yes, he is climbing the tree. LOL! Talk about determination eh? Like I said, some dogs have it, and some dogs don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 WOW! Now THAT is a dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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