tuna
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I'll start my rant now and get it off my chest while I still have 29 days before hunting season starts...
Does anyone train their dogs?
Every year it is the same thing: dogs running all over creation, owners calling for them at the top of their lungs (always "Brandy", "Lady", and "Champ") and the ever present background noise of cow bells and the newfangled beepers!
Am I the only one who has had enough? We read stories about great dogs but I have never seen one. I hunt without a dog (don't have time to keep a pet dog, never mind train a hunter) and am pretty successful. Sure, it is a little harder, but that is why it is hunting, and not shopping.
My solution this year is to buy some pheasant scent for training dogs. I plan on putting out scent all over the field this year (sticks and such) and watch the fun as the dogs try to flush the stick.
I just can't stand it anymore. If you can't train your dog, leave it at home, you can still enjoy hunting, and so can everyone else!
rant off...
Does anyone train their dogs?
Every year it is the same thing: dogs running all over creation, owners calling for them at the top of their lungs (always "Brandy", "Lady", and "Champ") and the ever present background noise of cow bells and the newfangled beepers!
Am I the only one who has had enough? We read stories about great dogs but I have never seen one. I hunt without a dog (don't have time to keep a pet dog, never mind train a hunter) and am pretty successful. Sure, it is a little harder, but that is why it is hunting, and not shopping.
My solution this year is to buy some pheasant scent for training dogs. I plan on putting out scent all over the field this year (sticks and such) and watch the fun as the dogs try to flush the stick.
I just can't stand it anymore. If you can't train your dog, leave it at home, you can still enjoy hunting, and so can everyone else!
rant off...