![]() ![]() ![]() So much time if the dog concentrates their efforts where However, when duck hunting,ĭove hunting and certain other applications, it just saves When pursuing upland game or when the dogs are Some may feel the “hunt dead” command is only needed Before moving onto more advanced hunt dead and scent trail training scenarios some prerequisites are required. This is where training using the “hunt dead” command and teaching the dog to hold the area of fall are used in conjunction with each other to teach the dog to hunt a confined area rather than putting on the “big hunt“ and potentially disturbing other game in the hunting area.Īt some point in the training scheme your dog should have been taught the basic “hunt dead” command and to follow a scent trail using a tennis yellow or orange ball. How many times in training, while using dummies or cold game and/or in actual bird hunting situations, has your dog appeared to mark the fall, yet run out, searched the area of fall for a short period, and then put on the “big hunt?” I would bet that this has happened more times than most would care to admit, including me especially when scenting conditions are poor. It is certainly not a desirable trait for any hunting dog to possess. ![]() What is my definition of the “big hunt?” It is the dog going out on a mark, not immediately finding the bird/dummy and then, after a few minutes, leaving the “area of fall” and disturbing game on new ground by running all over the area looking for the dummy or bird. The “hunt dead” command teaches the dog to hold the “area of fall” and to search a more confined area rather than putting on the “big hunt“ and potentially disturbing other game that may be close by. Bill Gibson | Originally published in GameKeepers: Farming for Wildlife Magazine. ![]()
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