Gun Dog Forum

Hello Trekmoor I've been lurking here for a while but now I've joined. SpringerDude is right and rabbits can push forward out of cover without the spaniel seeing them. However, over here we can often have them sit tight and the dog has ' a contact flush ' pushing out the rabbit, that's when your tra...

Some of our Spaniel trials in the UK are held solely on rabbits and trialers train their dogs on rabbits. If the dog will sit to flush on fur it will sit to flush on feather.
The OP is correct, stopping the dog on flush is the key

Cass? Not being argumentative or even controversial. Just maybe I don't visualise the cover and situation you explain?... But if you never seen the bird, how was it a flush?..Did someone else see the birds fly?.. Just curious to the description of ''Turning into the beast''?..Is that ..hunting with...

i wouldnt go as far as to imply im an ugly new yorker. if you re-read your comments you come off as a know it all. everyone else was really cool and helpful. but if i can dish it i can take it as well. but outside of some of your comments you did give some good info.... that being said, for the fir...

I've been visiting the forum for a while now and decided I might as well join. I' m a keen shooter and worker of gun dogs ( Labs and a Cocker spaniel ) from across the pond. It's good to get another take on training and how you guys go about your shooting