Gun Dog Forum

Hi all, I have posted recently about looking for a pointing dog as first a family pet, second a pointer for bowhunting birds (no gun shooting). Would I be a good candidate for a pointer that is excellent in all regards but gun shy? what happens to those dogs? How old would the dog be before it decla...

Hi all, I know all dogs and are different, etc, but can anyone comment in broad strokes on the exercise needs/hyperness of GSPs vs. Labs. I have a fair amount of lab experience, and am quite comfortable with their needs for our family schedule,etc. Mind you, these have all been family only dogs, not...

Mstng,

any trick to training dog to retrieve arrows? Also, where do you hunt?

cheers!

Agreed, pointing on upland birds is a must for bowhunting! One uses Flu Flu arrows with huge feathers to prevent long flight, and easy recovery. Dogs can help in finding arrows too. As for points, snaro tips (big loops of wire) or equivalent give a better chance of actually hitting anything, but cer...

thanks for your reply, I will look into a few of those breeds.

glad to hear it is at least possible to consider many/most of my potential hunting applications.

perhaps I should add being able to find/retrieve arrows too, more likely than hitting many birds!

Hi all, I currently do not hunt nor own a dog, however me and my children are looking to get into both. I would like to tell you what kinds of hunting we would be ideally doing, and you suggest what is actually possible/desirable and possible breed or breeder suggestions. We currently have little in...

thank you for the good advice. I quite agree, there is much variation within a given litter, and obv training and people taught habits are a major factor. however a great many of the various breeding sites make very consistent comments about "indoor excitability" or "hyperness" and describe others a...

Greetings all! I currently do not own any type of dog, nor do I hunt. But I would like to change both. Upland bird hunting and small game is a goal for me, but the dog is a must. It will be a family pet first and potential hunter (to kill, will take early with camera) later. I kind of have my mind s...