Just found this forum after scanning the web about hunting with pointing dogs. I have a little abstinence now when hunting season starts in just 5 days
I hunt in the northern parts of Sweden with my 2 pointers, the birds we hunt are grouse, black grouse and capercaillie. I hunt both in the deep forests and up the mountains.
I´m 33 years and been hunting since I was 14 years.
Hunting season is 25 aug to 15 march in Sweden. So in the beginning we have warm hunting days and end with cold ones.
I also have a Finnish Spitz, I guess it´s not so common in US but it´s a bird dog to! I´t barks so the bird get distracted and "sleepy" and the hunder can sneak up and shoot it.
Hunting here is very cheap, my hunting ground is on 110.000 square kilometers and 1 season fee is about 200 us dollars. The bag limit per day is 8 grouse and 3 black grouse/capercaillie.
I have only been to US twice but then it was just touristing in N.Y. I looked for hunting stores but I only found a pretty crappy one in CHinatown.
Guess it´s a lot better on the countryside
If you have any queastions please ask!
All the best// Petter
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