Teaching my dog to find sheds

CMJ76 · Post by **CMJ76** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:22 pm

I have been working with my dog to find shed antlers. I guess it has been working ok but she found alot of deer bones.

PrairieGoat · Post by **PrairieGoat** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:25 pm

Hmmmm.....now there's an innovative use for a bird dog during the "off season"!!! I'd like to get mine to look for elk sheds around here, but I'm afraid I'd mess up his newly aquired bird hunting skills......maybe when he gets older....

birddogdoc · Post by **birddogdoc** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:21 pm

That's a great idea! Can I borrow your dog?

phillipsgsp · Post by **phillipsgsp** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:47 am

I have heard of this once before. How did you start the training?
I would like to work with my dogs on this. My Dad has a dog that seems to have always had a better nose for fur than feathers, wonder if he would be a good shed finder? He is always comming up with coons,opossems,and cats. I love it when he brings Dad back a cat

There are so many and they are a huge predeter on our quail/pheasants around here.

Chad

thedarrenpeters · Post by **thedarrenpeters** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:49 am

now THAT is awesome...

CMJ76 · Post by **CMJ76** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:24 am

I just started with a shed antler in my backyard I had and let her fetch it a few times then I hid it on her and told her to go find the shed. After a short time of doing this she began to find them. She is a really smart dog and a quick learner. When I took her into the woods to look for sheds she mainly found deer bones. This was her first time out. Maybe this weekend She will find some good ones. If she does I will post the pics.

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:42 am

I've heard of this before. Some folks won't feed eggs to their dog as they don't want to run the risk of having a dog that goes after chickens. Is there a possibility of developing a dog that'll chase deer?

CMJ76 · Post by **CMJ76** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:56 am

I don't think so. She listens to me when I call her. Sometimes when I have in the woods with me she must see or sense things and will come to a stop (not pointing) and wont go beyond that spot unless I start walking towards that area. Maybe she sees a deer or coyote. It has happened twice already in two different areas.

NE Vizsla · Post by **NE Vizsla** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:56 pm

there was a article in a hunting magazine not to long ago about this, the guy had a lab and it was trained to find sheds. he did find alot of sheds..i'll have to find that magazine and let you know..it was interesting.

NE Vizsla · Post by **NE Vizsla** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:14 pm

I didnt know..a JH Shed Dog ??
http://www.gundogsonline.com/hunting-do ... 44773.html

mtlee · Post by **mtlee** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:35 pm

NE Vizsla wrote:I didnt know..a JH Shed Dog ??
http://www.gundogsonline.com/hunting-do ... 44773.html

Just when you thought you'd seen everything :roll:

Gridiron and Grouse · Post by **Gridiron and Grouse** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:38 am

I think that article was in american whitetail. A guy who had a couple labs and would go on shed hunting trips. Pretty cool idea.

DarbyMan · Post by **DarbyMan** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:03 pm

I have never trained my labs to hunt for sheds but my oldest one will bring back back bones, hides, feathers and one time she did bring back a shed. I think its just her natural instinct to grab something that smells like an animal and bring it back.

jcbuch · Post by **jcbuch** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:54 pm

pretty cool

Texrab · Post by **Texrab** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:59 pm

http://www.outdoorlife.com/article_gall ... 1000014194

Here you go

Gridiron and Grouse · Post by **Gridiron and Grouse** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:58 pm

Here is the article I had seen on it

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/h ... 0903sheds/