Thread: Deer dogs in the roar

I hunted with mine a few times but as he got older and wiser he also got more vocal. I dont think he costed me any chances on animals but like you said there was too much going on and he could read my body language and distracted me when they got close, and I showed interest.
I was almost more worried about him than the animal.
He once embarressed me when hunting with a mate. I shot an animal at 10m and it just crumpled. My awesome dog, bolted on the shot, jumped thru the stags antlers and proceeded on, up the ridge. He came back a minute later and stood on the hind quarters of the animal with his abnormally long tongue hanging out, as though he did a wonderful job finding it for me.
Unless he seen something I didnt I will never know but I didnt take him in the roar much after that. He was going deaf as well and I think it was a struggle for him.
I miss hunting with him at all other times of the year. He was the best hunting mate you could ever want.