Thread: Deer dogs in the roar

Hey mate, I took mine out last year aged 1. Kept him on a rope most of the time. I thought it was quite good exposure for him with all the activity, he was hyper alert and indicating non stop which was cool to see. The only issue I had was when stalking in on a stag. Had gotten a few good roars back from him and was approx 125m away in the bush when a satellite stag came over for a look. Luckily we were in good cover with the wind in our favour and he buggered off before he busted us. Kept stalking but when we crossed his scent path the dog shat the bed and let out a pretty loud growl /bark. If I didn't have him on rope don't think I would have been able to control him easily. Luckily the big fella didn't hear and we stalked in no issues, however after the shot he wasn't too keen on the carcass either, whereas he is usually straight in there. The only thing I can think of is the different scent put the shits up him as he had been on easily over 10 deer at that point including stags in antler. Going to take him again this year to give him some more exposure, as r93 says they are the best hunting companion you could want. Have had that stags head at home all year, feeding him treats etc off it so hopefully he's over his little phobia