Thread: First Hunt - GSP/Lab

Try and discourage ground scenting
Wind scenting is a must
It also puts you in the correct downwind approach (be careful though - as its a recipe for getting bush disorientated and with today's GPS gear - you will prob see you are doing loops not straight line advances)
A young Dog will mostly start with ground scenting which is normal and all good
But try and limit as time goes on and eliminate it fully unless tracking a wounded/shot animal
Limit it by pulling the Dog off the scent and moving in a circle and eventually the smart ones will also put it together that ground is history and wind is ahead and there - not now 2 gully's away that you unknowingly scared 10 mins prior :-)