Thread: new to hunting dogs

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

so did you get the deer you shot?????? or was dog correct and it was the same deer???
there is one thing dogs have taught me...ALWAYS ALWAYS trust the dog,even when learning you just HAVE to acknowledge what they trying to tell you.....
even a possum you acknowledge,with a grrrr no.... but you have let dog know you value what they tell you.
you did learn lesson today...... when dog on point.....FFS be ready and look hard.... next time you will get it right.
oh and the dogs MAIN JOB......and it IS thier job is to lead you to a downed animal...every time...no matter what...deer in middle of flat paddock,you cant find it,you cant see it UNTIL the dog takes you to it...sounds silly but you must get it through to dog its the job... once that clicks,life becomes much easier.

we did not find the shot deer, it was to my best identification and shooting definately a different deer to the one we spooked and continued to follow. iv shot deer in that block and spooked deer on the way down to them in the past so its not unusual. i now have a new trust in my dog after that encounter, hes also new to hunting so i wasnt entirely sure what he was upto. i had an incling we might run into somthing else but was just set on him finding the deer i had downed. im not stressed about it i know we will have many more encounters like this i just want to make sure we are better prepared for the next time