Thread: new to hunting dogs

Time and patience are key, you need to give the dog time to learn what you want from him. As has been mentioned learn to trust the dog their nose doesn’t lie. Did you take the dog to where you had shot the deer to look for blood or scent? That’s a good way to get them to learn to find deer you’ve shot, even cut off a little bit of meat off the deer you’ve shot to help reinforce the positive of finding the deer it makes the game fun for them.