[cbcigar]

So I went out last night right after work to get an hour in and saw 4 different groups with dogs just killing em left and right. I only saw one but could not get a good shot at it. To far in the brush. I've never hunted with a dog. Not because I could not own one or know how to train one, quite the contrary. For the last 15 years I actually raced and bred sled dogs. Working line Siberian Huskies. It was not till recently I had to sell the kennel due to some health concerns my little girl was born with. I kept my two leaders and it got me thinking.... I wondering if one of my huskies could flush birds...

It gave me quite the laugh on the way home. Those [email protected] dogs know how to do one thing, run fast, run strait and ignore all distractions around them including wildlife. It sure would be fun to show up a the fields with a husky jumping out of the truck... I bet some guys would have some colorful things to say about that.

Perhaps a bird dog would be in my future.. I dunno.. Just wanted to share a bit of a chuckle.

 

[caxtell]

My friend has a husky that he sometimes take with us when we run the beagles. One time she was running around, stuck her nose in a small brush pile and jumped a rabbit. Al dogs have a prey instinct.

 

[RollinHunter]

any dog is a good dog for me. im still trying to convince my GFs ma to let me take their Jack Russel Terrier out after rabbit and pheasant. Just walking that lil guy around their yard you can tell hes trying to trail and even kicked a bunny out one morning.

 

[11bdickey]

Kid nap that little thing and take it. Better to beg for forgiveness than ask permission. I think that is the way it goes.

 

[Blue Bird]

Any dog that will run the brush around you will increase your chances of a bird going up. Even if the dog merely stumbles across the bird and doesn't know to scent one up. Think of it as another set of legs combing brush that you wouldn't be able to do alone.

I take my beagle out pheasant hunting when I have the time. He's a house dog and not a trained hunter, but he has the instinct in him to poke around sniffing as he goes. He knows what pheasants smell like and we have hidden wings and tails in the back yard that we've taken off birds we killed, for him to track. So he knows what they smell like.

I once saw a guy hunting grouse with an unclipped Doberman. I thought it was a coon hound until he told me the breed.

 

[Blue Bird]

any dog is a good dog for me. im still trying to convince my GFs ma to let me take their Jack Russel Terrier out after rabbit and pheasant. Just walking that lil guy around their yard you can tell hes trying to trail and even kicked a bunny out one morning.

I was pheasant hunting one year and a guy did have a jack russel out with him. That little dog was relentless pushing the high weeds. I think they were bred to hunt.

 

[twistedoak]

jack russels were foundation bred to kill .as were all terriers.
mainly to kill rats ,but a working terrier will take on just about anything with fur up to its size

 

[TucksDad]

I saw a guy with a French Poodle in a bird field last Thursday and then the next field I went to there was a guy with a German Shepherd. Strange to see and neither looked like they knew they were hunting.

 

[vaturkey]

Saw a feller with a Basset Hound hunting pheasants one year. Not sure how that short legged dog got through the brush, but as long as they follow scent and listen, they are better then just your own two feet.

 

[cbcigar]

I understand the thought that its another pair of legs on the field, I also know they have a pray drive. Thing with Huskies is they lack any kind of separation awareness. Chances are, if I brought with me my most loyal dog, he will find a clear trail and take off, never looking back. I've thought about maybe using a 100 ft lead and clip one end to my waist. I wonder if anyone has done that with training young pups? Huskies are not what you would consider a "off leash" dog. They run, and run, and run, never looking back.