Tracking Dog...question..?
09-28-2009, 02:57 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Allegany County Maryland
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Tracking Dog...question..?
NO I did not shoot a deer. I am just wondering if there are any websites based around training a dog to being a good tracker??
I dont have a dog right now but am thinking that whenever I do get one it will either run rabbits or blood trails??
I dont have a dog right now but am thinking that whenever I do get one it will either run rabbits or blood trails??
09-28-2009, 04:53 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 549
READ THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU BUY A DOG FOR TRACKING!!! Tracking Dogs for Finding Wounded Deer by John Jeanneney. He is also the head of NY deersearch and considered to be the leading authority on tracking dogs. The book will tell you everything you need to know and what breeds are best to handle. I am reading the book right now. Google it and you can buy it online for like 25 bucks.
09-28-2009, 05:39 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
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READ THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU BUY A DOG FOR TRACKING!!! Tracking Dogs for Finding Wounded Deer by John Jeanneney. He is also the head of NY deersearch and considered to be the leading authority on tracking dogs. The book will tell you everything you need to know and what breeds are best to handle. I am reading the book right now. Google it and you can buy it online for like 25 bucks.
Excellent advice. Nice.
09-28-2009, 08:06 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
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After you read John's book come and join http://www.unitedbloodtrackers.org/ . We have over 100 members from novice trackers to guru's (like John) and everything in between. Everybody is very forthcoming with their experiences and knowledge and you don't need a dog to join. We offer several tracking workshop's per year in different geographic locations where we get together to train, work out problems and share experience's. We sell John's books in the online store but they're a little more than 25.00 because we're always trying to raise money to help the cause. We provide aid to members attempting to have Tracking Dog Legislation passed in state's that currently do not have such legislation. There's also a Breeder's Forum just in case you do decide to make the plunge. BTW- the photo of a Bavarian Mountain Hound in John's second edition is my dog "Vars". 
Dan
Dan
