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thehuntingdomain · 2 years

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How To Train A Dog To Track Deer

Do you want to learn how to train your dog to track deer? A trained hunting dog can be a valuable hunting partner who will be with you for its lifetime. in this article, we discuss how to train your dog to track deer.

1. Start Training Early

If possible, start training your dog to track deer early in its life. Start training at 7 weeks if it is a puppy. This will allow you to impart the right hunting habits to your dog and avoid it learning bad habits.

2. Strong Bond

Build a strong bond with your dog. This will help you and the dog during training. It will be more receptive to the training and will have a strong desire to please you both in the training and in real-time hunting. Learn to play games with your dog to build a relationship.

3. Have A Plan

Develop a plan to train your dog. This will allow you to measure the results and determine if it is responding to the training. With a plan, you can also see where you need to improve it and also evaluate your training skills to help your dog succeed with the training. If you want to learn more about how to train a dog to track deer, then click the link.

4. Line Of Progression

Many hunters start training their dogs to track deer by using liver drags and then move on to a dripped line of deer blood. As it progresses in tracking the liver to the line of deer blood, reward it for any achievement. Treats and toys can be a good way of rewarding your good friend. The reward will only motivate it to learn to follow the trail.

5. Challenge Your Dog

As your dog responds to the training, make it more challenging. Do this gradually as you don't want to confuse and dampen its enthusiasm. Create winding and sharp turns of the bloodline to make tracking it more challenging as this will be similar to how a wounded deer will travel after being shot.

6. Bloodline Progression

You will need to move on from fresh bloodlines to older bloodlines. As your dog gets older and more experienced with the tracking of bloodlines, you want to age the bloodline. This will help it learn how to track bloodlines that are a bit older as in real life, you may find yourself tracking a deer you shot the night before but didn't locate.

7. Walking By Your Side

Another aspect of training your dog to track deer is to train it to learn to calmly walk by your side and not get distracted or make noise. Use a short leash of about 20 feet for this training. When you hunt, you want your dog to be disciplined to walk with you without making noise or being distracted.

Conclusion

Training your dog to track deer is a long process and an investment. It requires patience and a plan. It is not a one or two months process. You will realize your dog will still be learning how to track deer even after many months.

However, this investment will be very rewarding as your dog will become a valuable hunting partner for a lifetime. If you would like to learn more about hunting, visit www.thehuntingterrain.com.

#hunting #how to train a dog to track deer #dog training #hunting dog training

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dayvan · 2 years

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suburbanites who think that having a little dog gives them free pass to never train the damn thing and let it bark and lunge at everything that moves need a reality check before their toy dog gets fucking mauled by anything slightly larger than it that may lose its patience. Like for real if your little dog is off leash and starts chasing and nipping at the heels of big dogs or wild animals don't be surprised if it gets obliterated one day. its going to be entirely YOUR fault

#its an animal not a plushie. you have to respect it even if it's small and cute #wiener dogs are literally bred for hunting badgers. terriers are also hunting dogs. there are so many little breeds that NEED to be trained

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karmicpunishment · 1 year

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tachihara definitely thought she was his age for a solid week at least before he found out the truth.

teruko thought it was hilarious.

jouno and tecchou thought teruko had already got her hands on tachi and used her ability on him (for fun primarily) when he was first introduced before being told “no he’s just actually a child”

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abirddogmoment · 1 month

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Do you know how specific scent training is? Like if you train a dog to find mallards they can find other ducks, but they're not going to indicate at sparrows for instance. So how specific is it?

Hi! So short answer - depends on the dog and how well they contextualize.

If you have a dog predisposed to finding birds, they're probably going to find all birds and then generally learn which ones you (the human) care about. So say for example your dog shows you a crow, a sparrow, a mallard, a teal, and a finch. You reward the mallard and the teal, and you ignore the others. Eventually your dog will release that you only care about some birds and their indication on crows and sparrows amd finches will fade.

If, on the other hand, you have to teach a dog to indicate birds from scratch, you might have to contextualize more. So you'd teach your dog that you reward when they look at ducks in a pond, and then they'd seek out ducks in a pond (hopefully). Then you'd have to teach that you reward when they find ducks in a field. Then ducks on a path in the woods. Then you might have to teach them that you don't care about herons in the pond. And so on and on, depending how quickly they understand what you're rewarding.

It really depends on what connection your dog makes in their puppy brain, and there isn't a good way to control that. But it's a fun thing to try anyway, especially if it's something you and your dog find enriching!

#asks #anon #it isnt so much as 'teach your dog to find mallards and theyll find ducks'#thats not the best example because usually you dont use a dog to find ducks #(ducks live in water so you just go around to ponds to look for them)#a better example is if you teach your dog to find spruce grouse they might find other grouse #but thats not really true either #generally for bird dogs you need to train them on each species you want to hunt #which makes sense because each species lives in different habitats in different environments #so you might have to run your dog in forests for spruce grouse AND alpine terrain for ptarms AND fields for sharpies #before they understand what theyre looking for #its obviously easier for dogs predisposed to finding birds #because they only need a few encounters to form a strong connection #but baby bird dogs point or flush songbirds all the time!#you just have to reward what you want them to find and ignore what you dont want #and hope they make the correct associations in their puppy brains #i looooove talking about this btw #i have read and watched sooooo much on bird dog training for aroris #i am so happy to answer these tysm

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entomolog-t · 7 months

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INSTAЯ (2)

Prompt 2 Discovery for Promptober!! The speed at which I pumped this out is uncanny.

Dawn investigates - Honey ... does her own thing.

General warning, this chapter is still fairly horror oriented, and a few scenes can best be described as "Yucky." The content warnings are not extreme, but be wary of you're sensitive to any of the topics.

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Previous Chapter: Chapter 1

Next Chapter: Chapter 3

Word count: 1685

CW: Gore/Gross out (Blood/viscera, mild body horror, vomit) Mentions of firearms, Adult language.

The silence persisted, yet I sat still- back pressed firmly against the dresser. Time seemed to slip by me. I sat in wait, certain that if I moved an inch- if I made even the slightest sound- the creature would come crashing against the door. I stayed motionless, my every nerve firing with adrenaline. Anticipation weakened my grasp on time, minutes slipping by like sand through my fingers. Minutes turned to hours, and the night turned to dawn.

As the first rays of soft orange light drifted through the window, my room was cast in a paradoxically comforting glow- a subtle shift in atmosphere occurring. The morning sun breathed life into the world outside; Birds chirped- swooping and diving to catch insects in the early morning mist. It was calm- comforting even. A beautiful and serene atmosphere bent on putting me at ease- which was exactly what I feared.

Eyelids heavy, my head dipped for a split second, nearly lulled to sleep by the surrounding tranquility- only for me to jerk awake with a gasp- a jolt of fear snapping me back to consciousness. Despite the fear, despite knowing that thing could be right outside, I couldn’t help but nod off in the quiet serenity of the early morning after the toll of last night's events.

I shook my head. No. Stay awake.

It was quiet- it had been for hours now. I chewed at my thumb, nervously picking at the skin as I considered my options. I had to get out of here, and there was no way I was getting far without my keys. As if in protest, my mind conjures up memories of the creature catching the bat- crumpling it like tinfoil. Though… that thing had also crumpled… I thought back to its staggered steps, the way it had begun to fall apart right in front of me… The agonized wails…

The way it had seemed almost scared…

I tasted blood on my tongue as I chewed the skin of my thumb raw.

Was it dying? Maybe it’s already dead…

I clenched my teeth, tension growing as I considered what to do. It had been quiet- and I needed those keys. My heart pounded in my chest, anticipation pushing away the exhaustion.

As quietly as I could manage, I nudged the dresser back, teetering it side to side to walk it back quietly. I paused- met with nothing but silence. A part of me hated that. A cowardly part of me longed for the excuse of needing to stay put- clinging to temporary shelter at the cost of the long term.

Carefully, I eased the door open- praying that the hinges were good and oiled. Once again, I was met with silence. My hands shook, bracing for whatever sight would great me on the opposite side of the door. My heart thundered in my chest so aggressively I was worried it would summon the creature straight back to me and-

Honey shoved past me, pushing herself through the door and into the hall as if the events of last night had been wiped clean from her brain.

No. No. No.

“Honey!” I hissed, whisper yelling through gritted teeth “Get back here.” She turned her head to me briefly in acknowledgement, tongue lolling out to the side before completely disregarding me- instead choosing to sniff a trail down the hallway and out of sight into the living room.

That fearless fucking idiot.

After a moment's hesitation I follow after her, steps hasty but light as I power forward. Honey comes trotting back before I can make it down the hall, tail wagging as she carries something in her mouth.

What does she-

As she gets closer realization dawns on me- I watch in disgust as she shakes a thick chunk of the creature's shell back and forth as if it were one of her numerous toys. A thick liquid is flung to either side of her as she shakes it, and I can only hope that it's drool and not whatever vile ooze had been seeping from the creature.

Honey bows down in front of me, butt in there air and tail wagging so aggressively her whole body shakes as she gnaws on it. I suppress a gag.

“Fuck- ew. No. Honey. Drop it.”

Honey drops the thick chunk to the ground with a clatter and I flinch at the sound. Even still, the silence persists. I reach down and pick up the chunk. It's thick and heavy- though I don’t take the time to inspect it any further as I toss back into the bedroom, landing it softly onto the bed.

Honey chases after it. I press on forward. Somehow, despite all the fear and anticipation, I feel a growing sense of annoyance. An emotion that only grows in potency as I hear the clack of her claws against the hardwood as she follows after me, placing the slab of shed exoskeleton in my hand.

Oh, for Fuck’s sake.

I open the bathroom door and stick the shed armor on the counter- promptly shutting the door before Honey could retrieve her new found toy. Not in the least bit dissuaded, Honey trots off ahead again, much to my frustration. Though, the silence and the carefree demeanor of my fearless idiot seemed to ease some of the tension. Had it left?

Was it dead?

A crunching sound breaks through the silence, my heart lurching into my throat. My pace quickened.

Fuck. Was it still here?

I rounded the corner and was greeted with a grisly sight. A mixture of relief and unease filled me as the creature itself was nowhere to be seen- well… At least not all of it.

Honey rolled in a pile of gooey exoskeleton, disturbing the horrific stench of stale rot with her every move. Her warm yellow fur coated in a sickly ooze, a putrid combination of a pussy looking substance and the bloody viscera it had thrown up the night before. She joyfully wriggled on the floor, its shell crunching beneath her as she chewed at whatever was nearest to her mouth.

I threw up.

A small heave was all the warning I had before I doubled over, bile and the acidic remains of last night's dinner spilling past my lips- hot and wet. Through teary eyes, I glared at Honey. She stared back happily, moving to chew on a chunk of what seemed to be a part of its arm as if it were a bone. I gagged.

Fuck it. Let her occupy herself.

Shooting my dog one last disappointed glare, I passed through the livingroom and into the kitchen. The floor was littered with more chunks of the creature, yet nowhere near the volume of that of the livingroom. Blood and ooze was slick against the linoleum and I carefully watched my step as I tiptoed around the carnage.

I flinch at the clicking of Honey’s nails on the floor. She struts over, tail wagging as if this is the best day of her life, another gruesome chunk in her mouth- stringy bits of flesh hanging off the piece. I feel bile rise in my throat and forcefully swallow it back down.

“Get,” I hiss, shooing her away as I peek my head in the dining room.

Nothing.

Behind me I can hear as she tosses the chunk around, clamoring after it with a yip.

So much for staying quiet.

I surveyed the room. Not a single thing was out of place. I shiver- something felt off.

Just where the fuck was the rest of it?

A clatter in the livingroom nearly sends my heart skyrocketing out of my mouth, as Honey continues to play with the carnage. I shudder at the very idea of how I was supposed to clean up the aftermath of whatever had occurred last night.

No… not aftermath.

Something was still very off. Where could that thing have crawled off to…

I feel a chill creep up my spine. Scenes from various horror movies of monsters crawling on the ceiling forcing themselves into my head. Slowly, I look up, heart thundering in my ears-

Nothing.

I force a laugh. Guess it's not that much of a horror movie. Though even as I chuckle, the unease doesn’t subside- a voice at the back of my mind urging me to go get the gun from the garage.

As I go to slip out the side door I freeze. The handle doesn’t budge. Dread settles in my gut. I never lock the side door- why was it locked? Realization dawns on me- that persistent off feeling coming to a climax… Hastily, I double back through the kitchen toward the entryway. Honey joins me, her whole body wagging as she carries another chunk of the creature in her mouth.

My eyes fall on the door and my mouth goes dry.

The front door is closed- locked from the inside.

It was still here.

Another, much more unnerving thought followed. It had known to lock the doors.

I found myself biting my thumb- regretting the nervous habit after realizing I’d touched that thing’s oozing shed body parts. Where the fuck had it gone? Did it just evaporate under its shell? Some crash landed alien rapidly expiring under earth’s atmosphere? My spiraling thoughts are interrupted by Honey leaning up against me, oblivious to anything other than wanting to play with her new “toy.”

I exhale.

That fearless idiot. As I patted her flank I felt as logic eased away some of the tension. Honey would have alerted me if it was in the house, right? I was barely able to call her off that monstrosity last night.

I look down at her, her sweet puppy dog eyes staring back up at me as she wags her tail hopefully.

Fuck it.

I place my hand in front of her, signaling her to drop it.

Excited by the prospect of fetch, Honey eagerly acquiesces.

The moment the weight hits my hands, I immediately feel something is off- Movement. Whatever the fuck she had grabbed was moving.

I scream.

#Honey needs to go back to dog training #absolute menace #Just a high energy hunting dog that just wants to do her own thing #bramoc #honeyoc #g/t #giant/tiny #g/t prompts #g/t writing #DawnOc #Entowrites #INSTAЯ

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fratrifags · 10 months

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I’m being plagued by visions (thoughts about Sam and Dean)

#many are of them being far too intimate while training #John going outside to tell them he’s fucking off for a hunt or something #and he just sees them practically mouth to mouth in the dirt #he just goes back inside like. damn. I really fucked those guys up didn’t I. time to go kill a werewolf 2 states away #samdean #wincest #sam speaks #jt’s like Martha Speaks. except I’m only a dog at heart

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cryptidghost · 2 days

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Love to find out today that one of the potential running mates for Donal Trump's campaign, Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, shot and killed her 14 month old puppy because it wasn't doing what she wanted it to and because she couldn't train it properly. And then proceeded to shoot and kill a male goat for...being a male goat.

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#poltics #american politics #animal cruelty #animal death #donald trump #trump #kristi noem #she excuses as “tough life on the farm” but WHO the fuck just kills a hunting dog like that #i know people who hunt with dogs and they cherish them..and actually train them

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bruz3r · 3 months

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personality wise broose is a cat but batman is a hound

#no because like i always laugh #at how often writers would have people describe him like a hound dog #in the context of him being able to hear / taste / smell things #like a big ass hunting dog #I KNOW its because he's trained himself for it #but i will never get tired of panels #of this gigantic man #just bending down to eat dirt #𝙸𝙳 : [ text post . ]

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largemouthbassnation · 25 days

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Hunting Dog Health - Off Season Conditioning

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#gsp #gun dog training #how to #how to road your dogs #hunting dog #hunting dog health #hunting dog training #roading dogs #roading hunting dogs #standing stone kennels

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thehuntingdomain · 2 years

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7 Tips To Train Your Hunting Dog

Training your hunting dog is a serious process and you must have a plan, be consistent and exercise patience with the dog. Your dog will spend many years as your hunting partner. Therefore investing the time to train it as well as strengthen the bond you have with it will only help it be successful as your hunting partner. In this article we discuss 7 tips to train your hunting dog.

1. Start Training Early

It is important that you start training your dog for hunting as early as possible. The general consensus is that about 8 weeks old is the average time to start training your dog. The earlier you start training your dog for hunting, the better. Starting late may not yield the best results as by that time, the dog may have picked up some bad habits.

2. Training Plan

Don't just start training your dog without a well-thought of plan. Take some time to think about the training and plan it. It can be a simple plan, but you must put some time into what you want to achieve and the steps and methods that will be used to train the dog.

You also have to factor in how long it will take, the areas for training as well as the tools and equipment you will use in the training. Additionally, also have rewards in the training for the dog like treats and toys when it satisfactorily completes tasks.

3. Introduction To The Outdoors

Before you begin training your dog, you want to slowly introduce it to the hunting ground. Take it out for walks and let it explore the land. It will discover creeks, hills, brushes, birds, deer and other animals. This is a whole new world to it. Let it explore and enjoy what is in the wild.

4. Basic Commands

Many people make the mistake to try to teach their dog many commands in a very short period of time; don't do that. Introduce a few basic commands to your dog and let it understand and learn the commands. Reward it for learning and carrying out the commands. Slowly add more commands when you are sure it understands the previous ones and demonstrated them.

5. Water

At some point in the training, you want to introduce your dog to the water. Bodies of water like ponds, and creeks will be part of the hunting landscape. It will have to retrieve birds and other animals from the water or close by. If you hunt with a boat, let it get familiar with getting it and out of the boat as well as sitting it in for the hunting period.

6. Sound of Gunshots

At some point in the training, you will have to introduce your dog to the sound of gunshots. This has to be done slowly and carefully. It will take some time for this part of the training, but you have to be consistent and prepared for setbacks. If you want to learn more about how to train your hunting dog, click this link.

7. Have Fun

Training your hunting dog should be a fun experience for both you and your dog. It will also be time to develop a stronger bond with your dog. Building this relationship with your dog will make it want to please you by learning the training as well as implementing it during actual hunting sessions.

Conclusion

Training your dog is not a minor thing. You have to plan it and methodically implement the training to yield the desired results. Your dog will be your hunting partner for its lifetime therefore you want to give it the best training to make it the best hunting dog for you.

Training your dog also requires patience and consistency for the best results. If you would like to read more on hunting and hunting dog training, visit The Hunting Terrain.

#hunting dog training #hunting dog #hunting #dog training

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pettyprocrastination · 10 months

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Baratheon Wifey Lore i made tf up: a breed of hyenas called “Dornish laughing hounds” are very common and scavengers/wildly aggressive animals. A noble gifts a young pup to oberyns wife on their wedding day as a cruel joke because “a dornish man is as wild and unruly as their hounds. Perhaps if you tame this you can tame your husband” meant to humiliate her but then she feeds the hound from meat on her plate and takes off his tight chain collar and the pup is following her around everywhere.

#tj talks #baratheon wife tag #obviously then she trains him more as time goes on and he's a very well discplined dog but ONLY for baratheon gal. everybody else?#hes a menace too #you buy chicken to release in the courtyards so he can hunt and get proper enricvhment #baby has a nice bejeweled collar and sits by your side during meetings and dinner #oberyn >:/ at the dog sleeping next to HIS WIFE after chewing the fuck out of his robe #also just solidifies your reputation as being a bad bitch because?#you have an animal that could rip a mans throat out sitting by your side during dinner and listening to your commands. we love #oberyn who didnt want to get married versus the dog his wife loves more than him. who will win

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thejaycorn · 2 months

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A minor misspeaking error resulted in "Word-Smithing" becoming "Word-Sniffing" - and now I can't stop laughing at @thestarfishface pointing out that this is fine because we write in scentences.

#thestarfishface #writing #writing tips #pun #word sniffing #someone train a dog to hunt for well-written passages

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abirddogmoment · 3 months

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would you do bird hunting with Aurora given the opportunity? (I dont follow anyone who does hunting with their dogs and it would be interesting to see!)

I'm back and forth on it honestly. Ideally yeah, I'd love to give her the opportunity to hunt and be fulfilled that way. But there are a couple of things I'm struggling with:

I don't have access to training birds myself, nor the knowledge (or desire) to go at training her seriously alone.

Most gundog trainers (incl. my local brittany person who's been helping me out) expect you to go all in, birds should be your priority over all else (including general good dog manners).

Currently, pointing dog training in North America tends towards "make dogs bird obsessed -> introduce gunfire -> reign in the dogs so they're steady". The problems with this (for me) is that I don't want a bird obsessed dog at all and I don't want to use the pressure expected/required for "reigning it back in".

I had a really demoralizing experience trying to learn more about shotgun sizing and I'm not keen to try again.

So in conclusion, maybe but probably not to a serious extent.

#waverlyofthewinds hunts with her brittany!#i have much bigger priorities for aurora #including solid little adventure dog and capacity to be offleash (with similar caveats to mav)#plus i dont like being harsh in training #and a lot of bird dog training is heavy handed #*and yes you can absolutely train bird dog stuff in a kind way #but do i care enough to put that management and effort in? ehh #i do have an air rifle and i had all my hunting permits last season for birds #so i may try again this year for grouse depending how shes doing #the last few weeks have been a jumble of trying to figure out my priorities for rory and how i want to get there #after my bird dog training session last weekend i think i might be done #im not enjoying the direction it's trending #i can always revisit once she has better impulse control and foundations #bird dog training

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