Tips and secrets on hunting


Learn About Hunting Dog Breeds

A hunting dog is any type of dog whocommands from a long distance away. They
helps humans when they go hunting. Eachare renowned for their 'soft mouths'
breed of hunting dog has their ownwhich means that they don't leave a mark
particular skill, so a hunter wouldon the game that they have retrieved.
choose their dog according to which kindSpaniels are excellent for finding game
of hunting they prefer. True huntingand flushing it out of any hiding place.
dogs get huge satisfaction from whatThey are also greats swimmers, good
they do and a good dog can make all thefamily dogs and fiercely loyal.
difference on a hunt. Let's take a lookPointers are also loyal. They're happy
at the different hunting dogs.and affectionate dogs. Although they are
Houndsbred to hunt, they make great pets as
There are three main kinds of huntinglong as they get sufficient exercise.
hounds: Sighthounds, scent hounds andWhen they are hunting, they literally
lurchers.point! They find the game and then stop
Sighthounds, like the Whippet, havedead, letting the hunter know where it
amazing eyesight and are extremely fastis. Once they are commanded, they flush
runners. Their way of hunting is calledthe prey out for the hunter to shoot.
'coursing'. They see their prey - oftenSetters are good pointers.
from a huge distance - then they stalk,One of the most famous pointers was
chase and kill it. These dogs areJudy, a ship's dog during the Second
athletic, fast, very quiet and extremelyWorld War. Her special skill was to
independent. They are very affectionatepoint where Japanese planes were coming
and loyal to their owners and are goodfrom - long before any of the humans on
with small children. They make hopelessboard could even hear their engines!
guard dogs as they're so trusting!Judy was awarded the animal equivalent
Scent hounds, as you would imagine, useof the Victoria Cross (the Dickin Medal)
their sense of smell for hunting.in 1946.
Beagles, Basset Hounds and the AmericanTerriers
Coonhound all use their noses to trackMost of the animals that terriers help
the prey. They very often hunt in packsto hunt for are pests. For example, Jack
and can chase game for a very long wayRussells go after ground hogs and foxes
before cornering it or killing it. Thesein America and Terriers hunt badgers in
dogs have characteristic booming barksthe UK (legally and illegally!). Hunters
and soulful expressions.who work with these dogs are called
Lurchers are primarily some kind ofterriermen.
sighthound bred with a working dog.Curs
Gun DogsThese are used in a similar way to
Hunters take a gun dog along with themterriers but the game that they hunt is
to bring back whatever has been shot.usually larger, such as boars, raccoons
Retrievers are very good at rememberingand even cougars. Staffordshire Terriers
where prey has fallen and love toand any other kind of hunting dog are
retrieve ducks or geese that have beenoften bred together to produce hunting
shot and landed in water. A typical guncurs.
dog is very well trained and can follow



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