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Posted by Calkins on 05-15-2014 03:36 AM:

Please help.

This is what my 1 1/2 yo Bluetick did lastnight. He does these things every time we go but this was our first hunt of the year. First drop on a feeder my young blue dog opened like it was a super hot track right off and never slowed down. We dropped an older dog behind him. (Decent hound but occasionally slick trees and rarely hunts deep). The walker never opened and we picked them up 800 yards away. 2nd drop we dropped on another feeder both at the same time. Both opened real hot then my blue dog took off 500+ yards and finally returned after some hollering. Turned loose again and did the same thing while opening the whole time. 3rd drop we seen a coon in the field. Not sure what happened but I think they back tracked then the walker treed 200 yards off the spot we seen it with no meat. My blue dog ran 300 yards past him opening the whole way then returned on his own. We walked both dogs back to the spot in the field but kept the blue dog on the leash. Walker found the tree and had a kit in it. Blue dog hardly barked at the tree. Hes been tied back on the tree many times when coon have been shot out.Very frustrating night. What do you think my blue dog was doing and any advice on correcting is greatly appreciated. Thanks


Posted by RFussnecker on 05-15-2014 04:37 AM:

In my humble opinion!!

You could try putting a caged coon in front of it and see if it even knows what a coon is... Then once it gets really excited over a caged coon let it out and see if it follows the trail and barks on the tree if it does shoot it down to it... That should give u a good idea if its going to do anything in the woods..


Posted by shorecooner on 05-15-2014 05:16 AM:

Re: Please help.

quote:
Originally posted by Calkins
This is what my 1 1/2 yo Bluetick did lastnight. He does these things every time we go but this was our first hunt of the year. First drop on a feeder my young blue dog opened like it was a super hot track right off and never slowed down. We dropped an older dog behind him. (Decent hound but occasionally slick trees and rarely hunts deep). The walker never opened and we picked them up 800 yards away. 2nd drop we dropped on another feeder both at the same time. Both opened real hot then my blue dog took off 500+ yards and finally returned after some hollering. Turned loose again and did the same thing while opening the whole time. 3rd drop we seen a coon in the field. Not sure what happened but I think they back tracked then the walker treed 200 yards off the spot we seen it with no meat. My blue dog ran 300 yards past him opening the whole way then returned on his own. We walked both dogs back to the spot in the field but kept the blue dog on the leash. Walker found the tree and had a kit in it. Blue dog hardly barked at the tree. Hes been tied back on the tree many times when coon have been shot out.Very frustrating night. What do you think my blue dog was doing and any advice on correcting is greatly appreciated. Thanks



Sounds to me like he's running deer. Has your dog show any interest in the coons you've shot out? Have you ever turned any coons loose for him?


Posted by Calkins on 05-15-2014 05:20 AM:

Yes he goes crazy over them after they're shot out and he's maybe 3 caged coon and tries to rip the cage apart. Only fought one but he was young and started getting worked over.


Posted by shorecooner on 05-15-2014 05:36 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Calkins
Yes he goes crazy over them after they're shot out and he's maybe 3 caged coon and tries to rip the cage apart. Only fought one but he was young and started getting worked over.


If he's crazy over coon like you say he is, I'd put a shock collar on good and tight, then ride around and find a deer to drop him on. If he runs him, let him get a good nose full, then light him up. Then take him home and put him up. Next night fool with a caged coon, pet him up good, then turn it loose for him. Next night find another deer to drop him on, if he runs it light him up, then take him home. If not, take him and turn him loose at one of your feeders.

Shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 times of that for him to figure out that coon=fun, and deer=OUCH!


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