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Aspiring Houndsman

Hello, everyone. Just wanted to introduce myself and say I’m eager to join this forum and learn for you. I have no experience hunting with hounds but have been enamored by the thought of hunting with hounds since I was a boy. I grew up with bird dogs and have successfully trained a few for waterfowl and upland. But now my springer spaniel is 10yrs old and I’m looking to replace her with a coonhound of sorts. Time to get off the bench. I ordered the Walk with Wick book and plan to learn as much as possible on training and hunting hounds. Any and all advise is welcome.

I tell anyone wanting to start out... do not try to find a dog... try to find a good dog man. You'll find plenty of people who have dogs and will tell you how great they are- seek out the houndsman that actually hunts at least several nights every week, and has had a line of hounds for quite a while.

You will learn more, and enjoy more about hounds by spending six months to a year just going hunting with someone like that. Also, making a relationship or two with some ole' boys like that will be a better avenue to getting a quality pup or hound of your own when you are ready, as opposed to meeting some stranger who advertised a dog online.

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Seeking Soli Deo Gloria through the hounds.

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Originally posted by houndsound
I tell anyone wanting to start out... do not try to find a dog... try to find a good dog man. You'll find plenty of people who have dogs and will tell you how great they are- seek out the houndsman that actually hunts at least several nights every week, and has had a line of hounds for quite a while.

You will learn more, and enjoy more about hounds by spending six months to a year just going hunting with someone like that. Also, making a relationship or two with some ole' boys like that will be a better avenue to getting a quality pup or hound of your own when you are ready, as opposed to meeting some stranger who advertised a dog online.

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Let me see if I can help here, Mr Dave and houndsound, I’m a green rookie here been that for alittle over a year now and have a hound that I got from a pup. Can I say the word Adversity, you’ll have a lot of that like you two Gentlemen has said go out and meet some fellow houndsmen that is correct. The society of this great sport is awesome can I tell you. I went at it alittle different I researched all the bloodlines and zeroed in on what I wanted and then went and got her. Right there I met a great man which is my breeder of my pup I also talk to him a lot on breeding and traits, from there I met a great man on this forum and we speak every single day weather text message or call. And I love him that he has given me some of the best advice I could ever have. We talk like we been Ol boys for years, I tell him a lot that I’m in dept to him for every thing he has told me and I keep it close to heart. From there I jumped into a local club not just about 2 1/2 weeks ago not knowing a single man around me and met a great handler. Now I just went to spectate this hunt now not knowing anyone from Adam and Eve and met this Ol boy and since then we hunt all the time weather sanction hunts or pleasure hunts. He teaches me a lot of how to hunt comp, being offensive or defensive skills on a cast and man I can’t already repay him on that. When we pleasure hunt I bring mine along and we hunt her and she learns from there to be with strangers people and hounds. Now I hunt by myself alot here at the house or on state land and when I do I’m always getting back with my two Mentors and walk them through each and every thing we go through during a hunt alone. That’s where I’ve learned to train and handle my hound. Ask lots of questions and they will teach you because you are eggar to learn from them. Also your hound in ways will teach you also, y’all become one as a Team before long. That hound can feel your every move when you out there and you do the same back to the hound. But remember that word ADVERSITY, because there is alot of that you’ll have to overcome. Oh by the way I’m 48, that handler I mentioned is in his late thirties and the other Mentor I met on this wonderful board is in his early 70s so what I’m saying here is I’m learning from both ends of the spectrum. I’m having some fun can I tell you. So if there is anything I can say to you that can help you from a Rookie is ask Questions, be Patient, and have Fun. If you have any questions feel free to call or text. Wish you Well Brother.

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