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Putting the hunt back in a dog

I got a female in February. She was 13 months old, never started. Took her out her first time and when I cut her she went flying. 3rd night out she treed her first solo. Come to find out she was pregnant when I bought her so she had some mutt pups. I’ve hunted her 2 times since she had pups and both times she’s not hunted hardly at all. Like standing at my feet. How should I go about putting the hunt back in her. What she showed me early on in the year I really don’t wanna get rid of her. I’m hoping she can come back around but if I just turn her loose and sit in the truck she just lays around. I’ve tried switching her and everything. I need some advice.

“Switching” a dog to get them to hunt is useless. You cannot put hunt into a dog that wasn’t “planted” there at conception. How long has it been since she weaned her pups. Have you done anything to her that has made her fear you when you have taken her hunting? If she interprets your actions and impatience as being a part of going hunting you’ve got an uphill battle ahead of you and may never get her to hunt out.

How does she act with another dog that hunts out? What happens if you just sit down and stay put after you cut her loose? If it was me I’d take her into an area where she has a good chance of striking a coon track within 200 yards or less. Cut her loose and sit down and wait. Give her as much as 30-45 mins. to hunt out away from you. If she hangs around and won’t hunt after 30-45 mins. Load her up, take her home and lay her up for a week.

During that week see if you can put out some feeders where coon are likely to find them. Place the feeders in an area where you can see coon tracks if they come into them. If you have positive evidence that coon are coming to them take her to within a hundred yards of the feeder and turn her loose. If you use a GPS tracking system you should be able to mark your feeder and watch her progress if she hunts out the area to the feeder.

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Dan

Thank you for answering. It’s been about two months since she’s weaned. I have her time after she had the pups to just get weight back on. She’s been out twice since she’s weaned. Both times she’s just went and hunted a little bit then came back to me. Before she had the pups she was one of the best pups I’ve ever seen. Now I’m really close to shipping her. I bought her as a young dog to push in hunts because she’s bred really well and shown potential. I just need to figure out how to get the fire back in her

If she was as good as you say she was prior to whelping this litter she’d be worth a visit to the vet and see if there’s anything going on that you’re unaware of. Females that have just whelped will often need to be wormed after whelping too and the vet likely would recommend you have her checked. Most females will have round worms after whelping. Their immune systems are taxed pretty heavily through the pregnancy and while nursing.

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Dan

Peterbilt379, you said that she hunter out a little and came back in? when she comes back in load her up and move, even if it is only 100 yards. Turn her out where she should hit a good track very quickly. I'd bet that if you get her on a good track she will perk back up.

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Bill Harper
Washington, NC
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Thank you for the advice. Where I’m at in Swva sometimes it’s hard to get a good track. I may get one trapped and turn it loose somewhere she has no idea it’s there.

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Try taking her with another dog that hunts good, do this a few times until you get her interested in hunting. After she goes back to hunting good, you can hunt her by herself. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Wanna sell her?

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Here kitty kitty kitty

If she was mine I would just hunt her and be patient. I've seen a few good hunting dogs that would hang around after being laid up a while. There's a reason why big-time competition hunters hunt almost every night.

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Donald Bergeron

Hey if you're pretty close to me in SWVA holler at me and you can come hunt with me. Another dog might help her some.

What’s your name? I’ll look you up on Facebook. I’m always down for new hunting partners. I have an older Black and Tan I’ve been hunting her with. Hopefully she will come around

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Originally posted by DL NH
“Switching” a dog to get them to hunt is useless. You cannot put hunt into a dog that wasn’t “planted” there at conception. How long has it been since she weaned her pups. Have you done anything to her that has made her fear you when you have taken her hunting? If she interprets your actions and impatience as being a part of going hunting you’ve got an uphill battle ahead of you and may never get her to hunt out.

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Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

Reuben, that last sentence says a lot. Age definitely dampens enthusiasm.

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Donald Bergeron

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Rueben, I really wish that I could have tagged along on some of your hunts in your younger days. I love that kind of excitement, boy what I would give to have that level of excitement today. Age and experience sure robs us of those early days when we were green as grass and happy with every little success we had. I call it young and dumb, but what fun it was, priceless. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Go Hunting

First of all switching is NOT the fix for her, however Patience is.
She was young when you got her & Bred to top it off. Forget about putting her with another Dog & take her right by herself. When she comes back to you walk her right back in the direction she just came from. If you have a Cornfield anywhere just walk her in it along the edge of the Corn & Woods if you have them like that.....she is sure to hit a hot track. She has to Trust you & switching her gets you nowhere at this point with her.
Good Luck
Tim

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