Registered: Nov 2008
Location: Bladenboro NC
Posts: 413

Yall think it hurts a young dog to not shoot any coons out to him. I have a young dog and hes had a few shot out to him but now the season has gone out and im tryin to finish him out. I was just wonderin if petn em up real good is enough or what. I dont want him to quit lockin down on his trees because I cant shoot the coons out to him because hes the best dog we have at 11 months old.

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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: New Lexington, Oh.
Posts: 84

Just depends on the dog. Some need 'em knocked out and some don't.

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Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Thorndale,Pa
Posts: 316

Well i'm no pro by any means but my theory is if you plan on hunting these dogs year round i would not knock alot of coons down during the season unless your a hide hunter and put them up for the off season.I usually hunt with a buddy or 2 and we knock 1 or 2 down a week to a couple of dogs(during the season) and they seem fine. I only hunt up till the middle of May so my dogs still seem ok.But we do have a few outlaws around here that kill all summer long just trying to MAKE that hound. I just don't think they need every coon and unless you have tons of spots your only hurting yourself.I like when these few guys guide casts out and come in with O points or den tree's all night, when i guide to my spots if we have coondogs in the cast we usually score on 3 or 4 coons.

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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
Posts: 1451

they dont need them knocked out during running season, just pet em up and give em a treat.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North GA
Posts: 14395

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Originally posted by MikeO
they dont need them knocked out during running season, just pet em up and give em a treat.

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