ov_blues
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Location: Pomeroy, Ohio
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Here are some things that I've done. These are providing the close hunting dog is started and should know what is going on but just is afraid to venture too far.
1. Spot hunt with hard going dogs. When the close hunter comes back to you, put him in the box. If you can drive around as close to the other treed dogs as possible, leave him in the box where he can hear the dogs tree. After you get the dog going hard off the lead, you can then start training to go hard off a recast from a tree.
2. If other dogs get deep and tree and you have to walk to their tree, tie the dog back that didn't get there till late, and knock the coon out to the other dogs. Ignore Mr. Late and don't let Mr. Late have any taste of the coon.
3. Do Not walk the dog much to get it to go hunting. You will just develop a habit for the dog to have to have you take it hunting.
4. Don't knock out very many coon, and when you do, try to give it the coon that it really worked for and or had to go deeper to tree. You need to set the distance to determine how deep is deep. Sometimes it is just a confidence thing with dogs and they need to find out you will go wherever they go to get them.
5. I have taken dogs by themselves, let them out and when they came back after a short or non hunt, I put them back in the box and take them home and don't praise, pet, or show them that I even think they exist. Have seen them knock a hole in the dark after a couple nights of this.
Hope this helps.
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