Registered: Jan 2015
Location: Missouri
Posts: 34

I attended my first nite hunt the other night. My dog was doing really good then he blew it in the last 20 minutes of the hunt. He trees second, then when the 3rd dog got in there, he left the tree. Which he's never done before. He went on and treed his own coon. The rest of the dogs got there and he left again. Went and treed another coon. The rest of the cast was leashed so this was only his. Earlier in the night, he would tree with the rest of the cast and stay no problem. Now I got this dog as a pup, raised him and trained him by himself and I hunt him 99.99% of the time by himself. So I'm thinking he's just not used to all the pushing and shoving from other dog and by the end of the night, he got tired of it. I do have other people I hunt with but they don't go often. So is the only way to get him used to treeing with a group of dogs is keep taking him to the hunts and hope he gets used to It? I don't wanna give up on it yet because even though we lost, I had a really good time and would like to try again.

Thanks,

Adam

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: wi
Posts: 165

Hunting just nite hunts could take along time and a lot of money to get him use to being with more dogs at the tree.
I would take your buddy's hounds with when training at home. Maybe start out with 1 and work up to 2 or 3 more. If you don't want to handle that many at once see if there are any kids in the area that would like to go. Introducing this sport to kids will help keep the sport alive and is rewarding in it self.

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Registered: Jan 2015
Location: Missouri
Posts: 34

Sounds good. Appreciate it.

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Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Culpeper, Va.
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Adam, are you sure that their wasn't something going on at the tree. Some dogs are just plain ill when treeing with other dogs and some dogs are bad about face barking and then there are the ones that won't stand for any of it and just flat out leave and go find another coon. Not saying that's what happened but, it sure enough does.

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Registered: Jan 2015
Location: Missouri
Posts: 34

I had thought about that and it is very possible. Although no way to prove it. Because that first tree that he left wasn't until the other male got there. Then the 2nd tree he left, the female trees behind him and he stayed for a minute, then the other male was declared trees and when we got there, my dog was gone treeing another one. So that is possible the other male was face barking or something just couldn't tell for sure.

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Registered: Jan 2016
Location: Bois d'Arc, MO.
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Where at in missouri are you?

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Registered: Jan 2015
Location: Missouri
Posts: 34

I live in Tuscumbia. Kind of in between Lake of the Ozarks and Jeff City.

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