Trash game.

[WAcoyotehunter]

I took my dogs (all 4 hounds) out for a walk the other evening to get some exercise and enjoy a sunset.  Of course, I forgot to collar them and was walking across a big shrub steppe area when they all blew up and were baying something.  I ran over there figuring it was going to be a coyote pup or something, but it turned out to be a SUPER mad badger.  He was rushing them and really wanting a fight, but they stayed clear. I managed to call them all back without anyone getting bit.  It got me thinking about all the ridiculous game my dogs have trashed on.  I thought it might be fun to make a list or make a little contest of it 

So far I have had dogs strike or trash on:

1)badger
2)coyote
3)skunk
4)painted turtle... (good story over beers)
5)elk
6)deer
7)moose
8)mountain goat
9)porcupine
10)turkey

They have just about covered everything....I'm sure they are 100% broke now! 

[Jonathan_S]

Cougar is a scary one   I was like 14 and the dogs were about a year old and they treed what I figured was a possum in the bottom behind the house...COUGAR 

So...
Cat
Coyote
Rattlesnake & Bullsnake
Deer
Porcupine
Skunk 
Rabbit
Mink
Beaver
Weasel
Squirrel
Muskrat
Possum...Possum...Possum
Bullfrog (yep)
Possum
Turkeys
Pheasant
Possum
Mice
Possum
Badger
and a Possum one time.

[fastdam]

Housecats

[Jonathan_S]

Housecats

 

[bearpaw]

Other hounds! 
I had a few dogs that I knew were striking something that wasn't right. I finally figured out they were striking every time I crossed roads where another hound dogger had driven through!

Grouse 
Years ago we would shoot grouse when bear hunting. I finally figured out that shooting grouse in front of the dogs made them start striking grouse! I stopped doing that! 

I've had numerous dogs that I never could completely break off skunks and porkies, there's just something about those two critters that sets dogs off.

Owning hounds always has surprises! 

[2labs]

My lab 30 years ago would not leave a porky alone! Zero learning curve on that hardheaded guy. Spent a weekend at a Selah vet with quills in his tongue, throat and muzzle. Also loved skunk, didnt help grandma fed them at the back slider like cats.

[Machias]

Mole
moose
porky pine
skunk
deer
elk
coyote
domestic pig
domestic sheep and goats
white german shepherd
horse
cow

[WAcoyotehunter]

Lol!  This is getting to be a pretty good list.

Domestic pig would have been a fun one!

[Jonathan_S]

I like Fred's list, mole, horse, cow 

[Machias]

I have photos of the mole baying!!!

Going


Going


Going.......


GOING.................


GONE!!!!!!!!!

[Machias]

Lol!  This is getting to be a pretty good list.

Domestic pig would have been a fun one!

It WASN'T!!!!!!      Down on the Palouse River.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Those pictures are great!  That dog can excavate!!!

Ohhhh, yeah that pig would have sucked.  I suspect the farmer was unpleased.

I heard of a buddies dog trashing on the buffalo up on the Kalispel Rez. 

[Machias]

Now that's one dog I would not want to go in and leash up.  LOL