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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: MuleyorBust on February 20, 2013, 09:07:59 AM

Title: Unconventional Bird Dogs
Post by: MuleyorBust on February 20, 2013, 09:07:59 AM: Thought it would be fun to see all the non-bird dogs being used out there, here is mine. He is great in the early season until it gets cold! When it gets cold I will trade him out for my Chessie.
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Post by: Special T on February 20, 2013, 09:20:06 AM: Pretty cool! i have heard of some unusual dogs hunting before... just want to follow
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Post by: dawei on February 20, 2013, 09:55:48 AM: I've hunted pheasants with my Beagles since 1964!
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Post by: preacherman on February 20, 2013, 09:59:14 AM: My uncle used to hunt pheasants and quail with a border collie. Dog dig almost as well as our GSPs!
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Post by: Dhoey07 on February 20, 2013, 10:01:05 AM: I used to have a old timer neighbor that said he would take his pomeranian out pheasant hunting with his weim
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Post by: Mr56Jeep on February 20, 2013, 10:02:32 AM: I have run into a guy with a Jack Russel out chasing upland a couple times. He did alright.
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 20, 2013, 11:59:58 AM: Echo- my border collie is a great bird dog!
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Post by: Sportfury on February 20, 2013, 12:14:49 PM: My dad had a lab Shepard mix when I was knee high. He was one of the best bird dogs ever. He had several offers to buy him and a lot of people wanted to know where he was trained. I have seen guys out hunting with full size poodles and some pure mutts before.
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Post by: benbo30 on February 24, 2013, 11:17:08 AM: :tup: , I have seen and heard of some unsual dogs out hunting as well , its possible any dog can be trained to hunt
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Post by: bearpaw on February 24, 2013, 11:41:04 AM: awesome photos and stories...

This is sort of the other way around, but I used to have a springer that I taught to corner wounded coyotes till I could get there and finish them off. Got the idea from a couple friends who did the same with their springers.
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Post by: TONTO on February 24, 2013, 11:54:32 AM: I used to have a plott hound that loved to water retrieve, didn't have a very soft mouth though. Also had a black n tan that had natural pointing instinct, used him to find my chickens when thay got out in the tall grass.
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Post by: singleshot12 on February 24, 2013, 12:14:18 PM: Ive seen guys out hunting in the phez fields with everything from foo foo lap dog poodles to wiener dogs. kinda funny to see but some of them little mutts get right under the thick stuff take their time and flush birds. Whatever ya got and if it works more power to ya i guess :dunno: :chuckle:
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Post by: dmanzman on February 26, 2013, 09:31:01 AM: awesome!! :tup:
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Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on February 26, 2013, 09:39:46 AM: I've been using my Siberian husky, she flushes roosters like a champ! I just wanted to get her some exercise one day and she busted a bird for me, thought it was a fluke till I saw her chasing another one down, it flushed, I shot it and she was on it instantly. Shot many more birds over her this season and missed many more. I just can't leave her alone with the birds, she hunts to eat, not for me ; )
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Post by: BIGINNER on February 26, 2013, 09:40:31 AM: a buddy of mine takes his Siberian husky hunting. it retrieves pheasants and ducks. :)
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Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on February 26, 2013, 12:06:21 PM: Quote from: BIGINNER on February 26, 2013, 09:40:31 AM
a buddy of mine takes his Siberian husky hunting. it retrieves pheasants and ducks. :)
What?! JeeZe that's awesome, gives me hope for mine! At least on the phesants, she hates water with a passion
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Post by: Bullkllr on February 26, 2013, 07:54:47 PM: Quote from: dawei on February 20, 2013, 09:55:48 AM
I've hunted pheasants with my Beagles since 1964!

We had a beagle when I was a kid that was a complete pheasant chasing fool. Have great memories following that dog around waiting for the "howl". He was an independent little sob, never minded well at all, but boy could he find some birds.
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Post by: hollymaster on February 26, 2013, 08:03:21 PM: Quote from: dawei on February 20, 2013, 09:55:48 AM
I've hunted pheasants with my Beagles since 1964!

Miss my old beagle woody. Picked him up from the pound and would hunt anything, even if it could eat him for breakfast. :yike:
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Post by: jimmy z on March 21, 2013, 08:13:57 PM: I ran into a guy with Great Dane once. He said she was a great phes dog!