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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: AspenBud on August 28, 2014, 02:20:04 PM

Title: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: AspenBud on August 28, 2014, 02:20:04 PM: If only German dogs could be fully utilized...was reminded of this as a result of some wounded/lost game horror stories I've been hearing of late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NgMHNbPVM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NgMHNbPVM)
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: NW-GSP on August 28, 2014, 02:38:20 PM: That dog is a drahthaar. I have a 17 week old drahthaar.
they are used for upland, waterfowl and blood tracking.
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: AspenBud on August 28, 2014, 05:04:14 PM: Deutsch Kurzhaar's are bred for it as well.

Actually I know of guys who use straight up German Shorthairs for the job in the Midwest.
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: Houndhunter on August 28, 2014, 05:18:44 PM: I know a guy that uses gsp's for hound hunting

some guy on here uses dogs for tracking wounded game in WA, can't remember his screen name but says its legal
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 28, 2014, 05:21:07 PM: We can not do anything in the USA that makes as good as sense as that :dunno: :chuckle: How about the part where he said they tracked over 12,000 wounded deer shot by rifle hunters and only 3000 wounded by bowhunters :yike:
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: AspenBud on August 28, 2014, 06:13:35 PM: Old article, still relevant.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2010/dec/08/why-not-let-dogs-track-wounded-game/ (http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2010/dec/08/why-not-let-dogs-track-wounded-game/)
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: AspenBud on August 28, 2014, 06:16:34 PM: http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/whitetail-365/2013/10/finding-lost-deer-it%E2%80%99s-time-tracking-dogs-go-national (http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/whitetail-365/2013/10/finding-lost-deer-it%E2%80%99s-time-tracking-dogs-go-national)
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: KFhunter on August 28, 2014, 06:24:15 PM: Quote from: Houndhunter on August 28, 2014, 05:18:44 PM
I know a guy that uses gsp's for hound hunting

some guy on here uses dogs for tracking wounded game in WA, can't remember his screen name but says its legal

Instead of putting my commentary from memory here's the thread instead.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,93959.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,93959.0.html)
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: Turner89 on August 28, 2014, 06:31:25 PM: Thought it was interesting, that with the correct paper work the dog handlers can search anyone's property for wounded animals.
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: Kazekurt on August 28, 2014, 06:33:27 PM: I love How the happy Hunter just threw the buck over his shoulder and packed it out. I don't think I could pull that off with a mule deer:-)
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on August 28, 2014, 07:14:24 PM: Big Tex should comment on this, he is always chatting about stuff labour regulations ETC. :dunno:w
Title: Re: This seriously needs to be legalized in Washington
Post by: Houndhunter on August 28, 2014, 07:39:14 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on August 28, 2014, 06:24:15 PM
Quote from: Houndhunter on August 28, 2014, 05:18:44 PM
I know a guy that uses gsp's for hound hunting

some guy on here uses dogs for tracking wounded game in WA, can't remember his screen name but says its legal

Instead of putting my commentary from memory here's the thread instead.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,93959.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,93959.0.html)

Thanks :tup: , for the record I'd still never try it if I lived over there