We got a Shepsky a few months back (I would say she is about 6 months old), and I was curious if anyone has hunted, or heard of anyone using these dogs for hunting. She is extremely intelligent, picks most things up very quickly. If I tell her to drop something she drops it immediately, and comes and sits at my feet. I have done a ton of shooting around her, and she doesn’t flinch whatsoever. When we walk in the woods she for the most part stays right by my side. We have a ton of rabbits and raccoons on my property, and I thought it might be interesting to do a little training/hunting with her. Curious what anybody else’s experience is with these dogs, if there is any. TIA

I know this is a dog forum, but didn't know where else to post this. I'm looking to get into woodcock hunting here in northeast Texas with my Boykin. Does anyone have any tips? There are several public areas around that seem like they'd be prime habitat, but I don't know where to begin other than last year I was walking around scouting for ducks and spooked a bunch when I was walking around the upland area near a floodplain.

Looking for ideas to keep my dog stimulated during deer season. I don’t like having my dogs in the woods during deer season for both safety and courtesy. Normally I take my dogs coyote hunting or just walking in the woods. I’ve taken them on walks on leash but 1 it’s extremely time consuming and 2 I don’t like walking them on the side of the road in the dark. And 3 I don’t feel like they enjoy it as much now that they’ve been spoiled with hunting. Last couple winters we had a decent amount of property that they could run on. Now we have a smaller backyard so I’m just trying to figure out what to do with them when I can’t hunt with them.

Hi guys, I was thinking of ordering a Garmin Alpha 300 for my dog ​​(GWP) and a GPS collar for it. Do you have any experience with this model? Is retailer named GPS Okey in Madrid, Spain (gpsokey.com) familiar with and is it a reliable company?

I'm curious if anyone here is from Illinois and might have a good recommendation for a trainer. Completly new to hunting and training Bird Dogs, so I am looking for some help.

Thanks!

SOLD -- Thank you all for your great ideas! Sorry if this is not appropriate, but I'd like to sell my Garmin dog tracking system bundle. I am very familiar with eBay, but so many problems with buyers claiming an electronic item doesn't work and getting refund and returning their broken one... don't need that headache. I'm just and older lady who wanted to keep her 'over the moon' energy rescue safe on our rural properties. It worked great!! Facebook marketplace might be ok and expert in shipping. Thought if I could 'target' a group that would have interest I'd start there. Thanks for any advice/help. If it is allowed to say what I have I'll edit. ~

EDIT: I have one Garmin handheld Alpha 200i that has never been used as my first one was replaced under warranty. I also have two TT15 X collars. One still has a warranty; both work perfect. Garmin actually replaced my first Alpha twice... turns out there was nothing wrong with any of them as it was the charger that was defective (figured that out on my own). I ended up with this new one. I charged it up and added my two collars to test the 3 devices... all good. Total of 3 batteries that are good for the 200i; all the cables you could want including car charger, and their 'go' bag to store/tote everything around. All boxes and instructions, etc.

My neighbor needs to rehome their female husky/lab mix. She’s just under a year old. I met her yesterday and she has a lot of retrieving drive but didn’t naturally bring the bumper back (ran around and played with it).

I love hunting labs and I’m in the market for a new retriever for dove and duck hunting. I also have a heart for rescues (my last hunting dog was a stray and did decently well). Does anybody have any positive or negative stories about hunting a husky/lab mix? Is my heart for trying to help rehome this dog killing my judgement here? All advice appreciated, thanks!

I have a terrier mix who needs a lot of enrichment, but not just the basic level. He is still being taught new tricks, but I’m running low on ideas for new things.

He has a clear interest in sniffing things out, and loves to be under blankets or under the bed, he will play with movement under blankets and “dig” at the blanket.

I’d like to take him to hunt down like rats or prairie dogs or just something but in an ethical way. I could potentially recall him before he bites the animal but it’s something I can’t guarantee because it’s a new situation. He currently is cued to chase birds from our backyard but I don’t see him actually killing one if he got it. I think if allowed the chance to hunt and kill small animals though he would.

I’ve been on a google hunt, but most seem to be related to me hunting (I don’t hunt) with him, or professional classes and training for tracking small animals.

Arizona location, so we have plenty of digging animals. But again, trying to be ethical with how a do this and not give my dog any diseases.

I want to train my pup to be a hunting dog, for TRACKING not killing, so that i can have an easier time during outdoor activities.

Any tips on how to do it, besides just saying go on YouTube and google it. She is highly trainable and already showing great attention to her surroundings, which i am terrible at.

I would appreciate books or common tips and tricks that have helped, yall make your dog a great hunting companion.

Thank you for any helpful advice. Please don’t comment just to be rude.

What do you charge for a beagle stud fee? Guy wants to breed his female to my male and wants to know what the stud fee is, never been in this situation before.

She don’t work the cover like the 2 year old pup, but she sure as hell makes sure she gets all the retrieves 🤣

I have a trained GSP bird dog but I live in the south and we have basically no wild population of quail. I’ve heard Kansas is good?

Ruby is a coon/ bird dog and my dog Beau does both as well. We were checking for a good spot to set a trap and they ran off into the tree rows and surprised us with a giant coon that both put in tremendous work to help us bag him very proud of these pups, when on the scale the coon weighed 44.2lbs so a huge boy.

I'm not sure if this is allowed here, but I hunted my 3.5 y/o GSP this am in PA. We got home midday and he was acting a bit off, been monitoring him this afternoon, and he's been licking his left leg a lot, in the inside elbow region. I opened the door to head out back to do something earlier, and he walked out back, tail down, seemed like something is off. If I squeeze the skin he's whimpering, but when I move the leg he's not really whimpering. Not sure if it could be a tear of strain? I can't seem to see anything that would have penetrated. Could have been any impact injury I suppose, not seeing any swelling as of now. I'm out of town, so not near my normal vet, so curious what you guys think.

Hello! I'm looking for a new waterfowl dog and am used to labs. My wife doesn't like all the shedding, so I'm looking for something that doesn't shed, is good with family, but has a drive for waterfowl. Any help or suggestions are welcomed! Also, located in Minnesota. TIA!

Looking for a basset hound breeder for rabbit hunting. Located in Western MD. If anyone could point me in a direction I'd appreciate it!

Gonna start by saying, I'm not looking for breed suggestions. Just a breeder.

Hello all, I got a friend who is wamting to get into hunting squirrel with dogs. Trouble is, he is slightly mobility impaired due to chronic bouts of vertigo. Most of the places I hunt are pretty much mountain climbing with guns. I do have a few spots that are flat enough to be safe for him to walk around, but they are rather small areas and all my curs range to far out to hunt them without crossing property lines.

Does anyone know of someone breeding close ranged Fiests or smaller curs anytime soon? I live in North Ga, don't mind driving or paying for a well bred dog, and prefer a pup to start and train myself. Any information would be appreciated.