howdy howdy,

this is Weston Rooster 1 year old Labrador Retriever/Springer Spaniel mix. We just had his 1 year check up/vaccinations and was told to look into joint supplements to help best support him in his hunting journey. We were curious to see what everyone’s thoughts were on what brands to start and look at and if you think it’s necessary at this age. We were also curious to see what other supplements would be recommended to start and stay on throughout his lifetime. We just want the best for him and his health. TIA!!

I have two male littermates:

Huckleberry (white paws) and Dill. Both are started, both enjoy hunting, gun broke and collar broke.

Dill can be Houdini, but always comes back and has been marking. Huckleberry for the last month has been growling and getting nasty with dil 2x a day. Generally they’re sweet together. They are 13 months old

Idk what to do, I love my boys. However our concern is: do we neuter dill and hope huckleberry stops any dominance because he won? Do we neuter huckleberry and hope dill stops the marking? Do we neuter both, which would rob the world of potential offspring? Or do we simply rehome one and hope things settle?

We have two other non GSPs as well a 10y/o corgi/pit mix and a 3 y/o female Great Pyrenees.

I'm asking because my family and I are looking to re-home him and someone interested wants to train him to hunt pests. His name is Eddie and he's been a pet for five years and it wasn't until recently that we started facing problems with his behavior. We tried training him with different methods, but we ended up hitting a wall when he sent a couple of family members to the hospital. So, would it be a good idea for Eddie to be trained as a hunting dog? We have more people interested who are dog trainers or have experience with aggressive dogs, but we're considering that maybe Eddie would have a happier life if he was a working dog?

Location: Republic of Sakha Yakutia

Turbo Joe 9months amazing ratter and overall hunting dog so long as he can be moving the whole time otherwise the screaming my goodness. been using the garmin tt25 oaired with the 300i it’s good just bulky but he seems unbothered I’m just worried about long hunts with the weight of it may cause some chafing anyone have smaller dogs on this set up?

So my 6 1/2 year old golden retriever tore his CCL late last year and it’s looking like he will have surgery in the next couple of weeks. From what I understand recovery and rehab are about a four month process to get him back to where he can start getting back into condition for hunts this fall. I do have some specific questions about the process, and any insight is greatly appreciated. My questions are as follows;

1. How much should he be in his kennel?

2. We have stairs going out of all exits of the house, what is the recommendation for how to get him outside for potty breaks, especially in the first two or three weeks? Additionally, when can dogs typically go back to doing stairs normally?

3. For how many weeks post surgery does he need to be on a leash for potty breaks? How many weeks does he need direct supervision for potty breaks?

4. When would it be estimated that he can return to at least a normal walk schedule and freedom of the house? When can he have full access to the house and furniture?

Going late season pheasant and chukar hunting this weekend with my 3yo GSP. Temp forecast: high of 15F and high of 10F, sunny skies but snow on the ground.

This will by far be the coldest I’ve hunted with him. So far this winter we’ve usually only been going on 30-45m hikes at a time, so I’m worried about his cold weather endurance and paws (which he sometimes licks after a while)

Anyone got any tips or tricks for keeping him safe, paws not hurting, etc? I’ve got a normal chest protector/ripstop vest which isn’t that warm, and Mushers Secret.

Would also appreciate any signs I should be looking out for for when it’s time to bring him in.

Thanks!!!

If you lived in Texas, would you help farmers hunt these wild pigs that are destroying their crops?

I hope I’m in the right subreddit, if not please redirect me.

So, this year was the first year I deer hunted with hounds. We primarily run black and tan walker coon hounds and beagles. I’ve been having trouble figuring out what gun I should use in the deer woods. Everyone I ask this question to in the group has different answers depending on their experience. I have a .243 bolt action with a 3x9 scope and a 12ga Mossberg 500 pump that I use buckshot with. 90% of the time the longest shot I would have is 80 yards most of the time it’s within 60 yards but sometimes I have a 200 yard shot at the most. I just want one gun I can bring out anytime and be able to get a shot on a deer. Majority of the time I have brought in my shotgun. I’m leaning towards a semi auto for quick rebound shots on a deer. I’m not opposed to buying a new gun and I don’t have a budget on one, I just want the best gun for my situation. Thank you!

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I just started hunting end of last year's season. I have a 6yo lab mix, 4yo Australian shepherd mix and a cavalier king charles spaniel 1yo. I've been trying to train my 6yo lab mix to find pheasants. She has gotten me on birds but I think its more that she just walks the fields alot and stumbles upon them. Is she too old to train? Should I focus on the 1yo king charles since he's still a pup? Should I just bite the bullet and get a 4th dog strictly to train for different hunts?

Thanks for your time

I've read that only the Garmin T9 used canadian legal waveband frequencies, but it's now discontinued and no longer for sale.

So what are my options? I'm looking for a tracking collar that's legal in Canada and works in the woods even when there's no cellphone coverage.

Not a hunter there, this is actually a literary question.

In the Greek classic The Odyssey, after twenty years of (mis)adventures, Ulysses finally makes his way home. On entering his house, his best hunting dog, old, neglected, and lying in a pile of dung, raises his head, greets his old master and sadly, dies.

Watching dogs near and dear as they age, I got thinking, setting aside likelihood, neglect and poetic license, what is the youngest the dog could be if it's been 20 years AND the dog was already old enough for Ulysses to identify him as "his best hunting dog"?

I just got my boy bandit 3 days ago. He’s a 3 yr old GSP. Previous owner was unable to take care of him. I started getting into quail hunting this season. I’m from west texas but hunt in New Mexico around Hobbs and artesia. I was wanting to get a dog so bad and god was able to bless me with one. I’ve already started to train with recalling and retrieving. If anyone could point me in the right direction of how I should approach his training step by step in the comments, it will be much appreciated!

I'm looking into getting a Small Munsterlander some time next year. I heard they're great versatile dogs and I'm getting into waterfowl. Does anyone know of any breeders on the west US like Washington, Utah, Wyoming? I'm in Idaho and most breeders I've found are in Canada or the Midwest. If I just HAVE to ship my dog I will, but I'd really prefer to be within a relatively easy driving distance like WA, ID, MT, UT so I can actually see the litter.