Best dog for deer tracking

My favorite is for a multi purpose dog, I use mine for picking up as well, I have used both labs and cockers, at the moment I am using a Lab that tracks like a bloodhound at walking pace with his nose on the floor.
Miffy on here has a cocker bitch that takes on Sika stags.
 
My Weimaraner has done me proud more than once she also works rough shoot, beating, picking up, wildfowling and has challenged & held at bey a large wounded red stag
 
local rescue lady has what she thinks is a collie x rottie youngster which would do well. The trouble is its free to a good home !:popcorn:
 
Hi Tal!
If you check the tracking threads on here, and start to read between the lines and dog fights going on on every bloodhound thread (which is a shame...), you will find some good answers and a lot of support.
You will also figure out about some true sportsmen and experts for this theme on here, willing to help anybody looking for some advice.
First of all, you have to decide, if a specialist (only for tracking, doing mainly difficult tracks), or a multi purpose dog (stalking with you and tracking some animals, which took off after the well placed shot and need a short recovery tracking) will fit your needs....
As soon as you get this clear, it will be time to think about breeds, origin, training possibilities and the training itself...
Whatever you will go for, atb and have fun with a good working dog:thumb:

Dont get frightened about anybody on here, who takes any chance to start another dog fight!
 
If it finds shot deer, any dog will do

Al

I am sure that you absolutely right ranger. I often end up taking my daughter's 6 month old Jack Russell with me when I exercise my GWP, bloody kids "honest dad I'll take it out and look after it". The terrier is very amusing in its own right but it copies the pointer which is always hunting when in the woods. A couple of times I have seen the pointer stop and then follow a trail that has probably been used by a fox the previous night. A minute or so later the terrier comes along and follows the exact same route.

Interesting trail of posts TAL1980 and still not introduced yourself. If you are genuine and not just another wind up artist then welcome to the site but perhaps it would be better if you tell us a little more about yourself by posting an introduction, and then having a look back through previous threads especially on subjects that have in the past been quite evocative that way you will know those subjects to avoid.
At the moment I am just wondering what your next subject could be - bowhunting, A-Max, long range deer hunting? :-|

If you really want to be a site member lets hear a bit more about yourself and I'm sure all the other guys will be only too willing to exchange information with you and welcome you into what is quite a nice community with a grand set of guys/gals.
 
Working with Dogs for Deer by Neils Sondergaard - Muntjac Trading

The best thing you could do is buy the above book.

you will not get a better insight to what you should expect from certain breeds and indeed from certain proven lines within those breeds.

He will explain what you should look for, certain strengths and weaknesses and why some breeds suit applications better than others.

If you let your heart rule your head by saying, 'I fancy a wee cocker....' For example, to work on deer then as Sondergaard explains, you are setting yourself an uphill struggle right away and may never end up with a tracking dog (seen as its a tracking dog you asked about).

If you just want a dog that will find some of your lost deer, just about any one you care to go for will have a degree of success if its nose works..... :D
 
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