what hunting dog breed do you perfer and why ?

[Barred Rocks forever]

you could use german hunting terriers or as some people call it jaggterriers or a rhodesian ridgeback a irish wolfhound a wire haired german pointer

heres a pic of a irish wolfhound for sighthounds there tracking ability i hear is not that bad

 

[slightlyscrambled]

I must admit that I have always been intriged by the Irish Wolf Hound!

 

[Cara]

The issue with using Bloodhounds for hunting game is that their noses are basically too good. You don't want to trail something that passed through a week ago. They certainly can distinguish between a fresh and an older trail, I can see the difference in my dog when we're close to the find, but if all there is is an old trail in the area anybody hunting animals doesn't particularly want to follow it. It's better to have a dog that will only follow a fresh trail in the case of hunting. Bloodhounds are also expensive to buy and feed, and more cumbersome to transport, than a more suitable breed.

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

cara what do u hunt with your black mouth curs and are they your favorite varmit dog ?

 

[Sassymygirl]

Okay...

Catahoula's are used for cattle and mainly coon hunting, I did do some duck hunting with him. But he wasn't too good at it. I don't hunt like I did because I really don't have the time. But I love my catahoula because he is very obedient, nice, good guard dog and doesn't do anything with my chickens...So..thats mostly my favorite breed of hunting dog

 

[ajablu]

German Shorthaired Pointers for birds because I love their hunting style. They are awesome to watch work.
German Shorthaired Pointers are also great varmint dogs because they get the job done. They dispatched several possums that have been trying to get into the coop. They also take care of other small predators.
They also make great companions. They are fun dogs and very loving.

 

[Cara]

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We don't use them for hunting because it would encourage them to run rabbits or deer when they're meant to be working cattle. However, my husband's male dog (the brindle) came from a man who hunts hogs for the state of OK. The gentleman we got Maggie (the buckskin with the mask) from has also used his dogs for hunting hogs, although no longer does due to the risk of injury. He focuses on breeding the cattle working strain.

The Ladner line of Black Mouth Curs are primarily used for hunting squirrels, raccoons, bobcats, possums etc, they are treeing curs.

http://www.lhladnerblackmouthcurs.com/index.html

They can also work cattle but aren't specifically bred for it, and tend to be a little smaller (35-75lbs). Maggie is small but heavily built. She's about the size of a bull terrier and weighs 55lbs. Woodrow (the brindle) is more like 80lbs and about 22-24" at the shoulder.

They are very energetic dogs but also easy to train. They love to have a job. They are also protective but gentle around their family. I don't believe either of them would ever growl or snap at a child (or us), but they put on a good show if a stranger shows up. Black Mouth Curs were popular homestead dogs as they can do a bit of everything. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. They are very loyal. They also have a great sense of humor!

 

[sarge]

I've run raccoons with black and tans on mules when I did a lot of coon hunting, I really like the Jack Russell breed for varmits, got one girl that isn't afraid of anything, I can say booger and get goes nuts

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

anyone else does hunting with terriers ?

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

Believe it or not, the very best bird dog I ever had was my Pug.

That fat little thing could flush out grouse like nobody's business!!
I am loving my Standard Poodles for bird dogs now. We also have a feist/beagle mix that is wonderful with keeping small animals away and even keeps the coyotes at bay.