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What is the best all around hunting dog breed?

  • Labrador retreiver

    Votes: 22 34.4%
  • Golden Retreiver

    Votes: 1 1.6%
  • Beagle

    Votes: 22 34.4%
  • Spaniels

    Votes: 11 17.2%
  • Poodle

    Votes: 1 1.6%
  • Setters

    Votes: 5 7.8%
  • Great Dane

    Votes: 2 3.1%

  • Total voters
    64
Jim,
I was kidding. You have all rights to be proud of your pup. Forced fetching will fix all you worry when time comes. And I do not remember what was Flicka doing when she was 7mo.
 
Here is a photos of my dog the one is a limit of pheasants and geese I shot on opening day of IA's pheasant season. The other is a coyote he chased into a lake in IA and killed it in chest deep water on him. thats why the yote looks like a drowned rat.

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Jim,
Don?t you think, since you already proved aristocratism :lol: :lol: :lol: , your next dog should be one of the ?ugly? dogs? :D :D :D
 
It's gonna be a tough choice. The way I see it if you breed your dog it would be very easy for me to bring my wife down and see the litter. I'm sure once she sees the pups she'll be easy to convince. I won't be ready for a couple years though...
 
My female Springer (Dottie) is in heat, so my parents agreed to watch her at their house to keep her and her brother apart. Now, mind you they live about 1 mile East of Midway Airport in Chicago.

The dogs aren't hardmouthed at all, and will hold on to a bird, etc. until you take it from their mouth.

Mon called me at work last Thursday to say that she really shouldn't let Dottie out in the back yard unsupervised. Thinking the worst, I was unprepared for what she told me. When she called Dottie back in the house (10:00 p.m.) from her nightly potty break, she had to call her a few times. As Dottie was coming to the door, Mom realized that she had something in her mouth and slams the door closed, calling for my Dad. Dad gets downsatirs and see's that she has a 'possum in her mouth. Now, Dad is in his underwear, so he has to go back upstairs, get dressed and goes outside. He somehow gets her to lay it down, and seeing that the 'possum is all open mouthed and stiff, he thinks that she must have killed it. So he throws it in the covered trash can in the alley.

The very next morning, Mom says, she lets Dottie out again to go potty. This time she comes back to the door with a Fox Squirrel in her mouth. Same story, get Dad, he goes outside and gets her to "drop it". He's suprised to see the squirrel dash off. Now the squirrels are jumping from garage to garage and avoiding the yard!

That night, Dad goes to throw out a bag of garbage, and what's waiting for him? A pissed off 'possum in the trash can!

Mom's taking her out to potty on a leash now......... :lol:

Blue-Dot-37.5
 
And if you think dogs don't resemble their owners, well there ya go!
 
They are not listed but the black Mouth Cur dog and Smoth Fox Terrier are great dog for hunting varmints/hogs and great dogs to go fishing with you.

Would not trade my cur dog or my fox terrier for any dog on that list. Just MHO!
 
I just like to hunt with a dog, though sometimes it might be better to not have one. A case in point was my wife's Cocker Spaniel. Wouldn't stay within a hundred yards and he was a flusher. Made for some frustrating hunts if he happened to follow along.

I raised GSP's for a while. My favorite dog was an excellent pointer. He pointed quail, turkey and pheasant. Even pointed a dead buck once, though he would not bother with a live deer (or rabbits). Not real good at hunting dead and he had a weakness for raccoons. We got 7 one pheasant opening day.

I had a Viszla that was nothing short of a phenom. Best nose on a dog I've ever had. Wouldn't say quit on a retrieve, never lost a bird with him. He got hit on the road right before his second season. :(


My friend's family have had Weimraners forever. He had one that would kill anything. We watched it catch a wounded buck one day, stopping it by grabbing it's hindquarters, then running around front and pulling it down by the throat. Most impressive! He moved to northern Minnesota, and while there, she treed a bear that wandered up on their porch. Needless to say, smaller game didn't stand a chance (She was a "little" hard mouth and hard headed, though).

Right now I'm "hunting" our German Shepard. She is very smart, listens well, stays close. We limited out on pheasants in an hour when I took her for the first time two years ago. She gets "birdy" like a hunting dog should. She also kills raccoon and has killed one coyote.

Hunt what ya got! :wink:
 
Chesapeake Bay Retriever

You forgot to add the Chesapeake Bay Retriever to your poll. I have a Chesapeake that is a Waterfowl and Upland machine.
 
I hunt with a Brittany and a German Wirehaired Pointer. Just lost my old 12 year old English Setter last Feb. I enjoy both dogs, the GWP is young and has a lot to learn. RonS
 
Large Munsterlander I use mine for upland and waterfowl both.In Germany they were bred for upland,biggame and waterfowl,unbelieveable nose and tracking ability combined with a baby soft mouth.
 
Hey where is the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever radio button!? Once you've owned a Toller hard to go back to any thing else. Then again most any of the dogs listed are pretty good with the right training from the start as are all those mentioned in the thread.
 
I am with RandyWakeman on this one, I like the Weimariner real well. Tough hunter, hunts close, loves her job.
 
By far the labrador is the best dog for me. Great with the kids and family, but can turn them onto hunting like a switch. I also coon hunt, so for that I would hands down pick the blue-tick coonhound. The bark and howl from those dogs just sends shivers down my spine.
 
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