gratz71
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I was wanting to get a redbone hound to train for tracking deer. I'm not sure if this is the best dog for the job or not so thought I would ask for yalls input.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
if you're gonna track on lead, you will want a dog about 40#. Big enough to get around & maybe survive snake bites, but not so big that he pulls your arm out of joint (you can train a big dog not to pull, but it ain't easy). Beagle/Walker or a Beagle/Coonhound cross is hard to beat. My best on & off-lead dogs are 40# Kemmer Stock Mountain Curs...nose,smarts & grit. Very important that the dog doesn't run healthy deer. How to get a good tracking dog? Go thru 40 bad ones!
I got an old beagle now. 14 and we just take short walks.
I never had to train her, just put her on the trail.