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Originally Posted by Iowanian
duck
My dog is actually from some line of fancy Duck dogs...the damn was like an "arkansas 7.5-8.5 mark" or something like that.....but I've never hunted ducks. I'd like to get him to find birds, lock up and flush them....and retrieve them when I shoot.
When you say "start" them with retrieving down birds....what type of things are you actually talking about? how do you use those pidgeons? Someone said somethign about getting a pheasant wing and some scent but I don't have a clue what to do when I get it?
I've got treestands hung and have shot my bow some, but not enough.....something else is getting in the way of bow hunting for the next couple of weeks and then I'll hit it hard the end of the month on......
I find I'm putting pretty tight groups(tight enough for me) the in a baseball/softball area at 20-25yds......but I'm quite a bit further off when i shoot the broadheads.......I suppose I need to spend some time fine tuning them a little.
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For pointing, tie the pheasant (or quail) wing to the end of the leader on a fly rod. Go out in your back yard and drag it around to leave a trail, let your dog track it and just before your dog pounces on it, jerk the wing into the air and let it land in a different spot. Keep doing this until your dog gets tired, and then you’ll start seeing some beautiful pointing. The key here is to never let your dog catch the wing.
As for retrieving, I’ve always had troubles when my dog doesn’t see the bird drop and would take advice from someone more experienced than me.