hunting dog question

i have been seriously looking at getting a dog as a hunting companion (mainly deer tracking/recovery) for a while now and was wondering how often would a dog need to be out hunting to get the nack of tracking deer? at the moment i am at least once a week or once a fortnight at the very least but is this often enough? i also would like to use the dog as a retreiver during duck season but that would only as a bonus.

i hope this question isnt as stupid as it feels but i dont want to get a dog and find that its useless due to not having enough time in the field.

thanks

Yep often enough

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Dino

funny enough i was looking at some of those, theyre cool looking dogs. how do they go with kids? i saw on trademe theres a gsp/wirehair mix pups

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Originally Posted by silentscope

funny enough i was looking at some of those, theyre cool looking dogs. how do they go with kids? i saw on trademe theres a gsp/wirehair mix pups

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i have a 5 year old gwp bitch, she is without a doubt the best natured dog i ever owned unless your a deer or afox