Thread: Non hunting breeds out there hunting

I use a Ridgeback on deer as a pointer - of sorts. They are a hunting breed but supposedly for Lions. He has done OK, I just say "where's the deer" and he scents and tracks. Main problem is he chases them sometimes if they run - not all the time however. His best day he led me into some thick bush and right into a mob of half a dozen red stags all sitting down. I didn't want to shoot any as they were velveties and I was after a spiker but we git within 10m of them before they spooked and all hell broke loose, dog was leashed to my belt and I nearly went for a skate.