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Thread: Bowhunting with Dogs

  1. 14-07-2018, 09:22 PM #1
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    Bowhunting with Dogs

    Hi there.

    I'm new to bowhunting and I'm wondering if anyone uses dogs for bowhunting? I assume this is a done thing but I cannot find any videos or any information on bowhunting with a hunting dog.

    If anyone has experience with bowhunting with hunting dogs I'd like to hear what the results were like.

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  3. 14-07-2018, 09:35 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobbyP View Post
    Hi there.

    I'm new to bowhunting and I'm wondering if anyone uses dogs for bowhunting? I assume this is a done thing but I cannot find any videos or any information on bowhunting with a hunting dog.

    If anyone has experience with bowhunting with hunting dogs I'd like to hear what the results were like.

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    Cheers for the reply.

    Could you give reasons as to why the answer is no
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobbyP View Post
    Cheers for the reply.

    Could you give reasons as to why the answer is no
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    Real guns start with the number 3 or bigger and make two holes, one in and one out
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    Quote Originally Posted by madjon_ View Post
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    Do you have a link where they say you can't use a dog?
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    In the fair chase bit.... can not be used for hunting only recovery.... bit behind the times logic
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    Quote Originally Posted by kawhia View Post
    In the fair chase bit.... can not be used for hunting only recovery.... bit behind the times logic
    That's a load of bollocks. So it's fair chase for dog and rifle. But not bow and dog? Not very logical.

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    I left NZBS late 80s when i started getting sh@% for hunting with sights. Oh how times have changed. I have bow hunted with a pointer (dog) for years now. German short haired pointer i ve found best. Great on deer in bush.
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    Check out Avidhunters latest video on YouTube. He uses 2 vizlas and shot three deer with the bow in one day.
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    A dog seems like a great assistant when bowhunting, especially since an amazing number of animals will stay bedded down to within a few meters of you waiting for you to walk past (dogs and thermal are great for discovering just how much you've been missing).

    Training a dog up to be quiet and calm all the way in to bowhunting range could be pretty tough though.
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    agree.....the quiet and clam bit would have to be spot on...... hope to find out one day soon after lockdown is over....
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    A good tip i found. if your using dog when bowhunting, never ever let it hold or bail. If you dont get a pass through and broad swinging around can make more of mess of a dog than a wild boar.
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