SHED HORN DOGS

[231nontypicalmuledeer]

I know this has been a post many times, but I now need more info on how to train a dog to look for sheds. I recently inherited my mothers dog. it is a cross between a bordercolly and a black lab. this dang dog is just flat out smart. she is a fetching fool, and has stamina like I have never seen before, Im hopeing she will work out. so any info will be greatly accepted!

P.S> youngbuck, dont even bring it up that I need anymore help to find horns!!!
later 231

 

[WyomingTrophyHunter]

don't bring dogs where if you horn hunt in an area were there are bears. One time we had a bear charge our dog and our dog came right back to us. The bear only turned around because we had like 6 people in our group, but if there had only been one person I don't know what could have happend. Look into a horse for horn hunting, they are travel and give you a height advantage. Well good luck to you in the 2005 year for horns.
TUcker Shuler
AKA Wyoming Trophy HUnter

 

[YoungBuck]

I wouldnt say such a thing! But you said it first...haha....I would say hide them around the yard...in some fields....orchards...anything and then when it picks one up praise the hell out of it and sooner or later it will notice if it picks one up then it is a good thing and will get a treat or something. Dont know if it will work....but its all I could come up with
YB

 

[shanest]

I have trained my dog to do this with some success. He has found a few antlers that I had walked right past. Here is how I did it. I went to a location similar to ones that I shed hunt in and I hid a few antlers. Then I released my dogs and walked through the area. If the dog even walked by the antler I praised him and gave him a treat. If he stopped and smelled it I praised him more and if he picked it up I made a big deal out of it. Even in non training situations when my dog is around antlers I praise him for picking them up. Another tip is to let the dog have a few old chalky shed to chew on. This gets them more familiar with the antlers and changes there perception of them to a food source. My dog has found about 3-5 antlers on his own and usually finds antlers at about the same time as I do. It seems that each year he gets a little better.

P.S. I do not recamend doing the training in an area where there are allot of people, it makes you look crazier than s@#$.

 

[231nontypicalmuledeer]

that sounds like a good idea....
thanks!
231

 

[YELUM]

Hey 231, I found this site from the NASHC news letter. Interesting reading. A bit pricey but gives you good ideas.

http://www.ventosakennel.com/shed_antler_detection

Good luck. I'm gonna see what I can do with my new pup. He is a retreiving son of a gun.
Yelum

 

[eyes]

Here's an article from North American Whitetail that may be of some help.

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/huntingtactics/ht_0903sheds/index.html

 

[bigsnort]

hey 231
we just played fetch with old antlers and our dogs would fetch them. on day out hikeing my dog brought me a fresh drop antler she just wanted to play a few minutes later my brothers dog found the other side it was cool. so thats how we trained our dogs good luck

bigsnort

 

[Boots2]

For only $3,500 you, too, can have a 'special' shed hunting dog!

LOL!!!

Just bought me a border collie pup for $30, he is going to hunt horn wether he knows it or not!

 

[Boots2]

Try this photo of the little horn seekin bugger!

 

[scadamso]

Very Cute, I got a Border collie X shepard three years ago now (seems like yesterday) and he is one of the smartest dogs ever. I get comments almost every day on how people think he is so smart. Collies have so much potential, hardest part is keeping them calm enough to get their true attention. Mine is three now and goes like he is 6 months old.
Anyway, good looking pup and best of luck.

 

[polarbear]

I just got the kids a 1 year old chocolate lab/ ridgeback for x-mas. He is one hell of a tracker. I have a rooster pheasant living in my corn field and the first time I took him out he went right to that bird. I am glad to have stumbled on this thread. I am going to start training today and give it a try in a couple of months.

Eric