showmecoon wrote:
i would not do this to a pup and probably not to any dog. i agree more with the guy who said take em to a field full of deer and shock em if they run the deer, but i wouldnt do that either. take those young dogs where there is lots of coon, there will be deer there,too. if they run a deer, then you have a problem to correct. i have raised pups to be finished dogs that never ran a deer in their life. some of em actually are natural coondogs like they're supposed to be. hunt your dog first, see what problems he has, then correct. also, it is fact,(i have discussed this with a microbioligist)that you can not buy anything, or harvest a part from an animal, that will smell exactly like that animal live on the hoof. the second an animal expires, or urines or glands are harvested, decompisition begins, altering the scent. i know breaking scents can work, though, i have used them with mixed results. all i am saying is, dont trash break until there is trash to break off of, and break while that offense is happening.
I'm no John Wick, because I'm not smart enough to write a book.But I agree with this statement.I've been hunting along time as well and I learned from the old guys.Not every dog are the same and you can not break them alike.A old man told me,you have to be smarter than the dog.You can't find the answers in a book!