Experimenting with ideas of hunting snowshoe hare with pointing dogs.
This is an open call to all of us who have intentionally targeted rabbits and hares with versatile hunting dogs. It goes down in the record to say that I have contacted, spoken to, and unsuccessfully asked several professional gun dog trainers about this forgotten art and came up empty-handed. Answers ranged from “Why would you do that?” to “You will regret letting your dog do that” to “Who knows?” But here is what has come of my own experiments in hunting rabbits with a pointing dog.
Rabbit and hare hunting are among the most popular games for American hunters, in fact theres not a single hunter who have chased at least once rabbits and hares and to do so theres nothing better than have a good canine companion.
But Beagles are not the only breed able to do this extenuating job, so if you are considering to do something different about hare hunting its possible to try with different but very effective breeds to make the job.
Dogs are able not only to track a elusive hare on the bushes up to its burrow, but are also very capable to force the animal out and chase it until its on your fire range.
And such reputation is not for free! These middle sized, robust, energetic dogs will run all day long barking and yowling to help you on your hunting expedition and will not stop until you reach your game.
As a plus Dachshunds count with thick cover to protect them from thorns once in pursuit among bushes.
Section 3 – Hunting Assistance
S.3(1) -A person commits an offence if he knowingly permits land which belongs to him to be entered or used in the course of the commission of an offence under Section 1.
For the purposes of the Act land belongs to a person if he:
– Owns an interest in it – Manages or controls it – Occupies it
S.3(2) A person commits an offence if he knowingly permits a dog which belongs to him to be used in the course of the commission of an offence under section 1
S.3(2) – It is an offence for a person, knowingly, to permit a dog that belongs to him to be used for hunting unless the hunting is exempt
For the purposes of the Act a dog belongs to a person if he:
– Owns it – Is in charge of it – Has control of it