ORIGINAL: mustad
If your dog doesn't range too far, the bell will probably work. If he does range far, however, the bell will interfere with him hearing any commands you give. I use the blaze collar plus we hunt with a beeper collar that I can turn on and off from my ecollar remote.
I also tend to keep my dog out of the woods during deer season. Too many stupid people in the woods.
Heard that. Every year in WI here, weusually have at least 1guy that shoots either a horse, an elk, or some other animal that "looked like a deer", or the freak that likes to pick off people....I gun hunt about 20 miles from where that whole thing went down.
I use verbal commands and when need be, a whistle..my dog rarely ranges out any further than 85 to 100 yards max working between 2 of us. She'll stick closer with just me. My DT collar is black, so it doesn't help me color-wise. I'll probably use the blaze cover on her more. Bought it, might as well use it.