Thanks everybody for the advice, that was awesome. Sounds like me and the dogs will be drillin a lot of extended sit-and-waits at the house and on walks. Which is awesome cuz they’re wild as hell at the house lol. Bocephus (the pointer) already barks at anything he trees. Both times he got into turkeys out of my sight, I heard him barkin like crazy and then saw em fly.
And of course I would check the laws before I actually hunt or even practice running them on game. For now all I’m doing is hiking national scenic trails and using e collars as their collars so they can run as free as I can let em.
Just hiking the Pinhoti and Appalachian Trails they’ve come across all sorts of animals and as of recent, turkeys, so I’m just tryin to get a grasp of what these house pets are capable of if I change my training strategies early. I’ve heard so many stories of how amazing dogs can be for pursuing game and now that college wrestling is over for me I’m ready for a new adventure.
thanks again everybody, God bless