Labs and small game????
I have a three year old lab that I origionaly got with the hopes of training her to hunt ducks. I began training her for that but with a new house and two small children I did not have the $$$ for all the gear to begin duck hunting myself so the training stopped.
My question is can I get her out in the field hunting small game? I know labs can be effective at flushing birds but there are not that many upland birds in my area. Can she be of use to push out squirles and rabbits? I don't have much experience hunting anything but deer and turkey, but would like to learn. Anyone who has any ideas would be very helpful.
Would she be any help in the field without specific small game training? If there is a particular training she would need prior to going out, what would that be?
My biggest concern is how to keep her safe, I have never hunted behind a dog, neither have my few buddies that I would possubly bring along.