Found a Deer Dog
12-16-2010, 01:24 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pensacola Florida
Posts: 326
My dad found a number on the inside of the Collar when he took it off. He called the Guy. He was running deer a week and a half ago. He lost 3. Went home, Came back the next morning to retrieve them and he couldn't find this one. My Dad said well he's at my house if you can come get him. He then asked if we wanted him. My dad said yes, we will keep him if you don't want your dog back. He said well, you got yourrself a dog! So I guess were in the clear 
12-16-2010, 02:46 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
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There are several reasons he probably offered the dog up. It may not be a good deer dog, in which case it's no use to him. Or he could be worried you're going to attempt to have him fined if you know who he is. In SC the dog has to have a contact name and number in an easily seen spot on the collar, if it doesn't then you'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to claim it and take the DNR fine.
If it seems to have no interest in deer then try to train it to track or turn it into a rabbit dog. Either way, if you intend to do anything in the woods with it make sure you put a tracking collar on it otherwise you'll probably be out looking for it at some point yourself.
If it seems to have no interest in deer then try to train it to track or turn it into a rabbit dog. Either way, if you intend to do anything in the woods with it make sure you put a tracking collar on it otherwise you'll probably be out looking for it at some point yourself.
12-17-2010, 04:25 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Almost Heaven,WV
Posts: 4,087
Yep, I agree and with the long ears and markings, I'd say it's full blooded and someone has some money tied up in it. I'd watch the local papers for a notice of a missing dog or put out a notice of my own. It sounds like the dog has already found a new home if his previous one can't be found.
12-18-2010, 02:04 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Southern Va
Posts: 340
I've been feeding my lab a ton of deer meat, legs with hide on 'em and even pouring some of the blood dripping's onto his food. Took him into the woods the other day and off he went. He found one carcass and a total of four areas where deer were shot or dressed. He's even started to "rub" his head on the bush's around the house. So his nose in in tuned with deer.
