I tell you another reason that I’ll likely go back to being the shooter myself next year……iffin we’re just talking chit around the campfire…….
About half of these recoveries we are able to pretty much run right to the deer without a whole lot of “searching” on the part of the dogs……Those seem to go fine for the most part ……The other half of the tracks require more meticulous dog work to locate…..which doesn’t require anything out of me and the hunter but to just stand there in one spot and let the dogs work……sometimes its 5, 10 , 15 minutes ……
Some hunters have no issue with it and we stand there and chat about hunting while the dogs work……For others though its TOUUUUGH on their patience and they start wandering off looking on their own despite you asking them repeatedly to just stick with you……Instead of “staying in my hip pocket with the gun because we could jump the deer at any moment”…..they’re 100 yards behind looking at their phone or something. It's just simpler and more efficient to be the shooter and tote the rifle. Its easier to focus on the task at hand instead of trying to manage the dogs AND the shooter.
Last edited by CNC; 02/08/24 02:46 PM.
