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by Sika hunter
Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:13 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Something different
Replies: 1
Views: 1624

Something different

Thought some of you would find this interesting, This is a training program used by many deer hunters, including myself in New Zealand to train your dog as a deer indicating dog specific to deer hunting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdKn17fkAo
by Sika hunter
Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Send in your hunting dog photos!
Replies: 15
Views: 5117

Re: Send in your hunting dog photos!

<a href="https://ibb.co/JdcHBwY"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/591LMgQ/Tyne-s-first-deer.jpg" alt="Tyne-s-first-deer" border="0"></a>
by Sika hunter
Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sika...new member
Replies: 9
Views: 3130

Re: Sika...new member

No cjhills no shooting in those videos, It is an area walking distance from my home, happens to have a few Red Deer in it, makes for good training but not a great area to hunt due to dry leaves under foot, not too bad after a good rain though.
by Sika hunter
Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:29 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sika...new member
Replies: 9
Views: 3130

Re: Sika...new member

Here is a video of my newest dog Tyne he is a one year old full blood Border Collie, here he needs to be calm and steady, doing really well especially when the deer breaks.
https://youtu.be/VQI_yKoq_VE
by Sika hunter
Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sika...new member
Replies: 9
Views: 3130

Re: Sika...new member

Here is a video of my two year old dog Mistie, Here she is about a year old learning to track and indicate fresh deer tracks. The first is her tracking a Red deer stag and the second is her getting close to a deer, we ended up spooking this one because of the noisy ground cover and thick bush, but g...
by Sika hunter
Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:07 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sika...new member
Replies: 9
Views: 3130

Re: Sika...new member

I will try and post some photos of my late dog Tess she was a G.S.P cross Border Collie
https://i.ibb.co/0Vc8F1S/2018-Sika-roar-046.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Yd2p0hB/2014-roar-023.jpg
by Sika hunter
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Alfa 200i
Replies: 3
Views: 2161

Alfa 200i

Hi there ,
First post, new member.
I have just purchased a Garmin Alfa 200i and TT15 collar. Just wanted to know what you guys use the tone and vibration training function for what command. eg Tone for recall or stay or slow, just wondering what combinations work for you.
by Sika hunter
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: A little about you...
Replies: 1099
Views: 846524

Re: A little about you...

Hi there my name is Alf, I live in New Zealand, I am 63 years old and have been hunting since I was 9, I mostly hunt deer and have hunted extensively in Australia and New Zealand. I have been using Dogs as indicators for many years now, stating with G.S.P s' then G.S.P cross Boarder Collies, and now...