Dogs in Camp Do’s and Dont’s

[mpotzold]

[QUOTE=whitespringer;2116211]

I'd rather be in the bush or in camp with my dog (s) than many people I know. I've enjoyed many hunts with my late dog Buckely.

Rules for dogs in camp?

Don't let them run all over hells half acre. I'd be more worried about my dog checking out a porcupine

Your right. A dog never talks back, argues with you or makes a complete drunken fool of themselves.
Porcupines... that could ruin a trip real quick. Seen Dr. Pol remove quills from a dogs face. Not pretty.
thanks for sharing some great memories with Buckely.

just saw this today

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelown...th-a-porcupine

[604Stalker]

Calling “cuddles” loudly all the time could also get you in trouble depending on who is camped next door!

.. Does that then by virtue extent to yelling fluffy in the woods??

[J_T]

Love my dogs. When I have them, they are with me always. I'm seldom without. They are in camp. Golden Retrievers never required a leash. None of my dogs have been barking dogs. The current pup I have still requires a leash in camp. When GOS is on, they are always leashed and with me. Don't want them to wander and get whacked by a careless rifle hunter. I don't actively hunt with my dogs. But that's mostly about the style of hunting I do. If we're on retrieval, there is nothing better than letting a dog be a part of that.

[wideopenthrottle]

mostly good experiences with dogs in camp but there was this one time both sets of tenderloins got eaten off the hanging elk....should have hung it higher before taking a celebratory rest I guess.... so hard to blame the dog

[BRvalley]

couple years back I found a lost st bernard in the mountains, poor thing wasn't going to last much longer....a family camping lost their two dogs after they had a run in with a porcupine, dogs ran off and were lost about a month, sadly the second dog didn't make it

[Gateholio]

If the dog starts chasing a grizzly, get your gun ready as pretty soon the grizzly will get tired of it and start chasing your dog. And your dog is going to run right to you and hide behind you.