Another bird hunt and something new

[Jetmech]

It's funny how the subject of hunting dogs generates so many comments. I highly value the time afield with my dogs, the hunting is secondary. Even my non sporting breeds have become my hunting partners.

 

[GrandLakeHunter]

Many small breeds are in fact from lines originally bred for small game and vermin...rabbits, rats, holed up foxes and such. Yorkies and Scotties started out as rat exterminators in the mines. Then they moved on to rabbits, foxes, badgers. Anything that was holed up was in trouble.

 

[Jetmech]

Yep, our terriers are quite good at digging for vermin. The many holes in our yard are proof.

 

[GREENSWLDE]

I was brought up with Flock dogs & Cattle dogs that all doubled as gun dogs on farm shoots. English grey partridge with the VERY occasional Pesant and a duck or two off the river. All the dogs where employed round the corn ricks to mop up the rats that came out of the bottom when there was thrashing. We tried to beat the dog to them with our throwing sticks.. Worcetershire in the late 1940's and early 50's .To Day -No rats in ricks No fox's or rabbits in the last triangle and very few Greys anywher..OLD DOG..

 

[BadDaditood]

I was brought up with Flock dogs & Cattle dogs that all doubled as gun dogs on farm shoots. English grey partridge with the VERY occasional Pesant and a duck or two off the river. All the dogs where employed round the corn ricks to mop up the rats that came out of the bottom when there was thrashing. We tried to beat the dog to them with our throwing sticks.. Worcetershire in the late 1940's and early 50's .To Day -No rats in ricks No fox's or rabbits in the last triangle and very few Greys anywher..OLD DOG..

Well you still have “Pesants” to shoot, that’s not legal stateside