Hunting

How to Keep a Young Squirrel Dog From Quitting a Track Too Early

A young squirrel dog that quits a track too early is one of the most common problems handlers run into.

The dog moves a squirrel, runs it toward the timber, and then the track goes cold. And instead of working

A young squirrel dog that finds game but goes quiet at the tree is not a broken dog. It is

A cage squirrel can wake a young dog up. It can trigger something that was sitting quiet in a pup

A hound that locates, hits the tree, and shows bark is doing something right. But if it drifts off before

People ask which coonhound breed is best. That question does not have one answer. Every breed in the coonhound lineup

The question comes up every time a hunter decides they want a squirrel dog: which are the best squirrel dog

Most young squirrel dogs do not fail because of bad breeding. They fail because somebody pushed them too hard, too

The dog strikes a track and the woods come alive. You can hear it pushing hard, moving fast, covering ground.

The track was there. You knew it. The dog knew it. But after a few circles and some frantic sniffing,