Elkhound Are They Still Hunting Blood Lines

[kyboy44 11]

hi for the southing U.S I was hoping maybe you all could help me with something I have been reading about I was reading about a dog that they called a elkhound and how they were bread to hunt mosse by there self I think most of the ones over here are pets and show dogs but I was wondering are there blood lines that are still used for hunting I also so were some times they were worked on a lease and they run quit leading the hunters to the game I think that could work prett good with us now we don't have mosse here but we have coyote and fox that bed down and the old people use to hunt them by tracking them in snow and I think the dog could help and we have a new law passed that led dogs be used for elk and deer so I have been trying to find everthing I can on the bred

[forest of dean redneck 11,563]

There still about ,norways best place to start,I had one from a pup for a bit,good dog,some similarities to a farm dog I thought, mine was show bred but could track deer and boar in the woods,what about a Laika as well.

[kyboy44 11]

the elk hound was the one that I find about and I kind of like the way I read of how they were worked on a lead and used to bay up big game I think that it could be a good way for the game we have here

[Margaret Williamson 0]

More info on hunting with the Norwegian Elkhound: http://elkhound.net/huntingelkhound.htm

 

Also check out this site for elkhounds in America: http://neaa.net/

 

Elkhounds are still widely used in Norway for moose hunting - both on and off leash.

[kyboy44 11]

So I was wondering if anyone knows about the training they do were the dog goes out find the moose and go back to the hunter and led the hunter to it

[Rabid 1,936]

18months later, nothing like striking while the iron is hot !

[Mickey Finn 3,011]

So I was wondering if anyone knows about the training they do were the dog goes out find the moose and go back to the hunter and led the hunter to it

I have seen a few video's where they locate the Moose and bark enough to keep it distracted and in the spot. The Hunter then sneaks in and it's a Moose he/she wants they shoot it. This would be a lot of fun I think. Until you have to drag the Moose out that is.

[kyboy44 11]

I thought the way I read it was the dog would go out to find one then lead the hunter to it

[General lee 979]

I thought the way I read it was the dog would go out to find one then lead the hunter to it

I don't know much about them mate but I'm pretty sure the time the dog found it got back to the hunter then got the hunter back the moose would be gone and the process would have to start over wouldn't a dog that could find and bay be better suited and aren't there plenty of American breeds doing that already

[kyboy44 11]

Yeah I guess that makes sense

[Mickey Finn 3,011]

He may be thinking of after the shot. Dead game guiding as opposed to dead dog baying. Where the dog locates to game then goes to guide the hunter physically to it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKdTVlLFnNc

 

Took 2 seconds to Google this one up. (I think this would be an excellent hunt.)

 

https://youtu.be/z7E876XdiMg The dogs point of view.

[kyboy44 11]

That might be what I was thinking about i was wondering if a guy could use the same ideas to train one to find beaver muskrat and mink den's

[Mickey Finn 3,011]

Hey kyboy, go down to the video clips forum. Look at the thread titled cold shot. I think those dogs working the boar might be what your asking about. That or their Russian cousins.

 

ATB