Good deer dogs (pure)

[BillyBlue 0]

what breeds excluding lurchers can work deer in a woodland/plane area, (it is legal where I live btw). I have a Black lab x bull x collie bitch who is rapid on squirrel and rabbit/hare in extremely woody areas, on the east coast there are no speedy lurchers around, the lurchers in the states for the most part are just slow greyhounds with funny coats, no real footing or speed, I would love to be wrong about that tho.

I was thinking of a track bitch or a borzoi but I really don't know so any info would be great.

[BillyBlue 0]

oh yeah im well aware of the 3/4 grey x 1/4 saluki but there are literally no working dogs bread anywear in the us that I know of.

[Scudgy 3]

On 18/09/2019 at 22:55, BillyBlue said:

what breeds excluding lurchers can work deer in a woodland/plane area, (it is legal where I live btw). I have a Black lab x bull x collie bitch who is rapid on squirrel and rabbit/hare in extremely woody areas, on the east coast there are no speedy lurchers around, the lurchers in the states for the most part are just slow greyhounds with funny coats, no real footing or speed, I would love to be wrong about that tho.

I was thinking of a track bitch or a borzoi but I really don't know so any info would be great.

Where on the east coast are ye? I just got two lurcher pups, collie hound an bull hound there this past summer imported from home(Ireland)

[gamerooster 1,179]

Got a mate who's imported a pure borzoi bitch from Russia. Her parents work hare and fox, when she's older she'll be worked to.

[Moocher71 4,049]

2 hours ago, Scudgy said:

Where on the east coast are ye? I just got two lurcher pups, collie hound an bull hound there this past summer imported from home(Ireland)

Can you run deer with dogs in   

[ijf 111]

In Virgina and the Carolina's I think 

[Budgiesmuggler 195]

f**k the borzoi for a laugh can't say I've heard a good word about them. Maybe that's just in comparison too uk breed lurchers though  

[poxon 5,722]

No point in asking us uk lot if your in the USA you got stag hounds an far better suited dogs for rough an tumble on big game on a lot larger ground 

[mush 204]

Salukis and their crosses are taking over in the USA as well as in a lot of countries.

[Black neck 15,874]

26 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

I’m pretty sure that folk like Dan edwards an them guys had some awsome yote dogs but even they said they couldn’t get near to most healthy deer, could be wrong tho

A the got zooped up zubaru,s over there

[jukel123 7,957]

Dont think a track grey would do well in woodland. Too full on and likely to injure themselves colliding with trees.

[Daniel cain 45,106]

I'd want something robust with a good nose, if I was running woodland,so it doesn't break to easy

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Why do you want a pure out of interest ? 

[bird 9,867]

32 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

The honey badger but I’m pretty sure Dan said the deer where a diff ball game again

He did say that, some of his stags hit 100lb, fast great wind, and coat/feet, and plenty of guts to tackle 30-40 lb yotes. I reckon, one of this put to a greyhound x deer hound would be spot on. You deff need a dog, that can run a deer in the wood, meaning no when to old back at the right time, many a time my big dog gone into Woods nearly flat out, how he don't get hurt feck knows lol, what ever you buy, get it out at a young age to learn it's feild craft = woods, ditches, etc  that way it get used to those. things it will In counter. 

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Most deer caught in woods are unlucky. They either get pushed into the dog by another dog, break too late and get pulled over in a few yards as they break from cover or happen to run across a track or ride at the wrong moment, or just run into something. Only a few are coursed flat out through the woods and pulled over as would be in an open field.