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Hunting 101: Ain’t nothing but a hound dog?

Hunting Tips and Techniques / Hunting 101

Scent hounds are used all over the world to hunt animals as diverse as hares and leopards. Learn about most important scent hound breeds and hunting with them.

a german wirehaired pointer retrieving a duck

Hunting 101: Your First Hunting Dog

Hunting Tips and Techniques

Do I need a hunting dog? This post explores the roles and functions of different types of hunting dogs, the hunting tasks at which different breeds excel, including blood tracking, finding birds, and retrieving. The post further discusses how selecting a breed should match one’s hunting preferences and emphasizes the importance of proper training. And gives an unexpected answer to the original question.

Wingshooting in South Africa: An Unexposed Jewel. Part 3: Over Pointing Dogs

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Wingshooting in South Africa: An Unexposed Jewel

There is nothing as satisfying as watching a well-trained retrieving, pointing, and flushing or scent dog at work.

With Hounds after Black Bear: A Conversation with an Outfitter

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

Pursuit of black bears with packs of hounds is a classic American hunt. These days, you don’t get many opportunities

A Heritage of the Renaissance: The origin and appeal of hunting over pointing dogs

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Hunting History

Hunting over pointing dogs probably originated in the Renaissance Europe. No wonder it is considered by many affictionaldos a form of art!

Small Felines. Part I: Genus Lynx

Europe / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

Felines have historically carried a strong emotional significance to us humans. Paradoxically, the yellow and black spots of a leopard act as a sign of danger, while the purr of a domestic cat is one of the most pacifying sounds in existence. You simply can’t remain neutral to feline hunting. For some, just the very idea of killing a leopard or lion is a sacrilege. For others, it’s a lifetime dream. But big cats (with the possible exception of the cougar) are something that is very distant, both geographically and financially, for most hunters. How about smaller felines – Lynx and Bobcat?

Big Dog and Little Dog: Grey Wolf and Coyote

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This post covers coyote and wolf as hunting quarry – how differences in where they live, what they hunt, etc. influence the way people see them, how they hunt coyotes and wolves, what best hunting methods for coyote and wolf are there, and how much is the price for wolf or coyote guided hunts.

Wild Boar Hunting in Europe

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Europe

Wild boar hunting in Europe is part of a cultural heritage that is wider than just the outdoors. Numerous and smart, wild boar offers some of the most challenging and exciting pursuits a hunter may find, not to mention magnificent trophy and delicious meal.

The Pheasant Journey

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A brief history of the amazing journey of the pheasant and the people, from China to Europe and America.

A collage of fallow deer antler, boar tusks, and other hunting-related objects

Monteria: Hunting like a king!

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Europe

Monteria is a classic Spanish and Portuguese hunt for big game, such as red stag and wild boar, using beaters and packs of hounds to drive animals towards hunters. It allows an opportunity to harvest many animals in a day of hunting, but it is a very challenging hunt, requiring advanced skills in game identification, shooting running, and keeping a cool head for safety. Elaborate rituals and excitement makes it a truly royal hunt.