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Hey everyone, How do ya break a dog from runnin deer?

Keep them on good game as much as you can and all ways have e coller on them never let them run a dear with out being shocked on as low as it takes to stop them.

if they have already been runing dear good luck they like it to much.

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Expose your dog to deer. Start with the dog in the truck box. When you see a deer that is upwind or close enough for him to wind, keep an eye on him. The second he starts using his nose, give him a little zap and yell at him. "No shit" or "No trash" seems to work, it won't take long for them to figure out what that means. Once they've been discouraged, turn them out on a deer. If they look or smell, get after them hard, either a good kick or e-collar. Depending on what kind of interest the dog is showing, just keep at it. It won't happen over night, just keep on it and be consistent. If the dog takes off on a deer, fry him untill he stops, run him down, preferably in the deer trail, and give him a good old fashioned ass whooping. Another trick that worked with my dog was using a deer leg to whack him. Just keep at it and they will figure it out.

I wouldnt know how to solve that problem yet. Right now I am happy if my dogs get a good run. I try to keep them away from deer but it doesnt always work. People I know use shock collars and seem to have really good success though.

Be careful shocking a young dog. A few things I do stay away from other dogs that run deer. Get him or her started on the game you want to run.Avoid areas of high deer populations if possible. I also keep about a dozen coon feeders to start young dogs( don't use the feeders all the time)

I've wrote extensively on this subject when it comes up. I don't use shock collars on my dogs when hunting and haven't had a deer race in at least 8 years. Here's how I do it. I road my dogs a lot so this gives me plenty of time to work on training. Each dog is different so be careful not to shock them too young. I usually don't start this training until one year old and after the dog has been on a dozen or more trees. At a year old, your dog should have been on at least 20 training aids.
Go ahead and put a shock collar on your dog. When you see some deer, elk or sheep up ahead, let them out several hundred yards before them. Road them through the deer. Your dogs will of course sniff that area over real well, let them sniff all they want. Now here's the important part. Your dogs don't think like you do so you have to teach them at their level....heres what I mean... Hounds are supposed to smell scent, thats what thier instinct tells them to do. I do NOT shock my dogs for just sniffing, that would give them conflicting reinforcement. Only if your dog starts to take off on that scent, then hit them just enough to make them stop. NEVER ever let the dog know it is you that is shocking them. What I mean is don't yell at them. This makes the dog think that it was that deer scent that shocked them. If done correctly, I only need to do this several times to teach the dog not to follow that scent. I've been using this technique for over 25 years now and can honestly say, I've only had a half dozen deer races.
The important parts of this training is: don't ever let the dog know it is you behind that shock collar and let them smell all the scent they want, just don't let them take off on it. Remember, dogs just aren't as smart as we are so you have to train them at thier level. Hope this helps.