Hunting while in Heat

[Moonshiner]

Wondering if you guys hunt your females while they are in heat? Ive never owned a female that wasnt spayed, so Im clueless, and advice will be appreciated, Thanks.

[redneckbearhunter]

i wouldnt hunt your female in heat unless it is with just females or cut males. u have a female in heat and have males in tacked u will have a fight at a tree. i have heard from guys i have hunted with that have seen dogs get in a fight over a female and then a bear come down and finish the fight or they dont now that the game has come out of the tree.
i chain my females up unless i want a liter then i pud themin with the male i want her to hock up with. if i have more then on male together in a kennel i pull one out and pud themon a chain away from my female.

[pete richardson]

i have hunted females in heat --with females--- -

first and last part of heat cycle- --- its pretty risky- you never know when u could run into another male dog-

normal females dont breed till 11 days after first blood --

--- normal cycle from first blood till dont attract dogs is 21 days--



normally 4-5 days when they will let a male breed- -


i try them-with a male - if they hold tail to the side- i dont hunt them -anywhere-- i dont even want them in my dog box when they are standing-/flagging -


taking a chance if you do any of this-

no such thing as a normal female


do not hunt female with two males anywhere near their heat-

-best way to start a dog fight i can think of


sposed to be 21 days--- it can be ten or 40 -

21 is just average -

[Ike]

I've known guys that has had females bred in the dog box and under the tree thinking they were done. Best rule of thumb is keep them in the bitch pen if you don't want them accidentally bred!

[Moonshiner]

hmm, how often does a female dog go into heat, since they stay in 'Heat' for 21 days but with outliers being 10 and 40?

[nmplott]

some dogs go in every 6 mo, some ayear but these are averages and you can have variations in time from dog to dog.