If a dog is hunting, then no, theres no such thing as too much hunt. Problem occasionally crops up though is "Are they really hunting"? Ive been blessed enough to see a few dogs now who truly HUNTED till they were picked up and they would make any man proud to own them, but ive also seen a handful of dogs who were out and about, bird doggin like crazy, plum coloring up a garmin screen and just didnt seem to consistently put hides on track despite all their apparent effort. It can be very dissapointing to finally have a dog who appears to hunt its ass off only to have it regularly be outdone by a dog or dogs who just have a better knowledge of how to turn effort into success.
all of this is of course is only one mans opinion, last few years has taught me to be more humble becuase Lord knows the best dogs ive ever had aint the best ive now seen.
I think you make a great point. There is a difference between just want to and actual natural ability and talent.
