summer hunting?

[Acwells0808]

Does anyone hunt in the summer? I know a lot of people that don't if you do what are the dos and donts? And and addvice would be appreciated y or y not to hunt summer and how to keep dogs cool

[AnthonyB]

I hunt year round. The thing I would say is important is conditioning. All the water in the world won't help if your dogs aren't used to the heat. Having said that, have water available or know where water sources are on the places you hunt. Make sure you watch your dogs, they will tell you when the heat is getting to be too much for them, tounges hangin way out, stuff like that. On really hot nights, be ready to catch your strike dogs before they roll out again. They might be up for it, but the cd's or other dogs may not be. I always try to get vests of the cd's once the pig is stuck to let them cool down too. But the one thing that really needs to be stressed is conditioning, makes all the difference in the world. Hope this helps.
Anthony.

[TeJaShOgSlAyER]

Water water water! In the summer time I only hunt during the night i will not put my dogs on the ground during the day all it takes it one extremly long run and you loose a dog even if you run you dogs in the ground an they are in shape just remember all it takes is one long race and you might loose a dog! This year I don't plan on vesting my cd till I have a bay cause one of my buddies almost lost a cd this past summer! Try not to turn your cd's loose until 20 to 40 yards out that's all the advice i really have from my experience with last summer since it was so hot!

[BIG BEN]

I hunt year round. The thing I would say is important is conditioning. All the water in the world won't help if your dogs aren't used to the heat. Having said that, have water available or know where water sources are on the places you hunt. Make sure you watch your dogs, they will tell you when the heat is getting to be too much for them, tounges hangin way out, stuff like that. On really hot nights, be ready to catch your strike dogs before they roll out again. They might be up for it, but the cd's or other dogs may not be. I always try to get vests of the cd's once the pig is stuck to let them cool down too. But the one thing that really needs to be stressed is conditioning, makes all the difference in the world. Hope this helps.
Anthony.

X2 very well put, we hunt days and nights during summer and its all about conditioning!

[RyanTBH]

I can tell you right now, GO GET A CAMMEL BACK! It will save your life, and your dogs! Mostly we hunt early in the mornings, but at night some too. But here in Texas it gets HOT! So make sure you have water or something. What helps more I think is a half n half mix in the cammel back. I use Gateraid, and it seems to affect the dogs more. Also, when the dogs are more tired, the more likely they are to slip up and get cut... so make sure you have sutures and other first aid stuff handy. Seems to me that more dogs get cut in the summer than the winter. JMO

[KevinN]

Careful with your pups in summer. I had an up and comer almost stroke out. It was an early morning (5 am) hunt and we got on a bad one. After he broke the first time dogs never stopped him again. Said pup got separated during chase, didn't find him till 8 am (85 degrees). He had back tracked to original strike point and turned around again and started trailing. No telling how many miles he covered. When I found him he was staggering. He barely pulled through. This was before farming and I never used radio telemetry. Anyhoo, never thought a great prey drive would hurt by it did in this case.

[KevinN]

Farming? GARMIN

[Acwells0808]

Thank you and anymore info will be greatly appreciated I have never hunted a summer that's y I am asking. So thanx again

[T-Bob Parker]

A well conditioned athletically framed yellow dog shouldn't have no trouble if you use your noggin. Heck I work outside all day 12+ hours a day in the Texas summer heat. I expect the dogs I feed to keep me in hogs on those same nights.

[driller1987]

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