Short hair pointer

[gsphunter]

Any one ever hunt with a German short hair pointer?  I've got one who is about a year old and 65 lbs with a lot of drive in him and he has a good nose, I'd like to turn him into a bay dog.  Any thoughts?  Ive heard they can be pretty gritty?

[Da Butcher]

my hunting partner has one and he finds a lot of hogs for us. he's not real gritty but will defintely get on a ear the with the catchdog & ranges out real good.  but doesnt have near the bottom of a cur. he also has a gsp/cur cross pup and he's doing real good for a pup. if he shows interest hunt him...

[gsphunter]

Thanks for the input, I think he's just too well breed of a dog not to try.  I'm def going to find out!

[CENTEX FINDER/HOLDERS]

The Aussie breed Bull Arabs consisted of English bull terrierXgreyhoundXEnglish pointerX German short hair pointer. They love to cross up theyre dogs to get the style they want. But the point is they saw the potential of the pointer breeds a long time ago and have been useing the pure form with successs for years. I hunt an English pointer myself and hes turned out to be a pretty handy dog to have on the ground.
Started him off in my pen. First he bayed but when encourged by the other dogs to catch, he pretty much just runs in and lugs up now. The first real hunt I took him on he struck and cought a 130# sow full of pigs. Hes definatly not the hardest dog I have and hell probly bay a big hog but if he finds, catches on the small stuff, and helps out on the big ,hes got a place in my yard.lol
Give that dog of yours a chance, you may be surprised

[gsphunter]

Thanks, I will.  Just wanted to know if any one else had run one

[hansonw]

Well mine is a good one. He will catch about 150 an under. Has more bottom than any cur I ever had. Hunts more like a hound will get gone. I just hunt him and a bulldog for back up. And I would love to have one more just like him. Good luck

[LAhunter222]

I hunted one for a while had a lot of drive would stay busy til he just couldn't go anymore. He had a good disposition round the other dogs and was very fast. He got killed bout 3 weeks ago on a big boar but I bred him to my plott gyp she had the pups last week can't wait to see how they turn out!

[Peachcreek]

I had a male that was a big pointer right at 75 lbs and skinny as a rail. Couldnt keep him like he needed to be no matter how much food and wormer he got. He ran like the wind and stayed busy. I only had him strike two hogs for me before a boar got him. But he was on allot of bays and a few races. I liked him enough to buy a female gsp pup. The pup just turned a year old this month. She stays super busy but has been pointing pigs instead of barking sometimes. The jury is still out on her.

[Peachcreek]

rusty cooling off after a lap around the lease

bella on her first woods hog at 8 months old. Lol

[dogo24]

good lookin dog !

[hansonw]

[gsphunter]

great looking dogs guys.  i hope to have some for yall soon, i think my pup "driller" will make a good dog. got a buddy who wants to cross him with one of his bmc.  we will see how that goes.

[jon]

If it snife outta bird imagine how good its nose would do on a stinky hog

[heavyhitter89]

I know a guy that has one . Fast as the wind but tends to get hard headed . But over all good dog, gets real rough when hd needs to

[tnhillbilly]

I know a feller thats got two real nice 1 yr old littetmates for sale. ;-)

[CENTEX FINDER/HOLDERS]

Max(English pointer) 10 mos. 140# sow full of pigs first time in the woods. I got him three weeks before. Just goes to show, you never know what any breed is capable of till ya try em.

[jon]

Imo hard to beat a bird dog breed nose