Do people take dogs squirrel hunting with them?

Sometimes talking about squirrel hunting is lik. ... More than any other canine, squirrel dogs are known for taking care of their own training. Over the years I ... “Too many people concentrate on treeing first, we all want our dogs to tree game, but the dog has got to find the game before he can tree it. read more

Some people do. A properly trained squirrel dog will tree a squirrel and keep the hunter apprised of its whereabouts. If the dog barks at the base of a particular tree, you know there's a squirrel in it. read more

Squirrel dogs probably show more variety than any other group of hunting dogs. Once upon a time many “farm dogs,” shepherds and border collie mixes made some great squirrel dogs. Most of the time however, if you are shopping for a squirrel dog candidate, you are looking for a cur or a feist. read more

Hunting dogs with squirrels is something that took root long ago and lives on most strongly in the South. “When you get down to Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, that's really the heart of squirrel hunting with dogs,” said Jim LaPratt of Gagetown, Mich., owner of the website Squirrel Dog Central. read more

You need a dog with the right instincts, and even then it takes a while to train it, but if done right a good dog can be an enormous asset to a squirrel hunter. Trained squirrel dogs command a high price. read more