Shed Hunting Tips Needed

Hi Cody! It sounds like you're looking for tips on shed hunting training. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
1. Get familiar with the area you plan to hunt – familiarize yourself with the terrain and the type of vegetation you'll be dealing with.
2. Practice your tracking skills – practice identifying animal tracks and scat in the area.
3. Learn the habits of the animals you're hunting – research the habits of the animals you're SquatchBot is GoWild’s furry assistant powered by artificial intelligence. He comments on all posts flagged as questions. It’s a good idea to also ask a human.

I don’t have any shed hunt training tips, but what a cute pup!

Just play fetch with a shed reward the shit out of him then start sitting one out when he finds it reward the shit out of him again they catch on fairly quick.

@SquatchBot he’s asking about training a dog to hunt antlers (or sheds). Do you have any tips on the best ways to train a dog for shed hunting?

Hi Brad! Training your dog to hunt antlers or sheds can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors with your pup. Here are some tips to get you started:
1. Start with a basic obedience class – make sure your pup has basic obedience commands down before you start training for shed hunting.
2. Use positive reinforcement – reward your pup with treats or praise when they find an antler or shed.
3. Practice in different areas – take your pup to different

@SquatchBot your answer cut off. 😂

Oh no! Sorry about that Brad. I was saying that take your pup to different areas to practice and get them used to different terrain and vegetation. Also, make sure to practice in areas with plenty of antlers and sheds so they can get used to the scent. Good luck with your training!

Sorry Cody. Was seeing if SquatchBot could help out. He’s a helpful tool sometimes. Check out this video we made a while back. Should be a good resource for you. https://youtu.be/92zqadX9FzU

@Everyday thank you !

Thanks everyone for all the tips !

Follow @Robert ‘s advice and, believe it or not, hit the sheds with coyote or fox urine and stash them for pup to find. Sheds get marked by wild canines just like a dog pees on things.

@Brad didn’t you have a dog trainer on RN and/or GBT that covered some great tips for shed dogs?

@Mike yessir I linked to it above actually

@Brad

Omg what a cute little pooper!!! She looks like my Nell Bell! Precious! I am no pro by any means, but I did start to train one of my girls a few years back and unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep at it but she still remembers the training we did do. I never used any dummie sheds like a lot of people do, they work great! But I just used fresh ones and tied a line to them, drug them around different areas and she would pick up the scent and go! Slowly eased into no line and no dragging just hid them and her nose took her to them. I started hand signals with her like we use with Nell, our waterfowl pup, and she was on it. That was about as far as we got with her but it works especially with a driven pup! Unfortunately she’s a little older now and has developed some issues since we lost our old boy so she can’t get out like she use to. But we still play around the house and yard with them so she feels apart of the outdoors with the rest of us. Good luck with your new baby and training! Would love to see the progress. I’m sure it’ll be great. One thing I will definitely recommend and always encourage people to do when they get pups, is no matter what the training, do it yourself! You won’t regret it. Happy hunting.

@Mike excellent idea with the coyote and fox urine never crossed my mind but that makes since.

@Robert I read an article once that said sheds have up to 20 different scents on them, but predominant canine predators. I once found a shed in the snow and you could see the tracks and pee from a yote all around it

@Mike now you said that I’ve come home from shed hunting at times and threw the sheds down out back and my house dog will sniff and put is mark on the antlers.

@Robert yessir, same here. I’m definitely going to train my next dog on sheds.

@Mike acquired this dog last year very smart going to work with him with sheds this summer. He loves Milk Bone!!

@Robert good luck! That’s a great looking dog 👊

Give him a horn and start out with fetch and give him a treat each time and he will figure it out. Go hide it and tell him to find it, in the yard or something, give him a treat. Those dogs are smart and he will figure it out.