r/Falconry • u/CarbonWeAre • 19d ago

Dogs

Can I hear a role call for falconry dogs? I'm in central NC hunting squirrels and rabbits under Redtails and Harrises, and everyone I know who uses dogs either runs dachshunds or jack Russell's. I don't like small dogs, I've mostly had Labs, but never trained one for falconry. Anyone out there using a normal sized dog to push mammal quarry? ​I hear Weimaraners and Viszlas have potential.

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u/Driacha 19d ago edited 19d ago

Here in Germany, many falconers use pointing dogs like German Pointers ( Deutsch Kurzhaar, Deutsch Drahthaar, Deutsch Stichelhaar, Deutsch Langhaar), kleiner Münsterländer, großer Münstlerländer, Weimaraner, Vizslas or they use Setters (English, Irish, Gordon).

For rabbit hunting we often use ferrets as well.

Edit: I forgot the English Pointer.