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Featured Article: Bear Hunting Dogs

Bear hunting dogs usually belong to the category of scent hounds – dogs falling into this category primarily hunt by scent and not sight. They are used to trail and sometimes kill game. Bear hunting dogs are often hunting in groups and lead the hunters behind them, practically leading them to a treed quarry. Bear hunting dogs are mostly regarded as having the most sensitive noses among all canine species. Most bear hunting dogs also have deep booming voices while running a scent trail.

Of interest to those who like different breeds of dogs and appreciate what they do and what they are bred for, is the Karelischer Barenhund or Carelian Bear Dog. A hunting spitz mainly used for hunting bear and moose. Bear hunting dogs like the Carelian Bear dog hold the game at bay by bark. Its barking tone is so characteristic that the huntera can even learn to distinguish what prey the dog is holding. This dog is highly persistent and very brave, and works tirelessly with the hunter using its perfect sense of smell and direction. This is definitely not a pet, but a working dog, bred to hunt.

The history of bear hunting dogs in North America is rather interesting. Twenty-seven states in the US allow bear hunting. More than half of those allow hunters to use bear hunting dogs. Hunters are allowed to use bait in nine states. Wisconsin allows bait and dogs. In Canada, bear hunting dogs are allowed in only two provinces, Ontario and British Columbia.

In the state of Minnesota, dogs routinely tracked and treed bears. The history of the bear hunting dogs in Minnesota is not typical but worthy of note. Those were the bears are varmint days. The situation changed in 1971 when Minnesota listed Black bears as big game and banned hunters from using dogs to chase them.

In some years the end result of banning bear hunting dogs was that the Black bear population skyrocketed. The problem became so serious that today the Department of Natural Resources is in a quandary at how to control the out of control Black bear population and have started asking that bear hunting dogs be allowed to be used once again. A move that makes a great deal of sense when you consider hounds currently trail raccoons, coyotes, bobcats and foxes. What's the difference if bear hunting dogs are brought back?

High level technique is used in bear hunting. Often fitted with hi-tech radio collars, hunters can monitor the signals and determine the exact location of the cornered bear and arrive for the harvest.This special dog tracking collar has two parts, the radio collar transmitter and the receiver. The collar is worn by the dog and the radio transmitter is connected to a collar strap. It has one or two antennas. The Radio Collar/Transmitter sends a signal on a set frequency and can be detected by the hunter/handler's receiver. For trailing bear, the transmitter and receiver you would most likely consider using would be the Tree Switch collar that tells you if your bear hunting dogs have treed their prey.

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