b'HUNTINGBlue hi-vis clothing is best to wear for safety when bush hunting during the roar.The writers new Vizslathe door mat way too much as I have gun dog is young and superbeen unable to take her anywhere for keen, make sure you keepthe last couple of months. All is not lost up your dog training. however, as throughout this down time I have kept her training up. Whether it be gun steadiness, walking in front or just general dog manners. Taking untrained dogs into the bush over the roar is setting not only you and your hunting companions up to fail, but also the poor dog.For me, the stags we shoot over the roar generally range between only 4-25m away which makes for an extremely tense situation. To hunt over a dog in a situation like this, the dog needs to be 100 percent steady on both the animal and the gun shot. A wounded stag Regardless of an injury or not, yougoing to put your body though. Walkregardless of antler size, can badly hurt, if should put as much time as possible intohills in the boots you plan on wearingnot kill a dog that has come in hot.conditioning your body for the ruggedand load up the pack youre going toA well-trained hunting dog can be an terrain we endure hunting.Fitness leadstake. Pushing it to that next gully may beabsolute gem through the roar. You will to success and prevents injury. Imaginethe difference to finding an animal thatnever have a stag sneak in unexpected waiting all year for your planned multi- makes the trip.as the dog will let you know long before day trip, to only blow your ass and injurehe gets there. For anyone who has shot yourself on day one all because youDOG READY a rutted-up stag, you know how strong youve got the shell be right attitude.The next biggest focus for me this yearthe smell is to the human nose. A dogs I know one thing; your mates wont beis my young indicator dog. Shes a two- nose is between 10,000-100,000 more laying around camp feeling sorry for you.year-old Vizsla who I had managed toacute than that of a human, therefore will Hill fitness is like no other and you muststart out shooting a few deer over, butpick this smell up a long way off with a compare your training to what you areshe unfortunately has been enjoyinggood wind.84FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2021'