rifelehunter583,,,my dog's ok in the day but she started to hunt up on her own and ignore the come back,which bloody cracks me up ,she really tries your patience,,she,s still got a very much pup mentality been just 12 months old -think the sodin things got to much brain in its skull...took her out late last night she ran a fox on the lamp,,fox went through a farm gate that goes to ground level the dog hit the gate !!!..she works better at night with just me self but still hunts up on her own -using her noise.. anyway as far as been a good hunting aid "no not yet"--all the best and thanks fo