Hound Feed

[Dux 5]

I feed my 60lb DD once daily 8cups of 30/20 dry (Native level 3) and put 1/2cup canola oil or Beef Lard on it during the height of the hunting season. Back it down gradually to 4-1/2cups and no additional fat during the off season.

[wilbur foxhound 480]

Just be carefull on the venison. Most packs wont feed mutton for the reason that they believe it would cause hounds to go for sheep. If that's the truth then venison would most certainly cause your hounds to riot on deer and deer are the hardest game to break hounds too. Their scent is irresistable to hounds.

Maybe cooking will change all that, I don't know.

theres a different scent from dead animals compared to that of live animals,if hounds are chasing deer theyve either not been entered properly or some you just cant stop,ive fed mutton before and it makes no difference,its a lot of work to skin and gut an old ewe for all thats on them it aint worth the bother,if they were to hunt or chase what they were fed then surely they would chase cows if they were fed raw tripe atb

[neil cooney 10,416]

I agree Wilbur, I've also fed rabbits to terriers and they don't mark them to ground. But it is the way a lot of huntsmen think.

However I don't agree with you that hounds rioting on a deer is a sign that they haven't been entered properly. You go through cubbing and then when into hunting your pack meets a deer ?????

What's the solution??? Deer in the grass yard??

[neil cooney 10,416]

Sorry, I must add that I agree with you that some hounds are hard to stop on deer. Recently I seen a pack stand watching a hind while 2 pups rioted on her. They were soon stopped.