Squirrel hunting with dogs

I wish I had one. Certainly miss chasing squirrels with a lil feist.

That was my favorite kind of hunting growing up…..we had some rat terriers that were really good.

I grew up squirrel hunting with my grandpa probably at age 5. He would go to the local pound and get a dog or two that he thought would make a good squirrel dog, usually something that looked like it had a little fice or terrier in it??. I was probably 14 before I knew people hunted squirrels without a dog!!

When I was a kid an old fellow with squirrel dogs took me hunting quite a few times,it was fun.

Started going rabbit hunting with an old guy with beagles,I liked it better.
WhenI was able(about 30) got my own beagles,had them for 20 years,loved it.
I would still have them if there were places to go.Timber companies started leasing all their properties for hunting clubs so had no where to hunt my dogs.

I had a black Lab I would squirrel hunt with,he didn’t bark,he would stand up on a tree and for sure there would be a squirrel up there.

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That was my favorite kind of hunting growing up…..we had some rat terriers that were really good.

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I hunted with a family that lived near me. They had dogs passed down for generations. I am guessing no true breed as they looked like a mixture of feist, rat terrier and something a bit larger. It would take one trip with the seasoned mom for the pups to "get it". The father of my friend who took me drove a Volkswagon Beetle with mudgrips through Kisatchie chasing them

A hawk tried to get mine two days ago. She saw him coming and made him miss. She then turned the tables on him. He bowed up with his wings cupped out to make him appear bigger and she charged him. Bastard go away.

This pic is the closest I can find of the dogs my friends had.

Here ya go. The Mullins breed lives to tree a squirrel.