Title: Bird dogs in sport and conservation
Identifier: birddogsinsportc42yeat (find matches)
Year: 1948 (1940s)
Authors: Yeatter, Ralph Emerson, 1896-
Subjects: Bird dogs; Dogs
Publisher: Urbana
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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YEATTER: BIRD DOGS IN SPORT AND CONSERVATION 3 the kill is commendable, since most kinds of game birds are no longer numerous enough to meet the heavy and growing demands of hunters. The value of the trained bird dog to the average hunter is well expressed by Bob Becker (1945) : "In our estimation, the
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The rigid point and tense expression of this pointer mean quails just ahead. Skillful handling and retrieving of birds by well-trained dogs add much to the enjoyment of any hunt. most potent reason for using a hunting dog, aside from the humane angle of finding wounded birds, is the FUN of getting your game with the aid of a devoted canine partner. And he doesn't have to be a purebred with a pedigree a mile long to give the owner a lot of fun in the hunting field. If the pooch has a nose and will get those cripples he can't help but add a lot of fun to any hunt. In fact, a hunter who doesn't use a dog misses about 80 per cent of the fun of a hunt." Reducing Crippling Losses It is now recognized that retrievers and other hunting dogs that are trained to retrieve have an important place in game management. By capturing wounded birds and mammals that would otherwise escape the hunter, these dogs reduce materially a serious wastage of wildlife. A high percentage of game partially or wholly disabled by shot will eventually die of wounds or be killed by natural enemies. Game lost by crippling means more

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