Between all my hunts I try to train my youngsters who are not ready for the real hunts yet. Buring these trainings I have discovered one thing: Maja is my youngster with the best nose of all time so far. Quite amazing what fun it is to see her work when she is folloowing a bloodtrack. Now, as blood tracking training is my “Achilles heel” and weak point I, as always, take the help of someone who is better than I am. In this case it is Ingemar Tykesson that I am getting help from. If you live in Scania, there is a risk that you know who this profile is. Tracking judge and organizer of several tracking championship. So if you do you need help getting started or stuck in the tracking workout, I recommend starting to get in touch with him. For my part, its always a half day project as I am training four or five dogs who should get at least one track to work with. …More »

Saturday:
Hunting at Skönabäck. Usually there is always something fun happening and so also this time. We are going to hunt four battues so the dogs have a bit to cover. We know where the deer are, and a suspicion of where the wild boars will be. The first battue is a thick willow forest where find a lot of fallow deer. …More »

Now it is finally rest day. We have been on various adventures for five days in a row, so now we’ll take a break for a few days. It is needed by both the dogs and their master. What have we found? There has been a really mixed bag: Roe deer, red deer, elk, fallow deer, wild boar. Exciting and fun. …More »

So the weekend’s escapades has ended. It was of course driven hunt on the menu. We are in southern Scania, where hunting mentor Timo arranges a small hunt. This morning its a little chilly and the dew lies on the grass. The mist is so strong that the sun that can be glimpsed thru it looks like a moon. We can absolutely expect a great day. Gathering at nine o’clock and with perfect weather. A bit too good weather in order to feel that there is hunting going on. But would the hunt be unsuccessful then at least we have been lucky with the weather. After briefing and instructions on who should do what and who should go where, we get in the the cars and drive to the ground. …More »