Missourihunter85
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Hopefully I can ask this question without looking too stupid
. I bought a Kemmer Cur this fall to tree squirrels and raccoons. I have always loved coyote hunting and thought this would be another great way to spend some time hunting behind a dog. Up until 15 min. ago I was under the impression that training a decoy dog was fairly easy after his obedience, go out and the dog learns from experience what to do but after reading several posts on here doesn't seem like the case. That's beside the point, my main question is, has anyone had any luck at all using a dog that knows how and wants to tree squirrels, as a decoy dog? I will put him through obedience training so having him sit still on a stand, and return to me using a training collar hopefully isn't going to be too difficult (I haven't trained a Cur before, but my pup seems very smart and I expect him to catch on quickly, and from what I’ve read curs catch on quick) but making that transition from treeing to a "cat and mouse game" is what I'm unsure of. So just wanted to know if anyone had any experience in this and also some good ol fashion opinions. Thanks