To add some context - I hunt mostly for dog meat and I'm bored with shooting. I find it dull, noisy and generally unpleasant. (No offense to those who like it, just my own opinion.) I've trained plenty of sheep and cattle dogs, so I have a fair idea on training dogs, but I've never trained a hunting dog before. I'm sure it would be easier to start with a trained dog, but I'm keen to train a pup as I've always found dogs which were trained by someone else never work as well for me. I guess everyone has their own way of doing things and what works for one human or dog, won't necessarily work for another.
