For the most part get the dog and you won't need the boat.

 

Dog! You can get a boat later. Enough said.

:welcome:

 

I would say it depends where you hunt. If you are hunting alot of public water and need the boat more, get the boat. But if you are hunting places where you can walk in, the dog would be my choice, plus they give you company when you hunt alone. There's not a better companion than a good hunting dog in my opinion. Just my .02 cents.

 

Definitely go with the dog because if you get lost while you're hunting you can eat it, you can't eat a boat.

 

Both,with edge to the dog.

 

buy a boat and raise your own dog from a pup.
there's no reward greater then training "your" dog.
i'm going to catch some lip from the "pro's" for this but if you don't train it it's not your dog.

 

Boat. Around here, I can get my own birds but I can't get to my spots without a boat. I use my canoe if I can, but most spots I have to run awhile to get there. If you hunt an area you can hunt by walking in every time, go with the dog.

 

Which do you all prefer? I know a fella with a almost finished 3 year old lab and wants $600 for him, and he is awesome, your top notch hunting dog. Thanks!

You can't buy a puppy with good bloodlines for $600.
If you're trolling you might want to find something more controversial next time.
If a dog isn't finished by 3, he probably never will be.
I agree with the statement the only dog that's your's is the one picked out and trained by you.

 

Which do you all prefer? I know a fella with a almost finished 3 year old lab and wants $600 for him, and he is awesome, your top notch hunting dog. Thanks!

You can't buy a puppy with good bloodlines for $600.
If you're trolling you might want to find something more controversial next time.
If a dog isn't finished by 3, he probably never will be.
I agree with the statement the only dog that's your's is the one picked out and trained by you.

Buy the boat and save for a pup. I've only trained two dogs. One black lab and one chessie. Its so rewarding watching your dogs work that I could go huntin with my buddies, not fire a shot, and still have a great time. Maybe thats just me though.

 

get the boat. then do a ton of research on how to train a duck dog, and get a cheapo :lol3: . i have less that $600 in my mutt including vet bills, flea and tick meds, original cost, training supplies............pretty much everything except food. and he is quickly turning into a great pup (9mo).

 

HMMMMMMMM. $600 for a trained lab from hunting stock or a boat? What?!!!!!!???????!!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? Are you nuts? You will never find a trained dog for $600. You'll probably pay that amount or more for a puppy and spend twice that training him. Something is fishy here. What's wrong with the dog? I'd do a little investigating to find out why your friend wants to sell it for such a good deal.

 

Definitely go with the dog because if you get lost while you're hunting you can eat it, you can't eat a boat.

:lol3:

 

HMMMMMMMM. $600 for a trained lab from hunting stock or a boat? What?!!!!!!???????!!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? Are you nuts? You will never find a trained dog for $600. You'll probably pay that amount or more for a puppy and spend twice that training him. Something is fishy here. What's wrong with the dog? I'd do a little investigating to find out why your friend wants to sell it for such a good deal.

Good call. Or you can always follow PG's advice

 

Definitely go with the dog because if you get lost while you're hunting you can eat it, you can't eat a boat.

do they taste like chicken

 

I do mostly field and marsh hunting for ducks and geese and having a mutt in the blind with me makes life so much easier. Saves me from chasing birds in a cut cornfield and thru the muck/soft mud of a marsh plus who else will give me a look when I miss a shot.

 

It's underradars dog.........

 

It's underradars dog.........

The one that was carried off by an eagle?

I agree that $600 for a "fully finished dog" sounds a bit hard to believe, but then again people do crazy stuff when they are in need of cash. I'd be very cautious about the dog, however.

Most of the places I hunt I cannot access without a boat, so the boat is a must, but I can't imagine hunting where I do without a dog because the marsh is about 24 in of muck and 15 in of water that absolutely sucks to walk in and if I had to retrieve my own birds, it wouldn't be much fun. If I were you I'd go with the boat and save for a nice pup that you can train-up yourself.

 

If you can't afford both your in the wrong sport, maybe you should look into frisbee golf or knitting?

 

The guy that has the lab actually wants $1000 for it, but he is a good friend of mine, and he wants to sell him to me for $600. I have seen this dog hunt, and retrieve 400+ geese in 1 day of huntin.

 

The guy that has the lab actually wants $1000 for it, but he is a good friend of mine, and he wants to sell him to me for $600. I have seen this dog hunt, and retrieve 400+ geese in 1 day of huntin.

If you guys are killing 400+ geese in a single day, I will pay you $600 for a guided hunt. Let me know when and where and I will be there!!!

 

40 or 400? I want to see pics of that snow goose pile.

 

If this is your first thought about getting a dog, then you need to think more about it. They are not just something you can set along side the house for the other 9 months of the year. The boat would probably be a better idea for everyone's sake. If you have been thinking about getting a dog, and doing your research, etc, then this should be a no brainer.

Please, get the boat.

 

40 or 400? I want to see pics of that snow goose pile.

He never said what kind of geese...

 

40 or 400? I want to see pics of that snow goose pile.

He never said what kind of geese...

I could in theory, take 400 in one day, but that would be me along with 15 other shooters shooting our limits of snows, specks and canada's. Or being inside the white tornado during spring snow goose season. Best day I've had for snows was 65 and I do know that there are guys out there that have hit the century mark. I think I would be calling in another dog to help with the retrieves somewhere in there. And to have a barrel burning day like that has to be legendary.

 

600 for a good pup + something along the lines of 4500 to fully train..

i have seen dogs on the verge of death after picking up 200 snows... and your saying this dog pickied up 400 in a day at 2.5 years old at the oldest..

that dog is worht 10 grand easy...

buy the dog, flip it, then buy a good boat and a champ line pup..