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  • rolenta
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    Hunting Basenjis

    rolenta

    Posted : 7/25/2007 9:22:18 PM

    I read a column in Dogs in Canada this month about a fellow who hunted with his basenji. I loved it! He said that while basenjis don't fall into typical western hunting techniques, that they were master hunters what used a combination of scent and sight. It was really interesting to read about. I wish there were more opportunity for non-western breeds to be used for their original purpose.
  • houndlove
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    houndlove

    Posted : 7/25/2007 9:40:53 PM

    Well, basenjis do fall in the hound grouping and all hounds are hunters either by scent or sight or both.
  • agilebasenji
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    agilebasenji

    Posted : 7/26/2007 5:30:34 PM

    Was that Jeff Schettler?  He started a basenji native hunting list and while it is usually low volume, there are some fascinating things said there.  He has also written a few articles for different basenji mags.  With that and the African stock project, it's an exciting time to be in basenjis.  If I could only keep up with 1/2 of it . . .
  • rolenta
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    rolenta

    Posted : 7/27/2007 8:21:08 PM

    Yep, that's the guy. I'd like to read more about his techniques and such, but I can't seem to find anything on the internet.