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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Hunting Dogs: It Comes Down to Flushers or Pointers
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:11
	Publish Date:		2018-12-17 06:00:00
	Description:		What is the most common species of dog used for small game hunting in Wisconsin? The Masked Biologist talks hunting dog breeds in this week’s Wildlife Matters . “What kind of dog do you have?” It’s a simple enough question, really. While it is very difficult to survey every household in America, there are estimates from groups like the ASPCA that 44% of all American households have at least one dog, and there are 78 million dogs owned in this country. Basically, 7 out of every 10 households have pets. And, unlike cats, dogs are often owned for hunting as well as for companionship. When two hunters are newly introduced, “what breed do you hunt with” is the first question. I’m not sure why, but that question even makes it into the annual small game hunter survey. Each year ten thousand surveys are sent out to Wisconsin small game license holders. Last year, about 3400 responses were submitted. There is some interesting information collected about dogs in this survey. Just under half of
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