Sep 8, 2022
For Tina Dokken, hunting started with a chocolate lab. She was determined to be the best fur-parent she could be, and took her dog all over. She met her husband at a dog festival, and that's when her journey into sporting started in earnest. Tina is a gifted teacher -- both in person and over her YouTube Channel, Tina DokkenUnleashed. She talks about how learning is a mindset, and being curious and willing is the path to an adventurous life with your animals.
3:00 Tina's Mexican pheasant recipe
5:30 Getting your chocolate lab into hunting
6:00 GameFair festival (like a state fair for dogs... also a place to find a husband!)
9:00 The freeze-thaw longevity of a single duck used for scent training
13:00 Being a great learner carries over to being a great teacher
15:00 Visual vs. verbal learning
18:00 When your dog chooses your husband
21:00 Learning from people who aren't your spouse/partner
23:00 Eye dominance
25:00 Shooting stance
30:00 Developing a mount technique
34:00 Progressing to other shots (and clays vs. real-life hunting)
36:00 Franchi shotguns and short-stock guns
41:00 Bridging the dog work with hunting
46:00 Hunting by yourself means following your dog (versus the others in your party)
49:00 Trusting your dog
53:00 Pheasant tricks
55:00 Hunting quietly with dogs
56:00 Snare-prepared... "you never know"
58:00 Gun safety... it's a journey, and you never stop improving; show off your empty barrel
1:00 "Tina Dokken Unleashed" YouTube channel
1:05 Archery hunting with a baby -- balancing that counterweight on your back as you draw