There are a lot of different options for people who would like to do some hunting with their English Springer Spaniel. The possibilities for English Springer Spaniel hunting include both birds on land and waterfowl. Some of the more common English Springer Spaniel hunting prey options include bluebills, chukar, doves, geese, grouse, mallards, partridge, pheasant, teal, quail, and woodcock. However, in order for your spaniel to be useful to you in hunting you need to be sure to train him at least a little bit.

There are a number of different English Springer Spaniel hunting techniques that it is good to teach your dog before bringing him out to hunt. You want to make sure that your dog learns to bring the dog to you and release the dog when you ask it to hand it to you, and you want the dog to carry the bird with a soft mouth so that it doesn’t puncture the bird and it will be fit for the table. The dog needs to be able to follow hand signals as well as verbal signals. One of the main tasks the dog will have to get good at is flushing out the game, which is usually done by the dog going in a zigzag pattern in front of the hunters within gun range. You don’t want the dog to get too far ahead of you and flush game that is out of gun range.

Although many times English Springer Spaniel hunting dogs are mainly used in the field, lately they have been being trained to be able to retrieve in the water as well. Especially when your dog is young, you want to make sure that the water is warm enough before sending your dog in. During the spring thaws the water can be too cold, especially for puppies. Once the water has warmed up you can start to train your dog. There are special training materials you can purchase for this purpose, and you can find instructions online for how to go about teaching the dog to retrieve birds in the water. You also have to be sure to train the dog on how to behave in the boat.