The DT Systems Super Pro Dummy Launcher is one of my favorite bird dog training tools.  It’s easy to use, simple to operate, multi-functional, and my dogs love it!  The launcher is fired by a CCI .22 blank that is available in three different powers, Green which is the lightest load resulting in a 40 to 80 yard retrieve, Yellow the medium load has the gun dog running 70 to 100  yards out, and Red the heavy load fires launcher dummies 100 to 120 yards down range.  DT Systems launcher dummies are available in bright white, blaze orange, optic yellow, and camo colors depending on the dummy.  Launcher dummy design options include the 6 inch Feather Weight Launcher Dummy with and without an attached streamer, and the 10 inch Flutter Launcher Dummy which has an erratic flight simulating a falling bird.  A word of caution, the report of the DT Systems Super Pro Dummy Launcher is quite loud.  Firing it over young dogs should only be done once they have been properly sound conditioned to gun fire, and hearing protection for the trainer is strongly suggested. 

 The DT Systems Super Pro Dummy Launcher helps your bird hunting dog associate the bang of a gun, marking downed birds, and retrieving back to hand one seamless process.  You can also launch multiple dummies at various distances to train more advanced retrieves.  I would recommend coating the dummies in a bird scent to help your dog hunt dead when retrieving in deep grass.  I have been using a new bird scent by Border Crossing called Bird in a Stick that works extremely well.  I call it bird speed stick because it comes in a deodorant type dispenser that you wipe on the dummies.  It’s easy to use, no mess, and stays on the dummies a long time.  Border Crossing Bird in a Stick bird dog training scents are available in pheasant scent, quail scent, grouse scent, and duck scent depending on your targeted game bird.  Border Crossing is a wax based product that has the scent suspended in it.  The advantage is it won’t go bad over time and stays in a solid form up to 100 degrees F.

 The DT Super Pro Dummy Launcher also has a dual purpose as a blank gun or starter pistol for training young dogs.  All you do is load a CCI 22 blank powerload, but don’t load a dummy on it, and fire it.  It’s plenty loud (I’d wear hearing protection) and you have two training tools in one.

 To see a demonstration of the DT Systems Super Pro Dummy Launcher please watch our YouTube video.  The day we shot the video the wind was at my back and blowing 30 plus mph, so the dummy launcher was shooting the dummies extra far.  Like I mentioned before, it’s my dog’s favorite training exercise.  Get one, you and your dog will have a lot of fun and you’ll end up with a retrieving maniac too!

PointerSupply.com carries a full line of gun dog training supplies including electronic training collars, training dummies, dummy launchers, bird scents, and many more bird dog training supplies and upland clothing and apparel to help you and your pup have more fun in the field.  Please check out our other upland hunting product reviews as well as our free online dog training tips for your bird dog. 

Thanks, and remember to involve kids in bird dog training, upland hunting, and the wonders of nature! 

Dave Kruse – The Pointer Supply Guy    

davidk@pointersupply.com