Does the Bloodhound scare off Animals?

[Snow]

Title: Do I need to pay attention and micro its noise like I do my own?

[Deconstructed]

No.

[thelamaknows]

Yes the dog does spook animals. You can order the dog to lay down in the menu wheel which makes it stay in place and be silent.
I've had animals walk within a few feet of the dog when it was laying down next to the blind I was in.
Tracking wounded animals with the hound may cause the animal to remain in flee state longer and travel farther than if you didn't spook it and it slowed down.
The dog barking doesn't seem to have any effect on wildlife however.

Note too that is you walk too far from the dog when it's laying down it will automatically change to Heeling and follow you.

[Sokurah]

imo no. In fact he will always warn you if you are about to spook an animal.
If you go slow the dog will too, if you sneak he will do so as well.

[Aerond]

Originally posted by Sokurah:

imo no. In fact he will always warn you if you are about to spook an animal.
If you go slow the dog will too, if you sneak he will do so as well.

This is very enlightening. Thanks.

[Snail Rancher]

Originally posted by SnowSpren:

Title: Do I need to pay attention and micro its noise like I do my own?

In general no, but if the dog gets too close to Class 1 animals (birds, rabbits), they will be spooked. This may happen with Classes 2 and 3 as well, but after that, animals seem to ignore the dog. However, this is more an issue of proximity rather than noise.

[Mr L]

Dog does not scare animals

[SNEEDSON]

I've had moose aggro the Dog laying down, usually bellowing (and the dog growling back). Situationally useful when very close and they might otherwise keep moving or go into spooked mode.

[Snow]

So when I'm using It to follow a blood trail and It's running ahead of me I'll walk to follow it, when I take too long, and when it gets to the next track It will start barking very loudly...that doesn't count as noise?

I always feel like I should run to keep up to stop it from barking, but that makes a ton of noise and I don't have breathe to steady a shot If I need to.

Whats the play while using It to track blood trails? Run and make noise and have no breathe? Walk and Ignore Its barking?

Thanks for the responses guys :D

[Deconstructed]

Originally posted by SnowSpren:

So when I'm using It to follow a blood trail and It's running ahead of me I'll walk to follow it, when I take too long, and when it gets to the next track It will start barking very loudly...that doesn't count as noise?

I always feel like I should run to keep up to stop it from barking, but that makes a ton of noise and I don't have breathe to steady a shot If I need to.

Whats the play while using It to track blood trails? Run and make noise and have no breathe? Walk and Ignore Its barking?

Thanks for the responses guys :D

Yeah, they don't hear the dog.