Thanks to you all.
I did plan on making sure he will be fine around gunfire first and foremost. I understand that you can ruin a dog with e-collar, and know you can train whoa/come/back with a check cord, but he, like all dogs i'm sure, knows when something is and isn't connected to his collar. I just wouldn't want to get out and ruin everyone's day with him jumping birds far out, and me having to chase him around all day.
I'll take it slow, and see what we can do. If he's not a hunter, then he's still a hell of a dog, and i'm fine with that.
