Hunting Dog Names

In this era of Scout and Ranger and Hunter, we suppose Trapper is an inevitability. About 30 baby boys got that somewhat frightening name in the US last year.

Trapper

This name might be too, well, triggering.

Trigger

With geographical features like Savannah and Sierra and increasingly getting the baby-name treatment, could icy Tundra also see some use? It's only appeared six times on the Social Security rankings, all in the 1960s and 70s.

Tundra

Hunting dog names are perfect for your favorite hunting buddy. These dog names may feel powerful and sporty, may relate more literally to hunting, or may take inspiration from the beautiful nature among which their sport takes place.

Hunting dog names that take a more literal approach include Arrow, Ranger, Scout, and Remington. These make take inspiration from words related to the sport of hunting or archery, gun companies, and more. They may also just have a cool, sporty, tough-guy (or girl) feel, such as Maverick, Indiana, Brutus, or Hero.

Other hunting dog names relate to nature — after all, you and your pup will be spending a lot of time there. These may include animal names like Moose, Grizzly, Sparrow, and Wolf, or they may be botanical names like Juniper, River, Clover, and Cedar.

Hunting dog names, including male hunting dog names and female hunting dog names. (Page 10)