EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

just looking for opinion on what everyone think is the best cutvest .. felt , kevlar, etc..  i live here in alto , tejas outdoors is not far and was wondering if anyone uses the vest they make .  thanks..

i use the catch vest both kinds they make and never had a problem out of eather of them aint no vest compeletly cut resistant i think but have had alot of luck with the kevlar vest from them

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I have a Razorback and a Tejas vest......and have used both quite a bit......they are both real good vests. The thing I like about the Razorback over the Tejas is the velcro on the top.....it helps a whole lot in the hotter times when we don't put the vest on the catchdog at the beginning of the hunt. It is easy to put it on and attach the velcro...then buckle without it falling down.....  ;D

No problems at all with the Tejas cut vest.  Just wish it had leg flaps on it...................

Jsh-  If you ask Tejas they will put leg flaps on it.

I like the Tejas vest.  I ha a felt vest and it works good.

i got the leg flaps on both of mine i just took mine back up there and they put them on for like 5 bucks

There is nothing wrong with the Tejas vests. We run two of them, about 5 years old, and each has been poked through a couple of times but I would expect that of any vest. They do their job.

Steve

both of mine have been poked through. i have a hoot gibson vest that was cut though. im going to try ugly dog vest for my dogos when they get alittle bigger

Both our Razorbacks and Tejas vests have been punched through....That is going to happen to any of them...even the old welt felt vests we used a few years back got punched through......as I said before they are both good vests..... ;D

I have a Tejas vest and I really like it.  My next vest will be a Tejas.  Maybe I can special order it with velcro rather than buckles and add in some leg flaps.   

I have a friend that has a Tejas vest on a bay dog and he went to Uncle Earl's Hog Bay, showed the Tejas folks there how a boar had cut into the side panels over the rib area.  They took the vest at no cost to him and put in kevlar panels in those areas.

I have also had good service with Southern Cross too, they actually gave me a jagdterrier vest and cut collar for buying two sets, and then took them all back and made me new ones when I did not like the fit on the originals.  I did have trouble with the new SC vests rubbing the legs raw on 3 jags and one dogo.  I soaked the vests in fabric softener a week and them made the dogs wear them in the kennels a week to work out the kinks.  I no longer use vests on jags, curs or our plotthounds, just on the catch dogs.

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Wild Boar USA/Ugly Dog Ranch have awesome vests!!!

I cant help but to laugh at that little jag with a vest on :D

Don't talk like that where he can hear you.  He just might walk over and pee in your boot.  The little guys are like that!

I bought one out of the Boar Hunter Magazine about 7 years ago and I have been real happy with it. It has some wholes in it but it has taken some beatings. It is on its third catchdog now. I think it is called an Eliminator. It had leg flaps at one time still has one. Never had any serious injuries from the cuts in it.

I doubt he can lift his leg that high........ hahahahahaha  ha ;D

Hey, you obviously don't know jags that well!  They pee like all dogs, but when they are in a really bad mood they do it like skunks, the head stand and all.  Better wear hips boots!  Better yet, chest-high waders!!!   ;D ;D ;D ;D  

I am one step ahead of you . Next you are going to say they would make a good field goal kick dog.  Vest and all right over the goal post!  ;D

Damn, thats some funny stuff right there!!!!!!!

 Tejas outdoors make some good cut vest that is what we run our bay dogs alot of the time. They will fix the vest if something happen to them.

I have two ugly dog guardian vests with the leg flaps and high neck.  I look the open back which I think keeps the dog cooler in hot weather.  Both vests seem to be fairly light in weight compared to the others I have looked at and held.

I use a couple of gaurdian kevlars from ugly dog , they will repair or replace your vest , in my opinion the bib under rhe throat area is the most inportant piece to any vest , one shot in the right spot under the jaw and your dog wont make it to the vet

Man that Jag looks good!  I think I'm going to get my hands on one they look like they would be pretty fast for these palmettos down here.  Plus I bet their cheaper to feed than these 70 lbs cur dogs.  Sorry to get off topic.  I use some vests made by Bayhead down here that are Kevlar that have worked great and held up pretty good. 

I had a Tejas vest but didint like it much.  Got a devastator from ugly dog and like it much better. More flexable and fits the dog better.
Im not real big on vest so to say I like it, it is pretty good. My only complaint is that it is florescent orange, I get a lot of ragging about that.  My buddies keep asking if my bulldog is still working for the highway department. ;D

I like the bright colors on cut gear.  If I have to be looking for a cut down dog in the middle of a bunch of cedars an leaves, the last thing I want him wearing is camoflauge, or even black or green.  I'll take as much bright and reflective as I can get.

do you have to drive to alto to get them or can you order on line i can not find there web site

Hey you need to tell the makers of vest to make a vest with the wire that is flexable in it like what is in the sharks suits.

That would be a tad heavy I would think....... ;D

www.tejasoutdoorsdogsupplies.com
 you have to call them and they can ship it to you

hey guys thanks for all the info .

does the tejas have a website

Cody1......look..... ^^^^^^^^^   ;D

yeah i went to that website doesnt really show anything

i like p&p and all i run

Scratch everything I wrote to this point.  I just got a pair of Wild Boar USA Ugly Dog Ranch (H) Guardian kevlar vests for my medium sized catch dogs.  These are the first vests I have seen on dogs that have no effect on their movements right out of the box.  Dogs can jump flat footed into open tailgate of my 4x4 truck and jump down without rolling around on the ground.  Very flexible.  One of my dogs ran 2 miles after the hog broke bay and caught the hog.  Most of the cur dogs did not even try to keep up.  Price is steep, but work every penny.