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Title: summer time hunting? Post by: kader-curs on April 28, 2011, 03:24:35 pm With summer coming I was just wondering how you guys hunt or if you hunt in the summer? Last couple summers my hog doggin has become pretty scarce to not at all but with a new job coming and working for a guy who has taught me alot about hog hunting i think thats about to change.
Mike Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: txhogsanddogs on April 28, 2011, 03:31:35 pm I hunt all year, i just slow up some in the summer. Night time or ealry morning only and i hunt places that have mostly oaks on them, not allot of under brush. East Texas is hard in the summer with the under brush we have. Not worth a dogs life.
Only if i had a Riddick Dog! lol Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: BIG BEN on April 28, 2011, 03:40:46 pm Hunt at night or a few hours before daybreak. If your dogs are conditioned and acclamated to the weather they should be fine in the heat, but there is always a chance of them having a heat stroke.
Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: Noah on April 28, 2011, 03:44:44 pm I hunt all year, i just slow up some in the summer. Night time or ealry morning only and i hunt places that have mostly oaks on them, not allot of under brush. East Texas is hard in the summer with the under brush we have. Not worth a dogs life. Only if i had a Riddick Dog! lol What he said... that underbrush can sure keep the heat in on a dog... I think lack of wind is the killer when it's hot Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: M Bennet on April 28, 2011, 04:54:36 pm i hunt year round and when the heat gets hotter,i just go later and later , but i hood hunt and my dogs dont get hot looking for hogs, 3or4 hours before day light is the coolest were i live.but just take your time and carry water and dont push them to fast.good luck
Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: dub on April 28, 2011, 05:57:08 pm Depends on where you are. Down here it gets hot. It also depends on the dogs. You also have to worry about gators down here. I hunt at night and Amy sign of gators I don't hunt there for a while.
Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: Imayellafella on April 28, 2011, 06:11:49 pm I hunt all year wait till late bout 2 or 3 in the morning Always carry water for the dogs and try to stay away from te thick stuff and deep canyons and leave the long range dogs at the the house.
Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: Noah on April 28, 2011, 06:15:18 pm and leave the long range dogs at the the house. very good point... leave the dogs with too much stick at the house when it's hot... Title: Re: summer time hunting? Post by: OCD on April 28, 2011, 06:18:43 pm Just make sure you keep water there and give it to them between runs or switch out your dogs while they cool off.
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