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I have a buddy of mine that turns at least 10 to 15 dogs loose on a hunt. What do you experiend hunters think about this. All responses are welcome.  Im just curious?  ;D

One cur dog.

Almost impossible to train dogs like that, but I like to have a couple young dogs and one or two older dogs. Much more and I have chewed up hogs, and i hate chewed up hogs.

Me an the 2 guys I hunt with most of the time usually bring one dog a piece so we hunt with 3 dogs on the ground an one or 2 lead in bulldogs all our stuff is loose like said above I don't like a chewed up hog

try not to get no more than 4

Like said above , 4  maybe a pup or two , and when I say four this is a handful because the four I'm talking about on hogs will get you strung out on bays for miles and in every direction , all very independent , I couldn't imagine having 15 of this type of dog on the ground , with this many dogs it would also be almost impossible to brake bad habits or to figure out in most cases who is the leading culprit of the bad habit , iv seen were you have a great PAC of dogs ,no problems and bring one in the group and now there all bumping deer , it just takes one bad apple in the heat of excitement to screw up the group , one so called rough dog with no a$$ to get your whole loose pack cut to pieces , I'm very picky when it comes to letting dogs hunt in my group , but as for me 15 dogs would be total chaos

3 dogs maybe 4 if  s**t hits the roof. A good friend of mind runs a huge pack of hounds and it just seems crazy to me. But he's running bobcat & yotes on horse back.

It only takes one good dog to find and stop a hog, and lead a good catch dog! I like to run a adult dog with the next young up and comer, then lead a bulldog just in case you need the extra catch!!

My buddy takes 8 plus dogs when he hunts it's a big cluster most of the time I like 2 to 4 myself

It only takes one of my dogs to find stop and catch any hog ;)

Dang big nasty what kind of dog you got

1 strike dog an a CD or a CD That wil hunt

Definitely not 15


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It can be done with one cur dog and one bulldog....

if a person were to judge according to internet videos and hunting pics, i would think any number under 5 would be  an unpopular answer on this thread...

kidding aside, i like no more than two older dogs and a young one on the ground.

Depends on what you're trying to do... If you're trying to train pups that are ready for the big woods then it's nice to have a couple of dogs that know what they're doing out there to show some pups what to do. If you're trying to just catch hogs then your best dog and a CD should be able to do the job. If you're asking how many do you HAVE to take to catch a hog, then one is the answer. We have two dogs in our crews that are one out dogs. The ideal situation for me is two good strike dogs and two good CDs. That way in case there is split bays you can split up and catch both hogs. JMO

I generally take 3 or 4 dogs total. 1 or 2 grown dogs and 2 young dogs.


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Thanks for the comments everyone . Lol. Keep'em coming!!!!!!!!!  ;D

Yes sir....it CAN be done with one good strike and bay dog (that will help catch) and a CD.
If you hunt alone sometimes....that's the easiest way....only a couple dogs to handle.

 1 Finished strike dog and 1 catch dog Is all you need .. any more finish dogs i would be hunting dogs then hogs.  Sometimes a started Pup is best hunted alone. 

I have learned that when u have to many dogs u seem to get more dogs cut up a lot easier cuz they seem to trip over each other when a hog rushes them I us two or three on the ground and one or two in the box to help on a running hog and then a cd or two


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Pwilson 10 I agree have seen it first hand

2 main strikes and I run one or two young dogs but now I only have one main dog because the other hAd a bad deal with a car and didn't make it but most the time we only have four maybe five on the ground two good bulldogs on the saddle horn and we Rollin


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exactly right seems like it's more of a cluster than it is any good IMO


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I hate a pile of dogs and that is what I get on a hog when they find them. Personally like 3 to 4 dogs. Caught hogs with more caught hogs with less.

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I've got a buddy that caught a heck of a boar hog with just one cur/pit one time. And I've seen a rancher bring a horse trailer with four horses and around 10 dogs plus six that the land owner had and two I had. Caught six in an hour and a half. There were only a couple ruff dogs in the group so the hogs weren't chewed up, plus the guys on horse back were at the bay with in a minute or two everytime. But that's how they have hunted for a long time. No bulldogs just a couple real rough curs and some baydogs that would sure nuff find hogs.
To each their own on this one:)
I like two grown dogs and a pup with a catch dog when I go.