EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Exactly what the title says. Any of yall do that? Or if you run one bay dog do you have two catch dogs? Or a rcd in there with the one bay and one catch. What's yall philosophy on this?

It's the simplest way to hunt there is.  You can bay more big hogs this way and a lot of them hogs everyone can't catch cuz they run to bad using one dog and send in a GOOD bulldog and catch em.  It's hard to train replacements and young dogs though that way.

You better have a HOG DOG though cuz hunting a dog by itself really allows you to see just what you're feeding.

before i moved to Texas from Georgia that's really the only way i hunted.

its really best way to hunt when your by yourself.

makes for better dogs in the long run. you can bay some nice hogs this way and in my experience less cut down dogs. also if your hunting a lot keeps dogs fresh. hunt one dog all night and hunt a different dog all day etc...

the only problem with this style is when you have dogs that get it done this way, and you want to hunt them with other dogs they usually end up catching out. most of my dogs will bay solo but as soon as another dog shows up rather it be a pit bull or a songbird he is gonna catch.

i love this way of hunting as it really lets you see what type of dog you got and also it has taught me more about hog and dog behaviors.

ideally if you have two well mannered/trained catch dogs and one baydog is the way to go.

I do it time to time to see where a dog is. It will truly show you what you are feeding that's for sure


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its a older man i use to hunt with alot that use to hunt like this he would just use one bay dog and 1 sometimes 2 bulldogs just depending on the help he had that day. he would usually just ride the dog on the front of the fourwheeler or the back of the truck and wait on him to jump off or either road hunt the dog. but that was a long time ago, and times have changed alot. i think it would be fun but like i said times have changed alot, when he did this it wasnt hardly any clear cuts around here mostly open swamp land where it would be easy to walk a mile if needed and dogs were easier to train in open woods, now with all the clearcuts and briar thicekts i cant hunt one dog and get anything trained like i like them to be, i like to turn out three at onetime

I've got 1 bay dog and 1 pit that I  hunt by themselves.  The bay dog will catch with my pit.   They are an awsome team and are best buddies too.     

I like this way my self, like was stated above you can catch more and bigger hogs, down side is if you send two Bulldogs they always want to race one another in there creating a lot of racket, better have good mannered catch dogs that are precision catchers. With that being said I love a good race myself and if they want to run we'll keep packing to them until the hogs lungs explode or we'll try to catch some dogs off and put a fesh one on him, they'll usually bay after that.

That's the way I have always hunted. So much easier that way. I started hunting a pup with that one dog and when he caught on I started hunting him solo. Then started a pup behind that dog and so on. Catch a lot of big hogs that way. But if they can't do it by theirself at a year and half they ain't eating here


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This is how I hunt. Every dog I own will hunt by there self and I prefer it this way. We usually bring 2/3 curs and 1 bulldog and rotate after a caught hog. It will really show you what your feeding. Most dogs you turn out alone won't leave past the headlights on a dark night with no wind or get off the back of the truck. I expect each dog I feed to find and bay hogs alone. Those are just my expectations I know different strokes for different folks. But it only takes 1 dog to find and bay a hog and there's only 2 ears to catch it.

Matt

I hunt one dog out a LOT. My favorite way to hunt. I used to hunt my old Dixie alone and used her littermate brother Rock as a lead in catch dog. Caught a train load of hogs with just those two dogs that way.

I hunted my Monkey dog that way a lot too, just didn't have a CD I trusted enough to just use him & Monkey. When a dog goes to Monkey's bay he is going to catch the hog and if the CD misses or doesn't catch it would be bad for Monkey. Plus, I hunt alone most of the time and at...ummm... NOT 30 years old anymore its tough to handle a cur dog, CD and a good hog by yourself without getting in a bind. Especially in the thick cutovers I hunt in.

But I am of a mind that hunting one dog out will show you just what kind of dog you REALLY have. If they can't find, run, stop, and bay a hog, by themselves with no help, they will never be a top dog in my book.

I have loaded Monkey up and drove two hours to hunt without taking another dog. That's how much confidence I had in him. Monkey turned 11 in June so now I need another one like that!!

This is the only way I hunt. Either just 2 curs, or a cur and lead in bulldog! You do not need a box full of dogs to find, stop, and catch hogs!!

Once he/she has found one, a good cur dog should be able to perform both these tasks. I prefer mine to be short range and have lots of handle. A dog like this can be put on the ground anywhere and produce pork alone. I'm a good enough "woodsman" to get them within striking distance, no matter what the terrain. ;)

I like to hunt like that from time to time. But for me I like to hunt with my sons and they have there own dogs and I hunt with a few buddy's so kinda hard to do that besides hunting is fun with friends and family


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Judge how old where your boys when they started hunting with u

I have been taking them hunting since diapers but that was a mistake lol. I have had hunting dogs off and on due to traveling for work and moving cross country while my two youngest where small it was to hard to take them and controll them but they been hard at it since 11 and 13. My youngest since around 12 yrs old has out done every man that has hunted with me the older boy was a slower developer then his brother but make no mistake about it these boys will out work out man most men and bout 95 % of hunters very easy just the way I raised em and they respect woman and are very honest and mature young men   


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My oldest is 28 I took him from very young age as well he hunted every time I did for the most part I don't think he has hunted since he was 17 on our last hunt. You know it just ain't for some fellas and gals. My daughter use to go hunting and fishing to but since grown very few times with ol daddy I had to except that this is just life few yrs back but the youngest love hunting and fishing with me so we go as much as momma can stand cuz when there gone that's it lol


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I hunt solo 99% of the time. I usually take one dog with me sometimes two.  I expect my dogs to do it all solo. If they can't. They don't stay here.

Fl curdog not being smart butt. So every dog you have will find stop and catch any hog by itself man those must be some darn good dogs. I have extremely rough dogs that catch on sight most times than not they will pull a hog apart if I have two or three on the ground not that they can't do it alone I just like them to be alive not dead lol. Are yours straight cur or heavy on the bulldog ?


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I completely understand the point in running one dog to show you what that dog is but if I have a couple buddies to help me I want to catch multiple hogs at the same time.Most times hogs ain't alone and I might be greedy but I want to catch em.Sunday morning was another prime example had four dogs on the ground busted a good boar and sow and caught both at the same exact time that is exciting to me and happens quite a bit.

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Y'all ain't got no friends or family to hunt with you?Who do you tell lies to while you're huntin?

Lol that's funny most people that are always alone there is a good reason behind it. Lol you can just bout do everything alone but why don't make you any better than the next guy just make you lonely 


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I like hunting alone alot.....theres just something about it being with just your dogs, But it will make an ordinary situation very unique lol. I also love hunting with people essp good friends who are good dogmen.

And I assure you florida curdog catches alot of hogs with just one dog.

Lol I am just teasin.I'm sure y'all catch hogs with one dog I got dogs that get it done solo on anything that walks.I just like huntin with friends and family.

I dont know how I put my answer in your quote lol

I have plenty of people I can hunt with at any time. I just prefer to hunt solo. I love to watch my dogs work . Judge Peel they are darn good. If they wasn't they wouldn't be here

I hunt off a four wheeler. Ride & let them wind off the back.

I gotcha buddy never said they weren't my friend was just wondering. My dogs won't just bay then when I walk up catch they catch as soon as they can lol. I can one hunt my dogs I just don't do it. I don't hunt with many folks cuz most I have hunted with where a joke can't walk dogs no good but have the biggest ego on the face of the earth. That being said it is more enjoyable with friend and family that you care for. Jmo


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Hey Fl Cur I remember you posted a pic about a year ago of a couple of 1/2 fl cur 1/2 pits, they were a couple of lookers, do you still have them? I really liked the look of them.

I been running the same female for 9 years now. Her nephew out of her brother & a Partin female. And my red male that is straight catch. I been running him since 2011.

post up some pics, lets see them lookers

I drop 2 older finished dogs and 1 started pup and another I'm just starting out. 1 catch dog. All bay dogs are rough and catch with catch dog