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Title: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: boarsnesthogdogs on October 17, 2012, 02:08:08 pm
ive been seeing alot of currs advertised as florida currs? if there is and what is a florida curr, i got a dog ive been told looks like a florida cur shes an outstanding dog but just looks like a reverse saddleback kinda to me is it just that they came from florida or a whole different breed of cur in general i would really like to know i just always thought ol lilly was just a good lookn cur
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Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: SCHitemHard on October 17, 2012, 05:03:15 pm
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Title: Re: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 17, 2012, 05:22:04 pm
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Have you ever hunted with them? ???

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Title: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 17, 2012, 05:22:50 pm
But, the dog in the picture looks like no Florida cur that i have ever seen.

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Title: Re: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: SCHitemHard on October 17, 2012, 05:27:15 pm
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Have you ever hunted with them? ???

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here we go again. no i havnt. he has stories and pictures to show it.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dan on October 17, 2012, 05:29:39 pm
No offence intended but this a subject I feel strongly about.

I am away from home right now, so no good pictures of a Florida Cur.  This is a good chance to explain what I think a Florida cur is.  It is a type of working dog, not a pure breed, and can come in several sizes, colors and patterns.  Ring necks saddle backs, black and tan, black, white, tan, white with spots etc.  The ones I grew up with, were mostly red, tan, and and white.  They are all purpose dogs bred for working in the heat and humidity of Central and South Florida.    
  
Too many people look at a dog and say "it looks like a Florida cur, must be a Florida cur".  The name "Florida Cur" has been hijacked by dog jockeys and new hunters who think they are breeders trying to make money on dogs.

Did it come from actual South Florida working dogs?  Just because a dog comes from Florida doesn't make it a Florida Cur.  So there is really no way to prove or disprove what a Florida Cur is except in the woods.
 
If you don't know it's from South Florida don't call it a Florida cur.  Some of you Texas guys have seen the same problem with "yella dogs".  Some are good some are just yellow.  Kind of like the song, "don't call him cowboy until you've seen him ride"

That's what I think about it!


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: hoghunter71409 on October 17, 2012, 05:52:55 pm
Going to strongly agree with Dan.  I'm originally from SW FL and been around a lot of cur dogs while growing up.  For the last 10-14 years been living in LA and TN...been around a lot of cur dogs here too.  When I was growing up in FL, every dog we had was mostly cur with a little pit mixed in somewhere, this explained the square head and roughness.  We didnt need catchdogs, two or three cur dogs would catch most anything.  I really dont think there is a difference between a cur dog no matter where is it from.  My theory is , a hound is a hound, a cur is a cur, a bulldog is a bulldog and a cross is a cross.  There are to many variables to distinguish a FL cur from any other cur.  Some think that Catahoulas are a Native American dog' I disagree.  I believe the cats are of a spainsh ancestory and I believe they were brough the America by the Spainish via St Augustine.  I would contribute the leopard dogs of FL to the spanish dogs and most had a little bulldog bred in starting in the mid 50s.



Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dodgegirl on October 17, 2012, 06:22:05 pm
My pops friend jimmy fox breeds fl curs. Most of his dogs are red. What we consider fl cur is redbone mixed with pit. Now I'm not saying every dog he has is red. He bred his dog levi a redbone pit to a full brown rednose pit and all the pups came out black with a tint of brown redish color in em. There is some pics of them on here. But I will find more.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dan on October 17, 2012, 06:30:15 pm
Are these dogs related to real working south Florida ranch dogs in any way?  If not it's just a cur.  There is a big difference as far as I'm concerned. 


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dodgegirl on October 17, 2012, 06:43:20 pm
These dogs were & still are real south Florida ranch dogs. They are multi purpose dogs. They've been used as cattle dogs, deer dogs, and hog dogs. Most are used as hog dogs. These dogs have been around for years. Jimmy has been breeding them for 20 plus years & before that his pops was breeding them. Well known dogs in okeechobee and Loxahatchee fl


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dodgegirl on October 17, 2012, 06:53:55 pm
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Shows the different colors the pups are
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Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: boarsnesthogdogs on October 17, 2012, 07:14:46 pm
no i have never hunted with anything i knew for sure came from south florida but i kinda know what to look for now i appreciate you dan and schmidt, just as i thought ol lilly dog is just a  good ol bmc im glad to find all this info out because i thought like a cur is a cur a bulldog is a bulldog and so on so forth i would still like to see a pic of a "florida cur" im gona call lilly a hog dog curr lol thanks for all the good info hope to see one and hear some more info, one thing relevant is that my lilly dogs sire is from florida i dont know wich part thats all i know except that she is a hog hunting machine not too fast in her old age but theres always pork at the end


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dan on October 17, 2012, 07:41:30 pm
Thank you Dodge girl.  Okeechobee and airboats that's what I like to see.  I agree with the Redbone X Pit mixing into the already established dogs.  Mine are similar.  Check your PM.
boarsnesthogdogs, thank you for not being offended by my opinion. 


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Slim on October 17, 2012, 07:53:08 pm
i sure like that gyp no matter what color or breed.  She is a teriffic looking dog


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: boarsnesthogdogs on October 17, 2012, 08:06:52 pm
thanks everybody yeah lilly is a good gal ive never labeled her as a florida curr just because i didnt know i just thought thats a hell of a hog dog right there, and i dont get offended you dont know if you never ask, new "hunting buddy" saw her and said whered u get that florida cur and i said that ol hog dog over there well it wouldnt from florida lol thanks everybody


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: hogaholicswife on October 17, 2012, 08:07:12 pm
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The top the three dogs are brothers and a sister, they are all different in looks / size and the red ring neck dog is a son of the red gyp sitting on the box and they grey dog.

Growing up I was taught that the base of a true Florida bred dog was Blood Hound x Bull Dog and then different families added to the mix to suit their needs....my mom spoke of Ridgeback being bred in at one time for more grit.

Our dogs all have heritage in the state and are not nearly as fine boned (most of the time) as a lot of the registered yellow dogs seem to have...




Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dodgegirl on October 17, 2012, 08:27:31 pm
I love the build and colors of the dog in that 4th pic


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 03:42:45 am
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Top two are of my jack dog,  hes from the flint line up near plant city, cow bred.  The third is of my old gyp thats been gone for 3 years now from poison.  And last but mot least was down from lightsey breedin and an old yellow cow dog.  He was a little ornery and disnt make the grade.


Title: Re: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 03:43:57 am
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Have you ever hunted with them? ???

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Why it gotta be like that? >:(


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 03:46:53 am
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Litter of pups off my jack dog and my gf's 3/4 cur 1/4 pit.  Pic taken at 4 weeks i think.  The will be 8 weeks on sunday.  Ill try and get sime better ones tomorow,  they are all pretty much yella now


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 03:50:42 am
No offence intended but this a subject I feel strongly about.

I am away from home right now, so no good pictures of a Florida Cur.  This is a good chance to explain what I think a Florida cur is.  It is a type of working dog, not a pure breed, and can come in several sizes, colors and patterns.  Ring necks saddle backs, black and tan, black, white, tan, white with spots etc.  The ones I grew up with, were mostly red, tan, and and white.  They are all purpose dogs bred for working in the heat and humidity of Central and South Florida.    
  
Too many people look at a dog and say "it looks like a Florida cur, must be a Florida cur".  The name "Florida Cur" has been hijacked by dog jockeys and new hunters who think they are breeders trying to make money on dogs.

Did it come from actual South Florida working dogs?  Just because a dog comes from Florida doesn't make it a Florida Cur.  So there is really no way to prove or disprove what a Florida Cur is except in the woods.
 
If you don't know it's from South Florida don't call it a Florida cur.  Some of you Texas guys have seen the same problem with "yella dogs".  Some are good some are just yellow.  Kind of like the song, "don't call him cowboy until you've seen him ride"

That's what I think about it!

Dunno about south fl.  I live in south florida and i know theres some guys on here that i eould consider north central fl that hve some dang sure florida curs.  I would say If it comes from true ranch dogs instead of south fl.  Cause theres dang sure some boys round here that wouldnt know a real fl cur if you gave it to them.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: toyotatodd on October 18, 2012, 07:30:38 am
I currently have two, one is about 1.5 yrs old (old pics tho), one is about 4 months old.
nala
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suey
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Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 18, 2012, 11:57:54 am
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Have you ever hunted with them? ???

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Why it gotta be like that? >:(

Nothing against you our your dogs, just asking how he knows your dogs are worth a damn.

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Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 01:21:49 pm
get with rdjustham he has some standup florida curs


Have you ever hunted with them? ???

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Why it gotta be like that? >:(

Nothing against you our your dogs, just asking how he knows your dogs are worth a damn.

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I think the real question is, why would you think they arent?  ???  ;D


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: cajunl on October 18, 2012, 01:33:37 pm
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he has stories and pictures to show it.

John you should know, that is all it takes to be a internet hog hunting god! ;D


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 04:10:27 pm
I'd hafta agree with dan on this one, FL Cur was and is developed by south Florida cattlemen.   ...an interesting note however, it is agreed upon(among those whose opinion I respect) overall that the majority of ranch dogs left are not near the quality of dog when compaired to that of a handful of careful breeders in the area... of course I am speaking of these dogs' ability to produce hogs as well as cattle...  most "deep into it" guys I know tend to stick to the modified FL cur that has been bred more specifically for hogs, which in my opinion, makes for a better cow dog in the end anyways.  The FL Cur is definitely a product of the necessity of a hard stopping, less rangy dog

John, love to hear your thoughs on what dogs youve seen work at your new job


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 04:24:23 pm
an interesting side note... was talkin with an old timer from down south the other day, and I was askin him about the old dogs.  He said they used to have some sure enuff rough stock but when the screw worms came they had to get rid of anything that would put a mouth on a cow... said they lost a pile of good genetics way back because of this


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: jdt on October 18, 2012, 04:30:10 pm
just curious noah , what did the screw worms have to do with changing styles of dogs ? please elaborate as my granddaddy talked about doctoring cattle for screwworms in the 30's .


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 04:41:08 pm
They say any open scratch/wound the screw worms would lay eggs in and it got nasty...  they talk about havin' to cut the worms out and doctor cow and dog with some stinky tar stuff... glad them sombitches aint around nomore!!!!


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 04:43:16 pm
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he has stories and pictures to show it.

John you should know, that is all it takes to be a internet hog hunting god! ;D

OK so why is everyone pickin on me now????  ;) ;D


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: jdt on October 18, 2012, 04:48:03 pm
just curious noah , what did the screw worms have to do with changing styles of dogs ? please elaborate as my granddaddy talked about doctoring cattle for screwworms in the 30's .




that was a brain fart , i been traveling for 2 days and ain't thinkin straight . lol

what i was getting at is they used their dogs to bay and pen cattle for doctorin , and catch the real wild ones .said they had to dig them worms out and doctor the hole and any other scratch made during the catchin . i don't know how you would hold up the kind of cattle they had then in that country with dogs that wouldn't make a cow respect a dog . i figure what that old man is talking about getting rid of is the over rough dogs ?


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: jdt on October 18, 2012, 04:53:03 pm
They say any open scratch/wound the screw worms would lay eggs in and it got nasty...  they talk about havin' to cut the worms out and doctor cow and dog with some stinky tar stuff... glad them sombitches aint around nomore!!!!


you posted before i could again haha , i was told to get rid of the screw worms they sterilized a male or something like that ? do you know the story ?


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 04:56:07 pm
Yeah thats what I gathered,  just culled out their catch dogs... That type of cur dog is few and far between these days in the area, and is highly sought after

...now that you mention it, I do remember him sayin something like that... I will ask him tonight


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: jdt on October 18, 2012, 05:03:11 pm
you know , if them old boys from different places would 've been able to swap info and ideas back then like we can now .... what kind of hands would they have been ! and what kind of dogs would we have !!!!!!!!!!!


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: hogaholicswife on October 18, 2012, 05:10:30 pm
Most of them are still pretty reclusive, I have an uncle that doesn't share dogs or talk secrets with anyone, even family lol


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 05:14:52 pm
Noah and Dan, what do you guys consider south Florida?  To me its south of the lake, but i know theres the kind of dogs you guys are talkin about north of there.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 05:15:22 pm
Most of them are still pretty reclusive, I have an uncle that doesn't share dogs or talk secrets with anyone, even family lol
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Thats cause he knows youll get on here and blab it...  ;)  :D :D


Title: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 18, 2012, 05:24:14 pm
Noah, to tell you the truth, the dogs here that i have seen are garbage. They don't use them to find and bay cattle at all, we don't hold up cows with the dogs. The only thing they use dogs for here is to bring a cow back to the bunch. It just doesn't make sense to me, we have some woods pastures that are 10 sections and there are so many dick cows in there it is unbelievable. I'll finish up my thoughts later

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Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 05:52:55 pm
you know , if them old boys from different places would 've been able to swap info and ideas back then like we can now .... what kind of hands would they have been ! and what kind of dogs would we have !!!!!!!!!!!

No doubt brother, I been hearin' more and more stories about the killens went on back then over hogs and cattle.  Competition was a part of life... And the main reason why most all them old bloodlines are dying out, because the good ones are usually the most reclusive


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 06:05:49 pm
One of the best breeders I know has an uncle that still does day work... says his dogs are twice what we got now... BUT...that same uncle wouldnt give nobody nothin off his blood if his life depended on it, not even family.  This is the type of person I watch for.  Small, personal breeders that take intense pride in what they feed.

Ryan, I consider south, south of Orlando

John, I was hoping you'd say I was wrong honestly lol... I have researched dogs from that area extensively, seems the modern daywork culture doesnt appreciate high end dogs anymore for some reason, just dont make sense


Title: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 18, 2012, 06:39:24 pm
Noah, i would have to disagree with you on that. I know a lot of dayworkers who have some sure enough good dogs. Here at lykes it is just one person that is making the decision in the way dogs are used and who gets to carry dogs. The foreman on my crew actually does have some decent dogs, but they don't get to be used to their full potential when his boss isn't around.



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Title: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: hogaholicswife on October 18, 2012, 06:45:17 pm
Noah, i would have to disagree with you on that. I know a lot of dayworkers who have some sure enough good dogs. Here at lykes it is just one person that is making the decision in the way dogs are used and who gets to carry dogs. The foreman on my crew actually does have some decent dogs, but they don't get to be used to their full potential when his boss isn't around.



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Lykes is a funky bunch to work for any way, do they still make you ride their horses?  Used to they wouldn't even let you bring your own horse...just saddle / bridle, etc.

I know a few guys that still have some of the old rough curr dogs but they are South of the Lake in Devils Gardens...that is about the only place any more you seem to find those that love roping dick cattle more than anything else lol and their dogs will go and find them, they are nearly impossible to get a dog off of as well - you just have to catch them on a 'good day' and know them well for them even to consider it. 

A few of them are even like that about their horses too.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 06:50:56 pm
Haha... I like that  ;D  that friend of mine WILL NOT  introduce me to his uncle... too scared we may hit it off lol


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: cajunl on October 18, 2012, 06:55:37 pm
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I know a lot of dayworkers who have some sure enough good dogs

There are some jam up cowdogs down there.

But it is getting harder to find a good cow dog than a hog dog these days!!!


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 18, 2012, 07:00:06 pm
Why do you think that is


Title: Re: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: sfboarbuster on October 18, 2012, 09:25:05 pm
Ashley, we can ride our own horses, but were not allowed to ride colts

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Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 09:30:05 pm
Ive got a buddy who works iver in labelle he grew up day workin and his dad has been at it his whole life.  Hes got some sure enough go yonder cow dogs.  He will breed one of his gyps wvery now and again.  I think the last time is over 3 years now.  He places pups with friends only and he culls HARD.  Lotta the older guys my buddy works with/for have the same kinda dogs.  After years i think im finally on the list for the next time he breeds one of his gyps.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: rdjustham on October 18, 2012, 09:31:44 pm
Oh shpulda mentioned,  he still does it the old way.  Wont tell ya whts in em, where they came from and has has a female with the same name outta the dogs hestarted with since my buddy whp is 31 was riding a stick horse


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dan on October 18, 2012, 10:09:56 pm
The curs we have go back to dogs from the Okeechobee area for the last 45 years.  My contacts and friends were much older than me, and have all died or lost touch.  
I live in North Florida.  The reason for getting dogs from down there is the people and the environment.  Even though people disagree on exact traits the type of dog has stayed true for more than 100 years.  The area produces a lot of tough, heat tolerant dogs, with the desire to work.  
Every dog I got was a cull for trailing hogs too far or being too rough on cows.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: dodgegirl on October 18, 2012, 10:22:52 pm
The curs we have go back to dogs from the Okeechobee area for the last 45 years.  My contacts and friends were much older than me, and have all died or lost touch.  
I live in North Florida.  The reason for getting dogs from down there is the people and the environment.  Even though people disagree on exact traits the type of dog has stayed true for more than 100 years.  The area produces a lot of tough, heat tolerant dogs, with the desire to work.  
Every dog I got was a cull for trailing hogs too far or being too rough on cows.

Do you know jon hair ? He's got some sang good dogs in okeechobee


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: crackerc on October 19, 2012, 07:59:02 pm
What do you know, a post that actually strikes my fancy!  ;D

Now I will put my disclaimer first.....I DON'T have the best dogs and I DON'T know all there is to know about Fla cur dogs. But, I have been raising them for close to 30 years, ran a 500 cow/calf commercial cattle operation for years and have had the same line of Fla curs for 6 generations of dogs to work cattle and hog hunt...I didn't just start this circus.......So I have seen, owned and watched a lot of Fla curs work over the years. I am "down" to 9 of them here at the house and hopefully have a litter on the way.

My dogs don't come from south Fla but are central Fla cur dogs . My original dog came off the K-Bar Ranch and was a yellow bob tail female with a partial ringneck. I bred her to a buddies red black mouth Fla cur who was ROUGH. She had nine pups and I kept two females. This started the dogs I still have.  Odd thing was, a couple of the pups had ridgebacks even though neither parent had them. After that litter I have never gotten another ridge. I was told the female had bird dog in her too, but she didn't show that trait either, other than having an excellent nose. I sold the rest of the pups and everyone that I know of made better than average dogs. In fact a cattleman that bought two of those pups, tracked me down 17 YEARS later and wanted more like them....so he must have liked them!

Over the years I have been able to breed to several good outside males, in addition to my males. Having a jam up female lets you pretty much pick any male you want to breed to, once people have seen her work.  I have bred to some of the Bexley Ranch dogs, some of the Bailey Ranch dogs, and my Monkey dog came from the Heart Bar ranch in St. Cloud.  All of these dogs were COW dogs, not hog dogs. In fact, even though Monkey came from COW dogs, I only use him on hogs and he was the FIRST hog dog I ever bred to.  I bred to another hog dog a couple years ago that I hunted with and liked, but his breeding was unknown and the pups didn't work out for me.

I am different than a lot of hog hunters as I hunt one dog on the ground a LOT of the time. I want to know what the dog is capable of..by itself. Plus, if I put 2-3 of these on the ground 99% of the time they are going to catch...or get wrecked trying.

Here are a couple pics of my Fla curs. All were bred & raised by me, except for Monkey.

Monkey
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Monkey on a buddies buggy
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Monkey and good boar he bayed SOLO as he does most times for me.
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Monkey and a TIED hog. Yes that hog next to him is alive.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/MonkeyApril292010.jpg)
One of my favorite Monkey pics.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/nov18b.jpg)

Dixie....by far the BEST find and bay dog I have ever hunted with...ever. Still alive but will be 16 years old in March (If she makes it).
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/43170.jpg)
Real good barr hog Dixie bayed SOLO.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/image10.jpg)

JJ. I have two young dogs out of her by Monkey and just bred her to Otis (a male I raised and sold)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Jj1206.jpg)
Red, littermate to JJ caught on a sow in a cypress swamp....SOLO
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/redgsw.jpg)

Litter of Monkey x JJ pups from a year or two ago.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/august12011.jpg)

Otis as a pup (yellow ringneck bob tail)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/bodipups2.jpg)
Otis at 9-10 years old
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Otis1.jpg)

Didn't mean to hijack your post, but you asked about Fla curs and what they looked like. The dog you posted a pic of looks to me like a cur x hound cross. That's just my opinion, but that's what I would guess.


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: crackerc on October 19, 2012, 08:16:38 pm
Few more pics...I couldn't resist!!  ;D

Black boar Monkey bayed...AND caught...SOLO. This was before he wised up and started baying more on the bigger hogs.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Feb182009A.jpg)

Spur. A Monkey son out of my old Chelsea female.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/March24HuntA.jpg)
Spur and a 242 lb barr hog he bayed....SOLO.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Jan262010BarrH.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Jan262010BarrA.jpg)

Burley a Monkey x JJ male at two years old.
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/GaMonkeypup-1.jpg)


One more...Monkey and a bunch of TEXAS hog hunters....  ;D
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt293/MarkFreddy/Nov162010C.jpg)


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: Noah on October 19, 2012, 08:19:45 pm
Hahaha, they have learned how to bait us in huh Mark lol  ;D


Title: Re: florida currs? show and tell
Post by: crackerc on October 19, 2012, 08:29:23 pm
I think so...but when you see a post about something you feel strongly about...you have to reply!!!  LOL

I hope to one day but a book together with stories and pictures of things I have seen messing with these dogs. Like the time I took two dogs to go move a wandering bull. Bull broke out of a thicket and ran, I sent the dogs to him and when I got there they had him stopped and bayed up against a fence and there was a grown COYOTE baying and circling the bull with the dogs.  The dogs had one eye on the bull & one on the coyote!!  ;D

Lots of stories, wish I had pics/videos of some of the things I have seen.