Me & my hunting buddy have lost 12  dogs to pseudorabies over the years. I think that is what your dog had.Was the dog was exposed to pseudo about a week prior to him going down? If you had him in hogs a week or so before he went down,that is when he contacted  pseudo.

Caught hogs with him on Monday and he died on a Sunday. Really all of his symptoms were pretty consistent with pseudorabies. I'd just always heard of people losing multiple dogs at once to it, and he was the only one.  Crazy thing is that he's actually one of my looser baying dogs. I always assumed catch dogs and rough dogs would be more likely.

All of this is hindsight, and not really important now, but curiosity keeps me wandering.  Hunted all my dogs about a month ago on a Saturday morning.  It was a typical Georgia February morning.  Started out the morning below freezing, but warmed up into the 50's by the time we were done hunting.  It was a new place, and the hogs had been there but nothing at all fresh.  Dogs hunted good all morning, but didn't even run a hog.  We packed it up mid morning, all of the dogs acted fine.  Loaded up in the truck by themselves like nothing was wrong. Went home, and everybody was still fine acting.  I fed and watered them, and they all ate.  Went out to feed on Sunday after church, and one of my young bay dogs looked awful.  The right side of his face was drooping and swollen, and he'd scratched the whole right  side of his head down to his hide.  Looked like a knot about the size of a tennis ball under his jaw.  From the left side, couldn't tell anything was wrong.  He was breathing fine, but could tell he was sluggish acting.  Still eating and drinking fine.  My first assumption was snakebite.  Made a phone call to the vet.  He said if it was a snake, that it was too late for anti venom or anything now.  I gave him a shot of dex, and loaded him up with benedryl.  Vet said come see him in the morning if he wasn't back to normal.  About 1:30 that night, heard all of the dogs raising cane.  Went outside, and he couldn't even pick his head up or come out of the barrel.  Breathing was extremely shallow and labored.  Within 5 minutes, he died.  Like I said, not that it matters now, but any idea what this could be other than snakebite?  I just feel like I would've heard it if he got hit by a snake, or noticed swelling after the hunt.  Not to mention, it was below freezing and snakes shouldn't be too active just yet.  No way it was a snake in the pen, because they're in raised plywood pens.  I attached pics of both sides of his head.  Rough looking pics I know, but just thought maybe some of the experienced guys on here had seen something like it.  Talked to some old school guys around here and heard anything from snake, to spider, to pseudorabies. 

You can't get that tractor supply can you?

I checked tractor supply last night and couldn't find it. Going to the feed store in the morning.

Any suggestions for speeding up the healing process for a dog who ran his pads off? Had it happen multiple times before, and know it can be a slow healer.  Just hate for it to happen this time of year with deer season just going out and being able to hunt hard.  It just happened this morning.  He only put about 6 miles total on his collar, which isn't a ton for my dogs.  I'm guessing just the ground being frozen solid this morning is what did him in.  Open to any suggestions.  Hate to have 1 of my main 2 sitting for 2 weeks this time of year. Thanks.

My old 220 finally bit the dust. Just got the 320 in the mail today. Does anybody have a step by step (for the technologically illiterate) on how to get the aerial satellite images on the handheld. I looked online and saw something about an annual subscription to "Birds Eye View" through Garmin, but wanted to make sure that was the best option before I spent money on it.

I've been hunting for several years and raised several puppies. I've never had this issue, but I know there's a first time for everything. I have a young dog that I got when he was just over a year old. He's starting to make a pretty solid dog. My only issue with him is after a hog is caught I cant get my hands on him. My other dogs handle extremely well and will either relay or come to me and leash up. He'll back up and make circles around me and the hog just far enough away to where I cant get my hands on him. I thought this was an age issue, but he's continued to do it and he's2 years old now. Any suggestions on how to break him of this? It's pretty frustrating because the dogs that generally relay have started hanging around the caught hog too because he won't shutup and it's a 10 minute process to get a hold of him.

Got a dog with a pretty significant cut on the actual pad of her foot. I'm not sure if it's from a hog we caught and I just didn't notice it, or if she just cut it on something in the woods. Just wondering if there's anything I can do to make it heal any faster other than just keeping her off of it. She's definitely favoring that foot pretty good, so I know I don't need to hunt her until it heals up.

Got a chance to go Tuesday morning. Thought about sleeping in, but runnin out of daylight hunts with deer season comin in soon here in Georgia, so I hate to pass up a chance to go. Nothin big or exciting by any means, but it was the first hog that one of my blackmouth puppies has been in on. Nothin like startin the morning off with a wet a**. This is a hole we've seen some good sized gators in before. Luckily got in and out without any encounters. Haha.

Over here in Georgia the straight blackmouths aren't quite as popular as they are some other places. Hunted behind a few dang good ones of other people's over the years. Finally decided to get my feet with with these yella dogs and see what I think. Picked up my first 2 yesterday. These are 2 brothers just under a year old. Supposed to be 36% weatherford ben. Lookin forward to hopefully huntin behind these 2 for some years to come. If nothing else, lookin forward to learning more about em and watching them grow and make some progress.

I've had the garmin system for a while, and it's done well for a long time. Recently 1 of the dc30's started dropping signal regularly. Basically every time I hunt and the dog gets out past 200 yards or so, it just drops signal. The collar is still double blinking, so I know it's still putting out signal. Not sure what the issue is. Is there an update for the collars or anybody have any suggestions? I've got 5 collars, some 30's and some 40's, and all of the other ones are still doing fine, so I know it's not the unit that's the problem. Any suggestions?

Can anybody give me step by step instructions on how to upload the maps onto a Garmin. I'm extremely technology illiterate, and not afraid to admit it. I'm in Georgia. Not even sure where to start as far as getting the maps. I've seen lots out there for Texas and Florida, but haven't seen a Georgia map yet. Any help is appreciated. thanks.

My hunting partner and I have 11 dogs between us right now. Some are totally silent and some will open after they jump a hog or if a hog breaks. I can honestly say that I can't see a major difference in the the percentage of hogs caught between these 2 different type dogs.

Sometimes the ones that yip on track irritate me and I think I wish they'd shut the hell up because they're just pushing the hog harder. Sometimes I wish the silent ones would yip a little so I'd know if they were still on a hot track or if they'd fallen out of a race.

In the end, they both find, stop, bay, and produce hogs. I don't really think the opening or yipping on track pushes a hog any harder than a silent fast dog that a hog knows is right behind him.

To each his own in my book.

I know everybody's going Garmin, but I still run Quick track along with the GPS. I sent off some of my older Quick Track collars to get new batteries and transmitters. I mailed them Monday morning and already got them back today. I was pretty impressed with the quick turnaround. They're running a spring/summer special until the end of July to replace the battery, transmitter, and collar for $50 each. Quick turnaround and great service. Just thought some of ya'll may wanna know.

Went Saturday morning to a wheat field on the river. Found some rooting that looked like it was from early the night before. I could tell the dew had fallen in it. Thought about looking for some fresher sign, but figured the hogs would be somewhere fairly close. Turned the dogs out to see what they could do with it. I watched them on the garmin, and started cussing myself pretty soon. They were rolling out quick, and the property we were hunting was only about 800 acres. We have permission for everywhere surrounding there, except for 1 high-dollar Florida boy (no offense to all of ya'll on here. haha) huntin club that backs up to it, and of course he was headed right for it. Luckily the dogs got him stopped before he got there, about 50 yards from the property line. It actually ended up pretty nice, because there's a road that runs the property line. Made for a short drag. Ended up catching 2 more sows, but they were a little further in the swamp. Didn't drag them out for any pics.



Decided to make a short run Sunday afternoon. Went to a place where a buddy's dogs got cut down on Saturday. He said his pack was out of commission, and wanted me to bring a few dogs and see if we could catch the culprit. We turned out, and the dogs got gone quick. This was some beautiful woods, about 7,000 acres of swamp and hardwoods, but there were ABSOLUTELY NO roads. Dogs headed south down the swamp in a hurry. We'd walk several hundred yards, and they'd be several hundred yards in front of us and usually headed away from us, covering way more ground than we were. The majority of the time, they were far enough out that the Garmin couldn't pick them up. They finally got him stopped. Garmin showed bayed at .84 miles, so we picked up the pace and headed that way in a hurry. Sent the bulldog from about 80 yards, heard him hit and heard the hog squeel. We were all disappointed, and figured we'd caught a pig. We got there and it was anything but a pig. Don't know if this was the cluprit that did the damage the day before, but definitely had the tools to be him. Checked the garmin, and we were 2.23 miles from the truck. A lot of walking, but well worth it. We did a little cutting on him and brought out the head.

Got the call about 6:30 this morning not to come to work because of the icy roads. I got on up and started calling and getting the crew out of bed to go try to tie one up and at least make the day somewhat productive. Found a couple that were foolish enough to get out in the weather with me. Nothin huge or nothin to brag about, but it's a big change for us Georgia boys to see snow, much less get to hunt in it. Had a blast, made some memories, and managed to stay dry and stay out of the creeks doin it. Needless to say, we didn't press our luck. Cut her loose (she had pigs with her), packed up, and headed for the house.

I asked the EXACT same question on here about 10 months ago. Got the same answers as above. If it's worth planning a breeding, it's worth not hunting her. I took the advice and didn't hunt her. The very next hunt, my hunting partner's main dog, and sire to the litter, got killed. Could've just as easily been my female. Those puppies are 8 months old now, and coming on stronger than any other litter I've had at that age. All that to say, if it's worth planning, and if it's a cross you want to have puppies out of, don't risk it. Wheter the dog is rough or not, you never know what hunt may be a dog's last. Doesn't have to be a hog this time of year...heat, snake, gator...you just never know. Play it safe. Let her rest. She'll be ready to go in a few months.

just a few that i've had over the few years i've hunted.

boss, bailey, bell, boodrow, buddy, chubbs, magic, cowboy, junior, gator, moonshine, blackjack, bully, bruiser, rex, tracker, diesel, dually, turbo.

I've also done the color thing....had a blacky, blue, red, yeller, cocoa, hershey, and a brindle.

Like most have said though. Mine are usually around for a few months before they do something to get a name or something just jumps out at me about their personality.

A little late on the posting the pics, but just got around to it. Got a call from a plantation owner, said the hogs were killing his summer plots. Decided to wait till the middle of the night to go because of the heat. This was one of those frustrating hunts as a hunter where the landowner opens the gate and says good luck. Don't know the property too well. Don't know property lines. Don't know where the hogs are staying, just gotta go and hope for the best.

Came to a food plot with some semi-fresh sign and decided to start there and hope for the best. Big boy was feeding on the nut grass. Got him jumped and ended up catching him in a beaver pond. Needless to say, landowner loved it, and we'll definitely be making a trip back soon. Went 380 on the scales. Teeth were 3" and 2 7/8". Didn't cut anything. Had him caught in 10 minutes, then the fun started. Took close to 3 hours to get him out.

Went out last night for a quick weeknight run. Just took 1 finished dog, a couple young dogs, and a catch dog.  Figured we'd just run around one place, either catch one quick or head on home. Wasn't really lookin to be out all night. The best thing about hog hunting....You never really know what to expect and things rarely go as planned.



Ended up getting in about 3:30. 6:30 came early the next morning. Wouldn't trade nights like this for anything though. 3 sows and a boar.

Bird/bull not having enough hunt ? All the ones I ever seen had a lot of hunt, hunted out wide, hunted all day. A good well bred English Pointer and an athletic game bred pit will produce a hunting fool. Thats what Campbell curs are, pointer/pit and maybe a little something else back in the days and folks say they have ALOT of hunt and drive. Alot of boys keep the really rough catchy ones that take after the pit. If you get more of the pointer hunt and drive, that dog will get gone.

Not trying to bad-talk the breed at all...What I said was strictly from my experience. Every one that I've been with was a close range dog that was going to catch most hogs by himself and any hog if he had a little help. I'm not basing this on one dog either. I've been with several different people and their bird x bull crosses. Like I said though, lots of folks catch lots of hogs with them. If you're catching hogs and satisfied then keep on keepin on.