I know color dont mean a lot. But its funny. In Florida a lot of the old ranch cow dogs are those two colors. Just about all the cowboys dogs are either yellow or the black and silver. Just interested to see.

Fine looking cur dogs!

Ive tried them all. I have one like Nla has. It works good. I have a couple of the Ugly dog ones too. I use them on my bulldog. But the southern cross seem to work the best. $150 a pop to fix them really puts a hurting on the pocket book! The sourthern cross ones take a beating that the collar would otherwise be taking. I was on a good run till lately.

The ozzies make another one like NLA has that is plastic and glows in the dard with firehose Id like to try.

Anything is better than nothing. But I use the use that cover the box and everything. Where the knot normal one ends at both sides is the weakest point. It "scissors" the  wire there. I wa doing good for a year or so and then lost 3 tt15s to broken wires in 2 weeks. The guys I hunted with in Oz used the firehosue covers. It was the best i have seen but they used the non shockers.

I use these and do well. But they will still break with them.
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yall caught some absolute studs this year!

Good hunt and good looking dogs.

A lot of times its not worth the hassle. People have their mind made up.

Its the same thing, that the dogs run deer off. We all know it doesnt! Cell cameras prove the fact over and over.

The guys that run deer dogs will have a buck on camera and run him, try to kill him. That same buck will be on the same corn pile that evening. But you can show a deer hunters the picture with the proof and they still wont believe you!

When I hunt out of my hunting truck I have a 100 that is mounted on a triple mag mount antenna. I have a tuned truck antenna mounted to the body of the truck also that runs off the garmin frequencies (151-154 mhz) that I have hooked to my VHF truck radio. I can swap them both with each other if needed.

On my buggy I have 2 tuned antennas one for the garmin 100 and other vhf radio. I use the drive track.....because I cant see worth a flip and the numbers are not big enough on the garmin! LOL

I use a 220i on me with a folding antenna because I use the chest rig from dans and the other antennas are in your face all the time. Lot a guys like it around there neck. But it drives me crazy dangling when I am trying to tie a hog.

I think the terrain and location makes the biggest difference. I hunt a place near a huge power plant on the coast. Even with the best long range antenna the gamin struggles at 300-500yds max. I guess from all the electrical interference. Where out in the far places far from anything it gets much more.

Old man. That is good range. I would love to get half of that here.

In this flat country, With a handheld it is a struggle to consistently get 500-800 yds.  I have a garmin that I keep on the truck/buggy with the long range antenna and I have only gotten 2 miles once or twice. typically 1.6-1.8 you start loosing comm on them. In Tn you get easily get 10 miles easily across the mountains with just a handheld.

 About the only elevation change here is stand in a hog waller or step up on a tree stump!

Sounds like a good hunt. We like to hear about the ones got and the ones that got away!

Man i was texting with tdog yesterday....didnt know he was bailing on yall!  I would have gave him a bunch of BS

That is awesome your trip has been some real good toothy trophy hogs. I hope the good hunts keep going

She is a red leopard. Ill try to get some better pics of her on a hog. Time will tell.

Been getting after it a good bit this month. Been having some good hunts Last years addition (leopard hound/plott) is getting up in age where I can start hauling her some. She is going out and staying with the older dogs and seems to like it. Got pretty good hope for how young. Not a lot of pics just your regular run of the mill hogs.
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Sunday we braved the Cold weather, for us beach bums in Fl. It was mid 20s that morning and stayed in the 40s with about 20-30mph gusts. Loading the dogs up with a russian fur trapper hat,2 jackets and gloves, I was really second guessing that decision. But stayed in hogs all day and ended up with a trailer load and worked just as many smaller hogs. Good dog work all around and didnt have to swim for any or worry about the gators.

tdog...i got that knife sharp for hogs and dogs! 

Dont know how old mavericks dog is? But Ive seen it mostly in young dogs. Mostly year or 1 1/.2 or less.

Seen it a good bit. Had a friend that lost one a couple years back the same way. A hefty dose fo Garlic (drops blood pressure) and keep it lubed and it will usually go back in. If you catch it early. When it stays out, it dries out and then wont go back in without surgery. Glad yours made it and could be saved.

That said, some of the best male dogs ive seen hunt, had been fixed. I usually fix all my catchdogs. The one I have now is nuetered.  Takes a lot of the B.S. out of the knuckleheads and puts it all on catching game! lol

congrats.....that is a real good hog!

Yall gonna make Thomas and Dillon earn there keep!

I havent heard of anyone or seen a Mellman dog in a long time. Hopefully works out good for you.

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Thank yall. If it wasnt cool all week I never would of made it!


tdog. i went with a friend Wed. They had some kids they wanted to take. The rest were some of my spots.

Cajun Im chomping at the bit to see the pictures!

Spent the last week hunting from North Florida to South of Lake Okeechobee. Hunted north Fl near the Ga line Monday and Tuesday. Drove 3 hours south and hunted Central Florida Wednesday and Thursday, Then drove another 3 hours and hunted Friday and Saturday in South Florida. Nice cool weather all week. A few mornings in the 20’s. Dogs did good and loaded a couple trailer full of hogs. A couple decent boars, but mostly run of the mill stuff. Dogs did good all over in multiple terrains. I think the hogs, dogs and people are all ready for a break!

My pics suck as always, A world class Photographer I am not.

Thanks for Looking

Lynel