Hounds vs Curs

It depends on the dog. The very first hunt I ever went on was with a guy that had a great Plott hound. He could find hogs galore and seemed to be able to find the bigger boars. I bought a pup out of that dog and it was worthless.

I ran bird dogs for a number of years and I always liked to get real good females for breeding. Seemed like you could breed them to anything and get some kind of dog.

I really like cur dogs and have hunted several that were great. Also I have had good luck with cur pit crosses. I always wanted a saddle back dog but just never ran across one.

Right now I have a Plott hound that is my best dog. He came up to work and they were going to send him to the pound. I called the number on his collar and looked up another number using his address. Both numbers disconnected. I took him hunting and he did pretty good considering I did not know if he had ever been on a hog in his life.

Each time I took him he got better by a wide margin. He can find lots of hogs but will range out a little more than I like. The thing I like is he is great finding his way back no matter where you are. Now his is getting a little more gritty the more I hunt him.

I guess I need to breed him to a real good cur female or Plott female and get some of his blood.