single dog

wadepat2,

Sorry...just noticed your post.

I hunted for many years with only a single dog and rifle. Killed more hogs than you can shake a stick at. A group of us hunting yesterday were having this same discussion. I believe that hunting this way will teach you things that often are overlooked with other methods. For example, being quiet and slow getting to a bay so you can position yourself for a shot. Also being able to understand that broken bays and running hogs aren't always the fault of the hog itself. When I hunted that way, probably 99% of the hogs I shot never left within 50 yards of where the dog struck. He was a very loose baying dog and as a result the hogs seldom ran. I attribute this to the fact he knew how to work a hog and knew how and when to apply just the right amount of pressure. I never owned a tracking system, and can't really recall a time when I needed one. I also walk hunted.

Very effective way of hunting if you have small areas of land with plenty of hogs.