Message #121143

[Cull Buck]

I have dogs that was raised just to bay and be the grittiest SOB's in the woods. I have hunted puppies with loose dogs until they get around 1yr and they will still try to catch. What I have found out is I just hunt maybe 1 or 2 on the ground(BMC'S) and when they find and bay, then I let another two go(BMC's) 9 chances out of 10 the hog will be caught by the time I get there. If not I can start hissing them on and they will catch. So I don't know if it is genetics or if it is just how a dog is raised????Sorry, wasnt much help!

That was actually a lot of help.  It sounds like you tried to overpower nature thru nuture to get a looser baying dog but ultimately you failed because nature (genetic traits) took over.  Sounds about like what the rest of us have experienced.