Which is Best

I don't think you can compare the two. Good dogs are made by putting them in front of lots of pigs. Breeding goes a long ways but if you can't get them on hogs you'll never bring out the traits that make a dog excell. I've seen females just as rough or rougher than males and vice versa.

That being said the best dog I've owned was a female but I've seen males that were just as good or better than her. But like I said she's the best one I've owned and she was "made" by the buddy that gave her to me, not by me. He was hunting every night and didn't have many dry runs. IMO that's what makes a dog.....LOTS of hogs under their collar. If they have good genetics and you put them in front of enough hogs they'll develop to their full potential. I have a female (Maggie) that's about 7 now and she's been on hundreds of hogs. To me she's a cull. She finds hogs, hunts hard, ranges out, stays bayed...etc. but just never developed into a top strike dog and I have no need for a help dog. She very well may be someone elses top dog but for me I've seen much better. She was born in my yard and won't ever leave my yard. I keep her because she was my first litter ever and her handle. I can call her out, loads without saying a word and all around is a pleasure to hunt with.

That being said females have heat cycles and some males will mark every bush they come by or want to sniff every female they hunt with.

Give me a dog that will get out and hunt, bred right and I'll do my part to bring out the best in that dog, male or female.

Long winded but that's my thoughts on males and females.

Kevin O'Neal