Noah, I am a dog guy. I dont care if its a rabbit, coon, squriel, or hog dog. I have owned them all at one time or another. I was a very serious coon hunter several years back and had the wins in the big hunts to prove I was a competative handler. After I read your last post I realize you are one of those rare "DOG MEN" You approach each situation with a strategy. I used to spend every weekend of my life competing against guys like you. I found out in those days I could have the best dog in the hunt and get smashed by a lesser dog with a great handler! I think with alot of hog hunters its ALL about catching the hog and not necessarily about the hunt. I just read a post on the Catch Dog thread going around right now. One member asked another "If they see a hog on the side of the road, stop and cut thier dogs loose on it" he says if they do not bay that hog they should be considered CULLS! I mean no disrespect to that ETHD member but! just because you Physically SEE a hog does not necessarily mean you are going to catch it! there are so many factors involved and I wont even get into them. I believe most here employ strategy to some point, I mean we all know to hunt into the wind (I think). but how far do we all take that strategy? Only a real Dog man would think to bump a bay to offer better situation for the Pack or the CD. I believe most would just send in thier "Bullet Proof and expendable CD" because "THATS HIS JOB"
