this isnt anything that has actually happened. im just curious
ok i somewhat take it back. the dog in my avatar has had 2 hogs get away from him.
first time. duke bayed a stinkin boar in some crawlin on hands and knees thick stuff. i cut the cd loose he went in, i heard lots of rustlin around and the hog got away before i got there. i never saw the hog but smelled him. duke and cd took off. i cut him off 1/2 mile away and he had 2 holes in a new kevlar vest.
second time. duke had a 150lb hog caught for a good while 200yards off the road. sent in cd. it was thick as the stuff the first hog got away in. i was on my belly and got my hand 6 inches from the back hoof and the hog started moving and didnt stop. never saw that hog again.
i think his flaw is that he just needs a stronger jaw. or hes a wimp and lets go when he gets poked in the eye. the second time he had a swole up eye for a week.
this cd is pit/cur. he is now hunted like the curs except with a vest. hes gonna have to prove himself on a lot more hogs before he will be the only cd again.
what are some opinions on hogs getting away from a cd once its caught?
You are taking a gamble when you invest in an unproven 1/2 cur 1/2 pit. Chances are you are buying a watered down catch dog. Also this type of dog has a higher probablity of not having the jaw power of a bulldog.
All the questions you asked the answer IMO is to cull. A good catch dog will crawl back to the hog and latch on if need be. He/she is game to the end.
this isnt a dog i bought. ive had him from a pup. i dont buy catch dogs. if i do i dont buy them from people that hunt hogs. i get on craigslist or go to animal control. this dog isnt a cull to me because he hunts his butt off and can find a hog. he has never intentionally let go of a hog and when it got away he went after it. he hasnt barked at a hog since he was 5 months old.
