I night hunted (compitition) coons for years. Treeing walkers dominated the hunts (75%) where treeing walkers. I don't hog hunt with hounds. I just perfer silent dogs when it comes to hogs.
There is some truth to this statement! I dont however think the % will be that high now days! I competition hunted for over 20 years and I will tell you 30 years ago probably 80% of all dogs entered were walkers! Its not like that anymore. Two breeds that have made a big comeback are American Bluticks and English hounds. Redtick is not a breed, it is a color! The English hounds can be Bluetick, Redtick, or a mixture of several colors. As for Blueticks being slow, Ive drawn out with alot of Walker dogs and I will promise you thier handlers would beg to differ IF they tell the truth. Coon hounds are so refined now days there isnt a nickel's worth of difference in them any more. It all comes down to color preference now. For all it's worth my color is BLUE!!!!!.........
