Catchdog Etiquette

I like to use the big leggy catch dogs. around 27 or 28" at the shoulder and 80-90lbs. I hunt some pretty open country where I can send my catch dogs from a long way out, but I will be able to get to them pretty quick. I like to use two at a time that are used to working together. Two big dogs can control a pretty bad hog for a good while in this country. That control is what I am looking for, less damage to the catch and bay dogs. I also find it safer when I am hunting alone.

In open country when I am hunting off the truck and can drive about anywhere I will send mine from 200 to 400 yards. When I am in the thick brush or canyon country I like to get a little closer.

I am running my dogs in breast plates because they are cooler and the dogs can move better while they are running to the bay and after they are caught. I also use these dogs by themselves one to or three at a time as finder holders when I am working crop ground or very open pastures. They often go 1/2 mile and hold untill I get there with no ill effects. I have got to have them in really good shape for this type of work so I road them 3 miles every other day.

Size, speed, and a clean holding style in these dogs is what works best for me in this country.