real sorry to detract from someones post but just trying to get my head around a few things. so a stike dog is usually a trail barker that draws in your other dogs.
ITs cool No problem. Someone said earlier that a strike dog and a bay dog are the same thing. I would have to disagree. I have been around some of the best strike dogs that bay very loose(far out) and I have been around some of the best bay dogs that would get in a hogs @$$ and make them turn around so they won't travel so far but won't strike a hog.
I think it is just terms without a clear definition. There are loose bay dog all the way to gritty bay dogs. But the term bay is to bark at something and keep it at bay. Stike dog? What they hit the hog? I don't know you can use whatever term you want as long as it works for you. I like any dog that finds and stops those pigs and you can call it a flower for all I care
I have seen all kinds of dogs both names. I have hunted with many different people and I have not found any name to really say what a dog does from one person to the next. Well except catch dog and that name fits. But I do like to hear what people say on this subject.
