DRStuart..I was just giving my opinion...never stated I was a know it all. I bet you have opened your trap on here before and gave your opinion....did anyone bash you back? I am just saying that if your into plotts just for thier mouth...u in it for the wrong reason. But you let all of your stupididty out when you said ""I don't want any hound that catches its prey. What would be the fun in that?"...What the heck kind of comment is that? You wearing a skirt? Thats becuase you aint a hound guy and you obviously dont have a dang clue what u are talkn about. I've never met a hog hunter that did't want his hound to catch prey....you just want to look at the prey??? Plotts were bred to catch game. There are a lot of people out there watering down the breed that was meant to catch. Dont come on here and call me a hound god for giving my opinion and try to embarass me....
Mason, Orval is a Plottman...much more that I for sure. I dont own Orvals dogs becuase I think there are hunters that have exactly what I am looking for. I need a pack with grit (not neccessarily suicidal), but I want a plott that is rough, that is how they were bred and brought to the US. It is my concern when I see guys out there breeding plotts for mouth and not for grit....it's my concern becuase they are watering down the breed.
TNHILL...I have CAJUN plotts, one from Mr. Burkett, and a pup from Jason Brickford. My Cajun plotts and my Burkett plott all have decent speed, good noses, medium size, will to hunt, and want to catch.
First of all I have never opened my mouth on here and gotten bashed. Secondly I was raised to think before you speak. I never said I was into plotts for thier mouth. I simply was asking what lines had better mouths when you decided to call me out on that. You Sir have embarassed yourself by stating if your breeding for mouth your watering down the breed. LMAO. I hope that was a joke because any breeder worth his salt will tell you that breeding for certain traits doesn't mean you have to let any other quality traits go. You simply have to line breed and cull hard. Again I stand behind my statement of not wanting my hounds to catch there prey. If you actually had a clue you would know that Hounds were bred for there Locating and Tracking ability. I'm gonna take the skirt comment as a reference to my Scottish Heritage. You once again are mistaken by claiming I don't have a clue and am not a hound guy. I sir am 31 years old and have been hunting behind some of the best Walker and English Coonhounds in Arkansas since I was 5 years old. So do the math plottman I'am a HOUNDMAN, and you don't have a clue. You need to reread the history of the Plott dog I don't recall anywhere stating they were bred to catch game. On that tip you need to read a couple dog breeding and genetic books before you continue to open mouth and insert foot. I believe most real Plottmen on this site or any other would disagree with your Idea of a good Plott. Don't believe the majority of your big game plott guys want there valuable strike and bay dogs catching there game ie. Mountain lion, Bear, and Boar. I have a suspision most want there dogs to apply enough pressure to get the job done no more and not an ounce less. And yes sir I want to just look at my prey until I send a catchdog or a bullet. Hunt what you like...Denny
