Neal, I don't even care what the "type's" are... in fact, many of the old timers I know could show the newcomers a thing or twenty about the "nasty" side of hog-dog politics... I enjoy seeing newcomers pride in participating in what can truly be an awe inspiring sport.... I enjoy seeing the "bowed up" chest thumping, the chit eating grins in success, the violent pride in one's dogs... "It is in the compelling ZEST for of high adventure and of victory in creative action that man finds his supreme joy" (Antione de Saint Exupery).
As Reuben pointed out... It really comes down to resources in my part of the world... legal, quality hog dogging is ever increasingly hard to come by, and the competition for remaining available resources ... now don't get me wrong, I'm not "gettin' out" of hog doggin' or anything like that... just re-evaluating my priorities... for I have spent VAST amounts of energy(and that is a HUGE understatement...) procuring properties to hunt over the years... and the cost has, quite simply, begun to outweigh the benefits...
I will always have hog dogs, and I will always hunt when positive situations arise to do so with good people... But in the "void" that my previous selfish efforts occupied, I wish to direct my energy towards a "happy thought" that I might share more easily with all those that I'd like to...
Luckily, I have a plan....
