Boys range is a funny thing it's a Blessing and sometimes a Curse be careful what you ask for, You just might get it!! TXSteve I believe everybody is always trying to evolve and perfect their packs. I always wanted a drop the tailgate burn the woods up type of dog, And boy did I get one but with the limited country around our parts it's sometimes hard to get Him out, and everbody thats hunted with Leon and Me can vouch our Tator Pup Freak will get clean out of the country if need be and roll till you catch every hog in the group he strikes. I know alot of you guys have the same kind of dog and it's amazing. The way you know You have this type of dog is when your hunting buddies try and catch him before they do the hog on the fifth bay after multiple miles of Hog catching. After all that being said Guys try to set your pack up to Your style and the land you have available to hunt. We have 2 totally different Packs around my house we have the 400 acre pack and the no less than 2000 acre pack and they work well for us. It all comes down to knowing your pack and trying to set them all up for sucess. Hell boys thats the fun part of this Chess Match we call HOG HUNTING WITH DOGS. Sorry I was so long winded I love this stuff!!
Stokely...you must be hunting with the other 5% then.....my dogs hunt around 150-400 depending on which dog and how big place is. That's how far they "hunt" , if they hit track the're gone just like most dogs. I would love to see more tater type dogs.
They're a whole lot of fun when you have the property to hunt them. If you don't they can turn into a pain in the butt in a hurry.
I hear ya I hunt with Blakes tater and it can be very exhausting trying to catch up...especially if Blake's tater, jo's hound and my female are on the ground..they relay...it's when they start relaying that it really gets interesting.
My pack consist of loose bay, gritty and rough ..short range to relay dog...I like being able to adapt to whatever strangely we decide to use.
I'm adding a lil range to mine at the moment but I'm hoping to shorten him up just a lil compared to his parents. Got a male pup from a buddy. Grandsire on one side is BigO's Bear dog and Clues's Cowboy on the other.
