before hog hunting i was a prety big time coon hunter(js walker dog are the best at it)
but anyway as a pup ppl will get a caged coon and raise it up on a tree to get the pup to tree... (thats where most ppl mess up) treeing is natural to a (tree dog) yes its okay to do it once or twice when they are about 3 or 4 months but after that jus work caged coons for about a good month straight(thats taking the coon turning it loose let him tree it, shoot it out then do another drag to a tree and wait till he comes treed again then wait a lil longer to walk to the tree then before). when he reaches about 7 or 8 months take him to a pond with a caged coon . turn that coon loose in the water . turn your dog loose . after he fights the coon in the water i promise he is going to be coon crazy the rest of his life . now once he puts 2&2 together .. trail to tree from workin the cage coons ... its all woods time from there .. and and as a pup be sure to tie him up TO EVERY SINGLE TREE HE MAKES (unless slick treed) it will help him learn to stay treed no matter how long it might take u to get to him .. i wish i still had ole hammerhead to invite anyone on this site to go hunting . he was one of a kind .. first track he picked up .. was the track he was taking straight to the tree.. might be a mile away but buddy i could put 1000 dollars we would see a ringtail EVERYTIME !
