I dont know were people get short range dogs will quit a hog in short order
?? Just because a dog has a short hunting range does not mean he aint got big bottom to finish I have seen many a dogs like this . Hell we have struck bad hogs 100 yds out and ran the thing for miles before we ever got him .
I agree... I've seen some good short range dogs hunt Jimmy. It's just not my kind of dog, nor what I am looking for. I don't think that all of em will leave a hog or track at there limit, but I don't want a short range dog that does leave a hog or track at 1000+ yards though. I want whatever dog it is that is on the ground hunting to stay with anything they see until it sits or outruns them. JMO though.
Not trying to be argumentative...but what's the difference between a dog quiting a track at 1000 yards or getting outrun? When a hog leaves the dogs in his dust he's still leaving a track...scent. Quiting is quiting. No matter the circumstances.
IMO, when the hog leaves the dogs, yes there is scent... But if the hog is far enough away how long is it going to take for the dogs to catch up, and not find other scent to lead to a different hog that maybe miles away. Or what the scent is left on (terrain), or how strong it is whether it's a rank boar or a shoat... Or what if the hog just outlasts the dogs and they can't keep up. What if they run across a road and loose the scent...? There are plenty of scenarios that I don't know of because I am not out there running with the dogs, but it happens. We as dog hunters just have to make the best guess that we can. I just know my dogs will normally follow said hog until the end of their ability to; whether it be a mile or 4 before they either get it stopped or loose it. I know i've seen Blake's Zig dog go for hours on end chasing running hogs and he had to get on a wheeler to stop him before he killed himself from overheating and dying. The dog came up after he got him picked up and fell over he was so tired and to me thats bottom. I guess you could look at it like quitting it, but after a mile - 4 mile chase, and already putting down 20+ miles I'm happy. I do not want them "quitting" said track after only 1000-1500 yards, especially if they've seen the hog, I want to give their best shot at finishing it no matter the cost. Hope that clears it up some. And no harm done cause that's a good question and like I said, it's JMO.
