I'll let Daniel (RIP) tell you about where Buster come from, I really don't know myself.
But as to how he hunts, long ranged, pretty gritty, has a very LOUD and growlin bark, when you hear him your gonna have a catch..

and like Jeff said, "dry runs are not an option" for him. I've hunted with this dog since last Nov and had 1 dry run with him, and he had found one earlier that day...lol
If I could clone a hog dog it would be him, I'm definately in line for a pup if the breeding took.