Speaking of numbers. When it comes to polishing a young dog I think the # of hogs you put them on as a 1.5- two year old is directly proportional to how well they live up to their full potential. A goal of mine is to get a young dog on at least 200 successful bays during their first spring and fall. Just say they were born in December you start them in the fall before deer season they will be ready to go hard in January when deer season closes. Then you hunt their ass of that whole year and try to get them on at least 200 solid bays. Don't we all wish we had that much time.
Waylon
Very true. Good post. It was easy to make dogs when we hunted that much.