Might sound corny but catching hogs is just a reward/bonus for me. I spend time with my dogs and hunt them because it is the biggest stress reliever I have found. Sure it's frustrating at times when I haven't caught a hog in a while (like the dry runs I've been having) but that's part of it. It's 90% my fault because I don't have access to land that hogs are always on. I love to run in and how the dogs that I am there to seal the deal and flipped the hog but I also love just loading them up and hitting the woods.
Don't get me wrong. I love to spend time with the dogs and watch them do their thing. But last night it was like trying to catch fish in a swimming pool.
.....plus, I seem to relax and be more in tune with the dogs when there isn't a big group of "spectators" around.
