Pen dogs vs. Woods dogs

I have never been a big fan of bay pens but have had three dogs that were hunted year round in the woods and the only time they saw a bay pen was when they were entered in competition. One of them was my old Gus dog and he won about half the bays he was entered in and the other ones usually gave a good account of themselves. I stoped by Randy Wrights on the way home from hunting the time they had an open competition and won it with the Gus dog.
A good dog is a good dog in the pen or the woods. A good dog will square up in front of a hog, bay hard and only bother the hog if he tries to leave. Most dogs that are in bay pen competitions are out of bay pen dogs that were bred to bay pen dogs and were never selected for hunt, find, and stay.