Message #534275

[l.h.cracker]

I hunt a couple nights a week year round so they're conditioned. I have had a single dog hold a 250# hog for an hour and a half and many times in 30-45 min range.I am always nervous when a single dog is on a hog for extended periods of time and try to run a couple at a time but when each dog will strike and prefer to take their own you run into single dogs on hogs.Many times we have to split up and go to multiple catches at the same time.if hunting with 3 other people I like to have 4 dogs on the ground in hopes that they'll pair up and many times they do but if there's only a couple of us hunting I like to run 2  so that we don't have to split up as often and can help at the catch.I do have 2 that bay a large hog but catch as soon as another dog is present they have some good Grit I wouldn't mind a loose dog just have to be careful who's on the ground with it. I just recently as in this summer started leading a bulldog just to throw a fresh dog in before we get there as an insurance policy during the heat but come winter they'll be running as well.Just because a dog isn't baying doesn't mean that the other dogs within reason can't hear what's going on so a loose running bulldog  helps in my opinion.The only thing is your bulldog starts to strike as well but I like caught hogs so if they strike one and hang it than I like that to.