Cold Trailing

I like to track hunt myself. I'll ride all day to find one big track at noon, and I expect the dog I turn loose on it to attempt to trail it. It's not hard to figure out whether your dog is actually trying it or running off, cuz if it's real cold it's gonna be a slow process at first.

I personally believe a dog either has it or he don't, but you can starve a dog on cold tracks and you will make him a better dog at trailing. It means going home empty handed or catching one hog, but I don't go to the woods to catch sows and shoats.