Cast Hunting

I don't hunt casting hog dogs. I spent the first 20 or so years of my life hunting with my dad casting deer and coon dogs. These dogs u could point the tailgate at the woods 1/4 to 1/2 mile across a field. When u dropped the tailgate they went where u pointed them. If they hit a track while crossing the field u could watch them line out if not they worked to the woods before fanning out. These dogs hunted without us. We were simply the ride to and from the woods. They hunted constantly getting further and further till they found the game of choice. Very seldom did they come back without calling them or cutting them off. I was thinking of going to this type dog for use when hunting big blocks with limited access. I decided not to simply because just as with those deer dogs the same problem would arise. Property lines. Instead I hunt dogs that range 300 to 500 with my longest ranging to about 1000 on a good day. I know guys that run dogs that will reliably cast and hunt an area 360 degrees to 3/4 of a mile slowly circling out. They have fine dogs that were bred with traits that were what they were looking for. I feel as far as training a dog to go deep that is more up to the dog and the dogs u put them with. I feel we as hunters take way more credit than is due when it comes to training. I feel that credit goes to the adult dogs we hunt them with and the inherent drive the dog posses.

Shotgun
Arkansas