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The Old Man
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« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2016, 12:18:24 pm » |
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This thread like lots of others on here through the years deals with the different cultures within the sport. I fully support folks being able to use whatever style of dog they want and hunt them however they choose. The culture I am from says that a dog you can stay real close to don't cast very far and won't run much track. More of a wind only or really hot track dog. He probably won't run one very far without quitting and coming back to resume the hunt. That is how you can consistently be real close to him when he finds a hog. This sort of dog can be real productive where there are lots of hogs, probably catch more hogs with him than a cold nosed dog with lots of bottom. Also the culture I am from is against a dog that "fights" a hog since we want a colder nosed dog that won't quit a track therefore will often get to a hog a long ways off and if you "aren't" real close to them one of 3 things will happen, dogs get cut up, hog gets wrecked out and ruined, (we catch and tie) or the hog flushes and the race is on. I am not saying I don't want a dog to bite a hog I do want a dog to bite a hog to stop it but when it stops I want him to back up and bark, hogs are smart and figure out pretty quick if I run this rascal bites me but if I face him I can keep him off of me. 1-3 dogs that don't "pick" at a bayed hog will keep lots of bad running hogs bayed that otherwise would not stand bayed. Hogs have 3 choices when dogged, whip them off, out run them, or be eaten alive so for the hog to stand bayed he needs to be able to feel he can win if he stays still. This sort of dog you don't have to be in a hurry to get to and seldom gets cut up very bad. Now you can drink a beer take a dip of snuff and listen to'em bay hahaha. The fewer dogs you turn loose the better off you are for this style of hunting. I don't have any experience with the find, catch, hold, type of dog therefore have no comment on them.
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