Starting out

I am still starting out too. Just starting to build my own pack. The one thing that has served me best and my best advice I could give is find a successful hunter/hunters near you and start talking with them. Hopefully at least one will let you tag along with them on a few hunts and you can see good dogs hunt. Because what you think you want now in a dog might change after seeing a couple of good packs run. That might also give you a source to get decent dogs from.

The first thing I learned in the dog game is the statement "you get what you pay for" is 100% untrue. Sometimes you might but that is a big maybe. My second piece of advice would be if you are determined to spend big money on dogs never pay for one without watching it hunt first with your own two eyes. I'll take someones word on a dog if they are giving it to me or its not costing me much, but if I'm going to shell out big money no offense to them but I want to see it go.

Good luck in your hog doggin journey!