Herd style hunting

Many of the older guys that i know who use to free range hogs had only one or two cur dogs that had an unbelievable handle would catch and release hogs on command. They managed those hogs back then, would ear mark all their pigs, dock tails and castrate most of the boars, leaving a few for stud boars. Every family had a distinct ear mark that was recorded at the county or parish courthouse. I believe parts winn and Lasalle parishes in LA still had open stock laws until around 2009. I think if you search some of the past threads there are some pics posted of some hog drives.