Trail barking!!!!

Great thread guys......Something to consider.......
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I share a couple of spots with some Coon hunting buddies that run open hounds. They hunt the spots more frequently than we do. We run silent cur dogs. The hogs seem to bay up pretty easy for us when we hunt these places.
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Have the hogs become conditioned to hearing dogs bark that are not pursuing them OR do these particular hogs just not want to run? I don't know the answer. I assure you that our dogs aren't anything special. We catch our fair share but we get out run on other places more than I like to admit! Lol!
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My opinion is that most hog hunters like silent dogs that only bark when they see the hog because they make it easier for the hunter to know what the dogs are doing. It takes patience, experience, and at times a little imagination to know exactly what an open trailing dog is doing.