Putting young in the woods

Can't really give an opinion on that as sometimes I start pups on them and sometime all they know is to bay and when their legs are under them they go to the woods with a big dog. Mock hunts are a great tool but after a few times I would try to keep from dumping the pups right where you started the drag/track. As that will lead to them believing each time they hit the ground there will be a track to run right under their noses. Now if your looking to train some track style dogs where you drive around find a good track or some fresh rooting or wallow and dump them out that isn't so bad but if your wanting them to really get out and look for the track to start your better off getting them familiar with starting and finishing the track then dumping them further away each time so they will learn they have to go find that track to run and then run it to find the hog. A million ways to skin a cat and I'm not dog trainer extrordanaire or a veteran of this game. Just know what's worked for me the past 2.5 years and base my opinions off that.

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