Blueticks and training to wind

I believe it to be an instinct that is stronger in some than in others and all that have the instinct will polish it with opportunity. If you ever have one that rigs consistently, then pups will be rigging by 3rd time hunted with a rig dog. I don't want one of any kind that doesn't wind but trails on the ground only.

The winding and rigging truly amazes me, this year my two longest rig strikes were 8 hundred and something yards and 9 hundred and something yards, both times it was a cold track they had to really work at to make go. For them to be able to smell it in the air that far and it be that tough of a track is hard to understand. I have saw dogs wind game and cattle "not a track but the animals" quite a bit farther than that. I'm sure both examples are heavily influenced by conditions.