Message #59545

[duece24]

my question is does it matter. if you are willing to cut that pup loose in the wild cutting loose in the pen is no different...if i got pups that aren't ready for the woods then i wouldn't put them in the pen, if i'm taking them to the woods then i will put them in the pen. i like using the pen for the younger dogs, because i know there are hogs in there. this way when i cut them loose i know they are going to get on a hog, where as cutting loose in the wild is a crapshoot of whether or not they will get on a hog or not. the pen is for training in my mind, to develop a little hunting drive, to develop the ability to stop a runner, etc.