u can come huinting down here and we have a 12 year old catahoula that will out hunt any hound and never trash
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I live near the Ok., Tx. Border we have plenty of hogs if your hunting dogs can smell them and stop them cause they do tend to run and run regardless of silent or open. Both have there merits, I like both for their purpose....they're not bred for the same purpose, so IMO they really can not be fairly compared. My example... I have fairing rough cur types that most times shut down a hog when they find one, they're hotter nosed bout med range. I also have a hound X that don't hunt very far at all and strikes 2 -3 times more often then the curs, hunting behind them. We'll never stop every hog we strike, so to me its justodds finding more, in the end equals catching more. Is far more enjoyable then a dry run...funny actually his trail barks sometimes sounds like " Hey you missed something, they're over here". But like I said I really enjoy them all.........especially when I pull in from work and everyone of them is out there begging me to say " LOAD UP"!
I probably didn't settle the pot any........but felt like sharing.
