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heavyhitter89
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« on: May 29, 2012, 01:07:41 pm » |
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my redbone bmc cross has been doing really well these past few months.. been finding some pigs on his own,, he is around a year old, he has never been open on track .never even made a sound on track, well saturday morning took him out with a buddy of mine who has some bmc dogs that r not open either, but for some reason my dog decided to open on track a few times, i know that there were pigs right by us somewhere because the other dogs were going nuts as well but never opened and when my dog opened i knew he had a pig until we saw him barkin on the track with no pig in sight... my question is do u think that the signs were that fresh and he just couldnt work it out. or should i get used to him being open,,, he would bark three or four times then get quiet everytime...it just seemedd like he made it a little tougher to catch the pigs that day...
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2012, 05:14:58 pm » |
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He's probably opening becuase other dogs are getting ahead of him. If he's started, go ahead and get used to it.
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H.Wilson
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2012, 06:15:05 pm » |
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Matt I think it was just that hint of redbone coming out in him
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heavyhitter89
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2012, 07:55:14 pm » |
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yea but i hope that hint a redbone dont come out to often because i would hate to have to either get rid of him....
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2012, 09:15:12 pm » |
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if you decide to cull him...I'll take him off your hands...
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2012, 11:39:12 pm » |
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i have a mtn cur/bmc cross that will do exactly what your sayin. after watching her for the last month, she only opens on track when my older dogs get to far out in front of her while working the track, i assume due to the fact that she doesnt work a track as fast. she is only 14 mos old, but if she is still doing at 2 yrs of age i WILL get rid of her because she def makes it a little harder to catch hogs that arent withing 100 yds or so. she is silent when she is doing things on her own, so hoping she learns to work fast enough to keep up or surpass the older dogs. good luck
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heavyhitter89
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2012, 10:20:11 am » |
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well rueben if things dont change i will be loooking to make a change in him lol.. but id hate to get rid of him cause he is an all around dog. im thinking that i might try using him as a wind dog for a little while and see how that goes
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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2012, 10:53:44 am » |
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He's probably opening becuase other dogs are getting ahead of him. If he's started, go ahead and get used to it.
either that or he has a way colder nose then them an he was askin for a lil help ... a few of my curs will open on track i have a cold nose dog that i know has a little better nose then the others she'll open up an then they all meet up an start racing you'll hear her until its gets hotter then i gotta dog that'll chop a lil an then i gotta dog that if it makes a noise they are either lookin at the hog or on its ass once you figure them out its a cake walk |
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heavyhitter89
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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2012, 03:09:10 pm » |
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yea i know he has one hell of a nose. i have seen him out strike some finished dogs. he is just not sure sometimes about if he wants to go alone,,then again i have seen him swim the river on a pigs tail end trying to catch it... thinking bout what you said miller that sounds like what he is doing,, like he is asking for some help but i dont know just yet.
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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2012, 08:21:00 pm » |
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Just keep hunting him with my pair he will get silent it was only a one time thing
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