The Old Man
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« on: February 25, 2025, 10:09:32 am » |
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Took the mules and made a round yesterday, we rode over 5 miles before striking a hog, basically riding in old sign here and there that had been snowed in, as we went we found less and less sign. When they finally went to trailing the track was very cold, way on up the creek from there they bayed a little sow in her bed. They looked to be in the creek, and since you can't cross it just anywhere Adam and I split up since we were near a good crossing that way one of us would be on the right side of the creek. When I go there Adam had caught the hog, and I was able to cross to his side. We moved them a little way from her and they struck a much better track and headed back towards where we had came from. I was confident they'd bay that hog since not many have been getting away other than us having to catch themoff due to where they were at. When we got to where they had crossed the road back out of that 2 mile section there was a track about the size of a silver dollar, never did get that hog bayed, I guess it left out when they bayed the other one and gained enough lead that they never could close the gap. Finally they were fizzling out and we caught them up and rode to the truck. We had ridden 11.15 miles and the dogs showed to have made at least 17 miles as I was out of communication with them quite a bit which shortens their recorded travel. Years ago we would have been in hogs the entire travel. I wanted to be pleased with the dogs for their performance on the first strike, but one aw-shoot wipes out a hundred atta boys and they should have caught the second one.
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Cajun
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2025, 12:28:52 pm » |
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As long as they put the effort in, you cant complain and it sure sounds like they did some real cold trailing. You will never catch them all depending on conditions, terrain and other obstacles. All you can do is tip your hat to the hog and tell him you will be back.
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t-dog
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2025, 01:44:49 pm » |
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It’s a good deal them working out and finishing that cold track. Sounds like that smaller second hog is an educated youngster. If it isn’t then it has an incredible get gone instinct because y’all would’ve caught up if it hadn’t. There will be another time.
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2025, 01:51:15 pm » |
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id be proud of them for hunting, the lil things usually wk out with age
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2025, 09:19:39 pm » |
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It sounds like some pretty good dog work yall will get that other one next round
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The Old Man
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2025, 10:14:38 pm » |
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I'm not figuring on culling them, but I am quite critical of dogs and since I "expect" good things, to assess them I look for the flaws be they minor or major.
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2025, 07:22:55 am » |
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That’s what he only way you’ll ever have the best or make them the best that they can be. IT’s having a standard and sticking to it. Lots of hunters these days don’t have them or stick to them.
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