when to let go

[texasgrit]

i went hunting the other day and i walked ahead with the dogs and left my stepson in the truck with the catch dog. the dogs bayed up  about 200yd from me and i called (Justin) stepson to bring the catch dog. and i went to the bay. i was 120yd from them and seen the catch dog come by me i tryed to get him and missed him. he ran to the other dogs and the bay stopped and the hog broke. i got my dogs back and they were all cut up didnt get the hog. idont like cutting my cacth dog lose until i can see the hog.  what do yall like to do

[SwampHunter]

120 yards sounds good to me , my catch dog would of been on his way too , but I use 1 pit an 1 stag , if the bays gonna break it's gonna break , an I don't understand how your dogs were cut because it broke ?

[texasgrit]

 they may have been cut up before the the hog broke i dont know but only had one cacth dog and it was small. dont know if that had any thing to do with it

[Purebreedcolt]

I cut loose further and I have cut loose closer but can vary seldom see the hog because of brush.   

[skunkhounds]

i run mine on the ground if they can hear the bay they go to it

[M Bennet]

i turn mine loose around 20 to 40 yards. i also think thats why my catch dogs dont get cut up as much and it might have helped them get to be 10 years old and 9 yrs  old but every body thinks different.

[brad s]

I turn loose when I can see the hog. Or if its too thick to see I try to get around 20yds or so. I had a dog get killed bc I turned catch dog loose to soon and could not get ther quick enough bc it was thicker than expected.

[BarrNinja]

i turn mine loose around 20 to 40 yards. i also think thats why my catch dogs dont get cut up as much and it might have helped them get to be 10 years old and 9 yrs  old but every body thinks different.

x2
I like to see them if I can but will cut them loose as long as Im close and know I can get to the catch in a hurry.

[crj4926]

20 to 30 yds is where I let mine go I won't to follow him in and get the hog ASAP I also have better luck with not having as many cut as some guys I know that let there's go further away

[bird]

i turn mine loose around 20 to 40 yards. i also think thats why my catch dogs dont get cut up as much and it might have helped them get to be 10 years old and 9 yrs  old but every body thinks different.

x2
I like to see them if I can but will cut them loose as long as Im close and know I can get to the catch in a hurry.

x3 I like to get in to help as quick as I can.

[Miller Lite]

20 to 30 yds is where I let mine go I won't to follow him in and get the hog ASAP I also have better luck with not having as many cut as some guys I know that let there's go further away

i normally turn my loose the same an do the same ... if they are fightin so am I 


once i was casting my dogs an slipped an let the bulldogs chain go ... she ran with my cur dogs the whole way an in about 15 minutes they all went treed so we headed that way an they had a big ol barr hog my pit was about to die from the heat when i stuck the hog an pulled her off

[halfbreed]

my bulldogs name is pistol , and i use him same as i would a pistol , when target is in site .

[TShelly]

20 to 30 yds is where I let mine go I won't to follow him in and get the hog ASAP I also have better luck with not having as many cut as some guys I know that let there's go further away

i normally turn my loose the same an do the same ... if they are fightin so am I 


once i was casting my dogs an slipped an let the bulldogs chain go ... she ran with my cur dogs the whole way an in about 15 minutes they all went treed so we headed that way an they had a big ol barr hog my pit was about to die from the heat when i stuck the hog an pulled her off

Agreed! I like that.. If they're fighting, I'm fighting.. Some people think bulldogs are expendable and some use them like that. Not saying we won't turn loose from a good distance but most of the time we make sure the hog is in a safe place. If not the lariat rope comes out and we'll get to work embarassing ourselves with it until we get him caught or moved to a more preferable spot to catch the hog

[Miller Lite]

I've seen some good dogs get tore up cause there owner wouldn't meet them in the middle ... i dont have bulldogs anymore but if my curs are in there hammered down i do everything i can to help them work that hog long enough to grab a leg ... but my blackmouths will also catch if i get close they stop barking they know why im coming to them an what im about to do

[drew]

40 yards has been my luck depending on the terrain

[muleman]

Depends on the terrain and the catchdog. I don't have a problem in the world sending my AB from 500+ yds if the terrain was where I could get to him pretty quick. But I wouldn't send a little short legged pit from that far. The way people talk about unicorns I would send them as soon as I heard a bay.....I hear they have more endurance and, well you know with the wings all....

[sfboarbuster]

I usually turn mine out from the truck, if the bay is reasonably close, like 100-200 yards. The kind of woods I grew up hunting, you just couldn't lead a dog through. Big palmettos you can run through pretty pretty quick, but trying to lead a dog through there without the bay busting is about impossible.

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[SouthsFinestFla]

As close as I can get ,bein safe... 20-30 yrds

[SouthsFinestFla]

a dogman, that has been huntin for over 30 years opened my eyes .. think about it imagine running 100-200 in a sprint then fight mike tyson. if I had to fight him ide like to walk in as close as I could get jmo

[chainrated]

I wish I could walk in and see the hog every time before I send a catchdog. I'll send one from 100 yards and not even think twice... 

think about it imagine running 100-200 in a sprint then fight mike tyson.

If it was 1000-2000 yards I would agree but any dog that can't run 100-200 yards without being wore out I would not want to go in behind on a bad hog..