Cutter Bay is a professional cheerleader that is why he likes them hounds making all that noise
TERMS USED IN THE FIELD
THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SECTION I ADDED FOR FUN. WHEN I FIRST STARTED HUNTING, I NOTICED HUNTERS USING TERMS I WASN’T FAMILIAR WITH (TYPICAL CITY BOY). HOG HUNTERS SEEM TO HAVE A LANGUAGE ALL THEIR OWN. SO HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE SO YOU DON’T GET LOST IN THE CONVERSATION.
1.) SHOAT- A SMALL HOG
2.) BAY- TYPICALLY WHEN DOGS BARK AT A HOG TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING
3.) STRIKE DOG- A DOG THAT SEARCHES OUT AND FINDS THE HOG
4.) CATCH DOG- A DOG THAT GRABS ONTO THE HOG AND HOLDS IT
5.) GYP- A FEMALE DOG
6.) STICKING- TO STAB A HOG
7.) MULE TAPE- HIGH STRENGTH FLAT ROPE USED TO TIE A HOG
8.) HOBBLES- STRAPS WITH RINGS USED TO TIE A HOG
9.) BOOGER BARK- BARKING A DOG WILL SOMETIMES DO WHEN IT IS LOST
10.) CUTTERS- A HOG’S LOWER PROTRUDING TEETH
11.) WHETTERS- A HOG’S UPPER PROTRUDING TEETH
12.) BARR HOG- A CASTRATED MALE HOG
13.) BAYED SOLID- THE DOGS HAVE THE HOG STOPPED AND SURROUNDED (YOU MAY ALSO HEAR THIS CALLED “HEMMED UP”)
14.) WALLOW- A MUD HOLE A HOG WILL ROLL AROUND IN TO STAY COOL
15.) RUB- A POLE OR TREE A HOG HAS RUBBED AGAINST, SOMETIMES LEAVING MUD THERE.
16.) TRASHING- WHEN A DOG IS RUNNING OR BARKING AT SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES A HOG
17.) SOUNDER- A LARGE GROUP OF HOGS
18.) RALLY- WHEN A GROUP OF HOGS TAKE AN OFFENSIVE POSTURE PREPARING TO BREAK A BAY
