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wine6978
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« on: January 16, 2018, 07:44:09 pm »

I haven't been on here in a long time. It seems I'm not hog hunting quite as much as I used to. I lost Rowdy today. He was about 12 years old and one of the best hog dogs I have had the pleasure of hunting behind. I didn't raise him but came across him about 5 years ago. A man named John Ashcraft from down in matagorda county gave him to me. I remember him telling me about him like yesterday. I had just had my main strike dog killed. I was telling John about it and he offered what he called a decent dog. Said he used to hog hunt and quit hunting but kept Rowdy in case he ever decided to hunt again. He was the LAST of a line of dogs that went back to the 50s. To be honest I thought the man was off his rocker. I told him I'd take him and try him. He said just feed him right and use him to get your young dogs rolling. The first time I hunted Rowdy I was skeptical to say the least. We dropped him and he hit the ground like his tail was on fire. He went off like 600 yards and hammered down. I knew right then he was mine forever.

I was looking for pictures of him this afternoon and they are few and far between. This wasn't no kill one pig and go home dog. You were in it until he quit hunting. I never got any pics of him cause when a catch dog got there he left. If you wanted to have a quick hunt you either didn't take Rowdy or you caught him before the catch dog caught the hog. I remember glueing his nuts back in him one night from a feisty little boar hog. Still got pups from him after that. He was a true blue sure enough hog dog. He was good. Hell he was great, and the last of those dogs. I have a male off of him that's about 1.5 years old. I haven't done anything with him yet. Don't have much time anymore.

I'm going to miss that old dog. He had IT!!!


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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2018, 10:18:32 pm »

Sounds like you and that old dog made some good memories and I bet after him you measure dogs differently I love hearing stories of dogs that changed the game for people I struggled for years with decent to poor dogs until you get that game changer you really don't know what your looking for in a dog or how to identify it but once you have it changes your ideas on how a good dog hunts and acts I have had 2 one I raised and one and bought the other and those two dogs have made my measuring stick a lot longer. Unfortunately you rarely hear stories of these dog until they are gone decent folks don't like to brag but like you they do honor their dogs thank you for sharing about him hope his son will be as good as him. 
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2018, 12:04:59 am »

Great story and sorry about your loss...for many years I heard of the Ashcraft dogs but never hunted behind one...he sounded like a great one...thanks for sharing
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2018, 05:56:51 am »

Sorry for your loss, it's tough to lose one like that.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2018, 06:24:59 am »

Sorry for your loss. Good dogs like that, either time flies by & they are gone or something happens way to soon. Just think of the memories yall made together.
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2018, 07:18:56 am »

Sorry to hear about ur loss... it seems within our lifetime,, we don't get enough of them sure nuff hog dogs... they don't come around often... And you don't realize it til there gone just how important they were...
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2018, 09:00:36 am »

Sorry for your loss Wine. I hope the son can fill his daddy's shoes for you.

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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2018, 12:02:55 pm »

Sorry about your loss bud. Those special ones are like family members. Pictures or not though, your memories won't allow you to forget about how he looked or what happened on those special hunts.
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2018, 12:08:26 pm »

Sorry to hear that guy


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