Terrain is definetley the most important factor for the hog to escape. I feel athletism is the most important factor when hunting nasty, thick, wet areas for the dog to stop that hog. I would rather my dog get to the front of the hog and try and catch and get the hogs attention on him and not running. Once the dog gets the hogs attention through force the hog tends to stop and defend/fight. I run real rough athletic dogs that are running to catch/kill the hog. That intensity in the dogs and their speed has really kept my strike and catch ratio high. Your not going to get them all, but you can catch most of them. Smaller packs hunting on the ground, and every dog in the pack be able to find and catch their own, and your success rate will be high!! IMOA........
