yessir warren , my granddaddy grew up free ranging cattle and hogs in the woods in central florida in the 30's and 40's . their dogs would hold up a sounder of hogs while they caught pigs with a noose on a pole and work them in the saddle .
when the screwworn epidemic hit , them dogs learned to smell them worms on a fresh calfs navel and go find and bay him and his momma !
his older brother joined the army when ww2 came along and never went back to the farm cause he was so tired of riding and doctoring for screwworms and sometimes gittin his ass hooked for it
Screwworms was a bad thing. Them old Cowhunters had to breed "looser" dogs for a while there and actually learn how to throw a rope.
Blood meant worms, sure'nuff. I heard tying off hard to an old school McClellan Saddle was a b#tch
