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Whitworth
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:47 am Post subject: If you could only have one dog......... |
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| Gentlemen, I have hunted hogs with dogs on only a couple of occassions -- unfortuanetly as it is blast in my opinon. If your living situation dictated that you could only have one hunting dog, what would be the best animal to have? |
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wildwood deckers
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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I would move or die trying..... when it comes to dogs, one is not even a number unless followed by the word "more".... :laugh:
However, that question does get me really thinking.... There are a number of breeds that come to mind, but some I have never owned and would like to try in that situation..... Black mouth cur, catahula, maybe a Dogo....
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tnhoundsman
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Whitworth
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:59 am Post subject: |
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tnhoundsman wrote: plott
Why the plott if you don't mind me asking? |
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tnhoundsman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| good nose for finding, plenty of grit to hold a big hog at bay and catch smaller hogs. speed to catch up to and stay with game. smart eaisly trained. ans they have been bred to hunt big dangerous game like hogs fot over 200 years |
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TedH71
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Location: Wichita, KS
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Plotts are good for large acreages. Not small ones since they have colder noses than most cur dogs. For smaller acreage, cur dogs would be your best bet. Keep in mind, hounds will drive hogs away because they bark on track. Not to say that hounds don't make good hog dogs...they do..most of 'em are Plotts but if you were the hog and you heard a dog baying..what would you do? Run!
Silent dogs get more hogs. My opinion, is if you hunt in the mountains, plotts are a good choice bec you can hear the dogs working.... |
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Whitworth
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: |
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| So, what breed of dog would you suggest, Ted? |
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tnhoundsman
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| most of my plotts are silent trackers ya don't hear them til they are lookin at the game |
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TedH71
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Tn houndsman,
That's a rare trait in Plotts. I know that I have friends who would pay good money for a Plott that doesn't bawl on track. Keep your bloodline going! I would be interested except I'm in Kansas, lol. |
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