EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Des will have to fill in the blanks.  I have never been on a bear hunt, but after seeing these pictures, a bear hunt is in my bucket list!

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I would LOVE to see that country and ride a horse behind those hounds till they treed.  I would like to see a bear and a mountain line treed before I am too old or they outlaw it.  Awesome pictures!!!

Matt

OH goodness Des is now becoming the moutain man, I know i saw that pic of u and that bear on the discovery channel they thought they caught big foot eating a bear ;) :D.. Sorry couldnt resist.. ;)

I am jelous.  ;) We didnt catch a darn thing on ours. LOL

Thanks Chris that was last year in New Mexico. I leave monday for northern Cali for 6 days. Last year we treed a bear a day and one day two looking for a good boar to harvest. I'm glad there is no bears I can hunt in Texas I would have to get me some hounds and start breeding those my wife would be so proud. Not

Nice pics des...that seems like it would be alot of fun

That's pretty cool, I'd have a hard time not bringin' my hog dogs for that ;D

Richard you are not funny.Its a blast its almost as fun as hog hunting but harder to breathe.

I will ask ur wife if it was funny,, Bet she is still laughing ;D... Looks like fun fo sho but i know i couldnt make it,, I like to ride the rhino tooo much ;)

I hate cold weather the high is going to be 45 and the low 20 degrees.Aren't bears suppose to go to sleep when its that darn cold I wonder what there doing this spring when its warm j/k but it going to be cold.

Mr. H.G.  is off to a good start.

He said there were some fine dogs.  that one looks pretty good.

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That is an AWESOME color phase bear!!!!!!!  Good pics too man, good looking hounds.

MG

Great looking pics. Des I like the high tech gear, works good for keeping you warm and not overheating too bad when you have to run.
Whats the pen for were you taking notes ?

That is a nice lookin bear and some good lookin hounds. 8)

I don't know where to start I guess by saying I am impressed watching  those hounds work. It is unreal how pro dogs are. There was  two pro guides at our camp and we had one new to bear hunting come up and then we had what we I guess I better say me a weekend warrior actually two of them.We hunted a National Forest what they call quota bears they want to get rid of so many bears the season is about 4 monthes it cost 3500.00  a person.The reason I told you the cost is  that this is big buisness no room for B.S or crappy dogs to keep your clients the hunt is not guarenteed but the shooter better see a bear because the shooters know that they are there.When you get your permit they tell each person what the number is that has been killed and how many more there is left to kill.Anyway off to the camp one guy hunts a mix of hounds one guy is a third generation hounder but he left the families strain of dogs and went to Blue Ticks.They start in the mornings by rigging they drive the moutain side  at 10 to 15 miles per hour when the dogs open he can tell by the way they sound how close the bear is. When we leave in the mornings we split up into 2 to 3 rigs who every strikes has a chance to run it then call for back up once they get it goin to try to hunt a larger area about 20000 acres  of mountains and get the shooter a shot at what he came to Cali for.But you best believe if you start one if your dogs quit you catch it at camp I mean it is so competitive I loved it.I told my dad if there was bear and cats in Texas he would be raising his grand kids the average race is about 4 to 6 hrs from starting the bear to getting the hunter a shot in the tree or on the ground.When the dog wind one they put a start dog down that dogs job is to get gone and go run that track hot once he locate bawls they start sending him help they guys will not really start turning dogs loose until more people show up to get there dogs some work. If one guy used only his dogs and the race goes the 3 to 6 miles like it does it breaks your dog down or if a bear won't go up a tree the dogs will start fighting him and then you might be out for the season.The dogs go until the bear trees or stops and fight and then the chop mouth starts you try to drive as close as you can the start up or down the mountain.Those blue dogs if the bear won't go up they will catch him if he is 250 or less and stretch him they are bad as_ I mean 4 or 5 of his blue dogs.They also can drive and put them on a track if its 8 hrs or less they say 85 0/0 they will   see the bear if it 8 to 12 hrs about 60 0/0 they will see it then come down 10 0/0 for every hr after that. The most fun I have ver had with my clothes on. The pen is for milage I got to run the log and track the dogs Blue boxes WF and johnson collars they think they are the best for what they do.Its a whole lot more but hopefully thi gives people an idea I'm going mountain lion hunting next September and also they run bobcats and lions with the same dogs no trouble.Some of those hounds blue red and brindle alike some of the fastest dog I have ever seen I mean I started to cull all mind and get some blue hounds smoken drive and speed NOS.

Des, 

That sounds like a blast. 

Des, that sounds like a real good time. Good looking hounds and awesome color on that bear.

Des, are you sure you dont need a traveling partner that looked like so much fun.Great pics man

I will be going cat hunting in the spring I'm reall excited about that if it has a dog and fast and dangerous I want to do it as long as dog has to find it. Come on all as it takes is money so come on.

like you said des, any kind of huntin with a dog from squirrels to boars, to bears its all fun to me....

good hunt and good pics