EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

I've got a buddy that raises Bullmastiffs and I have found myself in need of a huge catchdog. I haven't been able to get on anything but huge hogs and I want something that could almost run in there and retrieve them. I have never had a catchdog but I don't have time to go threw a ton of them until I find one I want. I want something that is good natured, can run fast, and freakin' hammer a 300# hog. Atleast slow one down until my other dogs can get ahold of them. What's y'alls experience with them?

Had a buddy get a bull cross gutted from the rooter to the tooter not long ago.A dogo is big but bulls are way larger.He was in a thicket with lots of vines.He thought he had the best cd out there,negative.Hogs are fast bro.

I'd be willing to try it. There aren't any thickets up here to speak of. 99.9% of the time I bay them in the wide open.

You never know unless you try it. If I have learned one thing about catch dogs it's that bigger is not always better.
Keep us posted if you give one a try Neches

X2, seems the bigger CDs get cut up more than the lil ones. I trust my lil Ruby(50lbs) on any hog in the woods.

i have a buddy that catches with mastiff and boxers, and they get the job done, but he leads the mastiff in as close as he can get. the dog can only run about 25 yards and then he is sucken for air but he weighs around 180 lbs. so if u keep one in worken shape slim and trim may work for u in the open bays. i have been thinking about crossing my shamus dog with a good dogo gyp

One of our lines of Catch dogs has Mastiff in them. They also have dogo and AB in them.  Big Heads Athletic Body. thats how we like them.

We hunt alot of heavily wooded spots and a dog of that size would not be able to effeciently get to a bay. I have to also question ther wind! JMO

Yea i would not use a full blood Mastiff they do not have the lungs for it in my opinion

This is one from our line i sold to a guy several months ago

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Yea he looks alot more athletic than a Mastiff!

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I started hunting Tip(Bullmastiff Pit cross) last summer leading him to 25 yards and now I cut him anywhere from 150 - 400 plus. He's caught some good boars and lived longer and caught more hogs than any catch dog I've owned. I've never had any problems with fences or brush but he's a cross that only weighs in the 125 range. I really like bghogdogtx cross; that's my kinda dog.

x2... nice looking bulldog.

Bullmastiff crosses are very popular here.  Bull Mastiff great dane crosses have a large following but other crosses are used as well.  They find and hold.  Any of the Aussie pig hunting sites will have photos of them.

cheers

Troy

I have a female out of bghogdogs line and absolutely love her and let me tell u u have to have dang jaws of life to spread her jaws when she catches hey speaking of which ddo u know how old she is bg

I had a full blood bull mastiff back in the early 90's. She was 120lbs and very athelitic with good wind. She was also very game driven.The first time she ever saw a hog i carried on a night hunt with some of my buddies, the dogs bayed in a creek and when i walked up and shined the light down she dove off the bank and caught. Bad thing about it, i was still attached....Thank goodness it only weighed about 100 and she caught ear right off the bat....I used her several more times until my EX wife got to nagging about getting her hurt, but she caught ear every time....May have just been a natural i dont know...

I have got a 200 pound 2yr bull/English mastiff cross that will hammer a hog...I don't hunt him because he is my pet  but I have been thinking about crossing him to a pit to see how it goes

I have a english mastif that is my wifes pet dont tell her but not only does she catch she was down at the pig pen and my little corgy decided he was going to bay up a little hog and some friends of ours were at the house and when scooter bayed the little pig wel sheba killed it  ya well lets just say they will catch and she is plenty fast. We let her out every day to run.  I say go for it.  JMO

Purebreed They are around 10 mnths now

Thanks I still aint got enough good things to say about her she started growing and still is it is one of the hardest things I have not to haul her hunting but want to wait till a year or little more

Thanks Man, Glad she is finally growing for you.  Yea my dad has taken his out a few times and turned him loose on small pigs.  They are a good litter of pups  makes me wish i kept one.

try the south african mastiff or boerboel.......they seem to me more muscular/athletic looking that the bullmastiff....they had one at last years hunt for the hungry
either way, both of them seem like they would get tired too quickly. If you really need that much dog weight on a hog, two pits might do the job and prolly eat less.

Here is my budddy's mastiffxpit.  He does wear out quick but recovers pretty quick also.  We have sent him from 100 before.  You better make sure its a big hog or you get there quick b/c he is going to try to kill it.  He has a great personallity. Good with people kids and other dogs.

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thats a fine looken dog right there

pits are what we use and if u get a good one they will go in grab a 400# hog and hold him. we use breaksticks to pry there jaws apart off the pigs ear.   :o

x2 nice dog...

Never owned one but saw my friends two catch any hog any time. I also heard from some Aussie guys that if worked they are as athletic as you will ever need.

You do know once you get one legged up and primed, despite all that food you wont find a big hog but every four months....that my luck any how!

Eye witness here..tip aka "big ugly" is a hard catching ballzy type dog..if i had the time to run a full group i would def. have one bred just like him to ensure a definite catch upon arrival to the bay