EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

  Not trying to start another thread about open vs silent , or if hogs run more with an open dog.  I was just wondering how many people on this site run open mouth dogs and consistently catch hogs. 

I have a redbone female that is very open and a rcd that is open and i consistenly catch pigs... course i do live up in the panhandle where hog doggin is alot more scarce than it is in east texas.... i do not like open dogs but my redbone has been with me too long and the rcd is there for help until a couple pups get of age

mike

Add me to that list.

i hunt dogs that bark and if we can find the hogs here in sc we can catch them.they almost all run here.a silent dog might bay 5 seconds and the race is on.

Jet308: almost every dog we hunt is open.. We have about 4 out of the 20 or so that are SILENT as night. Every other one we hunt gives mouth, may it be a little or a few with alot. SPEED and tons of bottom are what produce the pork for us. We over 130+ for the year, so the mouthy dogs are getting it done :)

i run open mouth plotts lots of big hogs got with thim tons of bottom faster thain scalded striped pokeodotted apes or most boarninjas unless thear is a little cake in tha woods :):)

it dont matter if their open or not as long as they are showing results!!!!!!!!!!!

Add me to the list,  I hunt them both, dont matter,   if a hogs gonna run, its gonna run and if its already runnin it dont matter if they are barkin or not, "its still runnin". ;)

 I like something in the middle, I dont mind the mouth, caught plenty with open dogs.

x2

Guess I'm a 'middle' man too, my dogs are silent but I hunt with guys that have open mouthed hounds...mostly Plotts. Killed 137 hogs in GA last season in 2 months.....and these hogs run....like all those 'apes' y'all are always speaking of. So I guess it's working for us.

I like a little open it seem to make my pups stay interested.  :) just my 2 cents  rolleyes

I have a redbone that's open. Works 4 me Cuz when he's chasing he calls the silent dogs to him. I used to open but I'm learning that it don't hurt to b open. I do think it keeps a hog running longer but if has a long headstart but if the dogs want him bad enuff they'll get him

Thanks for all of the input so far.  I have a BMCxRedbone cross that's a little over a year old and he has found more than a few hogs but he has started opening on track.  I was considering selling him because of it but I raised him from a pup and he has a whole lot of potential.  Thanks again for the input, keep it coming.

open dog not worth a dang give him to me!!!!!! lol

I run both.

I run silent and semi open. the semi open ones will eventually be replaced.