EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Lets hear about it. I have really enjoyed reading about those once in a lifetime dogs that people have owned hunted in the past and figured I would at least give a thread like this a shot.......... I know there are ALOT of guys on here that have some real deal hard hunting dogs and I'd like to hear more about em all, catahoulas, ymbc's, hounds, terriers, crosses and anything in between........just simply flat out the BEST dog you have ever been lucky enough to hunt behind. So if ya'll get the time sit down and tell us about the best dog YOU have ever owned OR have had the pleasure of hunting behind. and throw some pictures in if you have em. I look forward to reading about em.

Best dog ive ever owned and had the pleasure of hunting for a couple years was a dog named Briar. I got him from Jimmy(TexasHogDogs) who raised him until he was about 15 months old when I got him. Still to this day I Haven't seen but one who hunted as good as he did and that was Jodys Country dog who is Briars brother. They are Plot Walker Catahoula bred and silent as can be. Didn't matter how you hunted him he would produce pork, and as independent as they came. He didn't need any other dogs to help him. You could shoot over him or in his earlier stage he would catch with catch dog. Then he started getting to where he wouldn't be there when you got there because as soon as they caught he was gone on another. I loved just putting him down on a crossing and watching him take it out a mile and jump the hog it was great. By far hands down a dog I loved to hunt!! He got killed just in the beginning of his prime right before he turned 3. I could only imagine with another year or two down the road how that dog would have been.

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Walker kemmer gyp..she could hunt any style you want hood.horseback.walk.shoot over her or usr c.d.  didnt need a lick of help.  BARMBARKENNELS has her now im sure he can post pics i dont jave computer so cant post pics.  she was.  is real deal though.  next best would probly be casey lee cash dog.  pure catahoula he only gonna get better hes still young....also had a heeler catahoula gyp that would hunt her little arae off 

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these to are the best trail and catch dogs i have seen black dog was mine and was a damn hog dog forsure the yellow one belongs to a buddy she was up in age but was a bad one forsure. both dead
 the best over all dog i have seen was owned by gary brown in fort meade fl named get right. defiantly a jam up son of a gun. caught alot of hogs behind the black dog and the get right dog. the get right right dog was sold because he was going thru a divorce and needed money for his truck payment witch his ex wife took about 2 weeks after that. lol the guy who then had it lost him so im sure he is dead as well. i have some good storys of hunting with gary and that dog, dont have any pics of him tho

The best dog I have hunted with is my dog flash lacy x Kemmer. Good nose fast on track and lots of bottom this dog amazes me at times has never trashed on me goes miles or hrs what ever it takes he has put me and my buddy's on a lot of hogs. I can't take the credit on him cuz tcolt trained him up me and flash just fit up better he had issues when I first got him but that is all in the past little guy has the hart of a lion. Got him and haven't looked back just goes to show you never know where the good ones are going to come from they just pop up. Not saying he is the best cuz he ain't but he is darn good

Fortunate to have had several through the years that impressed me. 
Go figure they were all Yeller and related. Lol.

This is a mother, son,  and grandson that were sure nuff dogs for us. Along with the latest great grandson that seems to be stepping up hard and outshining his peers.


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Grandsons (Littermates) male on left is top dog here currently. 
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Man… I honestly couldn’t put a BEST dog into one dog that I have hunted behind… from my outlook, there have been many.  Now I have not been hunting but for only a few years, and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to hunt with other dogs, and see different styles.  Each dog has had its strength and weaknesses, but first and foremost, for me, they have all been dogs that you can guaran-dam-tee is looking at a hog when they’re singin’. 

Each dog that I’m talking about is a dog that is straight hog dog, no questions asked.  They have that passion that surpasses  just a run-of-the mill dog that hunts.  It is a passion, and a want-to, that drives what they do; it’s a passion that is bread, not learned.  I can’t really even put it into words… to me there is a difference in a dog that will bark at a hog, and a dog that bays a hog.  There’s a difference in a dog that likes to hunt and learns over a period of time and a dog that picks it up in just a few hunts.  It’s the dog that no matter what terrain you hunt, when that tailgate drops, it’s all hog business no matter where they are.  It’s the dog that rolls out and doesn’t quit, and it’s the dog that counts on you to be there. It’s a dog that when you have a dry run, you can honestly say that the hogs just aren’t there that night. 

Here are a few of those dogs that I have had the pleasure to hunt behind.

First one is Flacco.  I just learned a few days ago that this guy passed away due to old age.  He’s not my dog to pay tribute to, but I can tell you that this dog taught me how to hunt.  He’s the kind of dog that you drop and will go a mile to even find a track.  He was slow, steady, and only got in a rush if he was looking at a hog.  He’s a dog that didn’t need another dog to hold a bay or work a trail.  He had all the confidence in the world in what he was doing.  I never saw him on a hog when we got there, unless it was a lone ranger.  He would roll out one time after another.  This is the dog you have to figure out how to get to in order to stop him.  He’s a dog that would take a trail 2-3 miles.  He may not have been the best looking dog in the world, but this is a TRUE HOG DOG.  And you can take that to the bank.  There are not many dogs that put as many hogs at the end of a trail as this dog did and die of old age.  Rest in Peace, Flacco (Swine Stopper's dog).

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Next is BigNoseKate.  This little girl was only a pup, but she is what taught me the difference between a dog that hunts hogs and a hog dog.  You could leave this dog for hours in front of a hog and rest assured that she would be with that hog, barking when you came back.  Even from a pup, she didn’t need someone (dog or person) with her to hold a bay.  She had what I call the “Hog Hate,” and I wish that this little girl would’ve made it a little bit longer in this world.  Wasn’t anything sweet about her… all she needed was herself, she was hell on wheels… and if she were still alive, I know she would have been a hellacious dog.  Here’s to my girl Kate.
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I have had quite a few dogs I would put against any dog cause dogs can only get so good...and some had certain traits that were a little better than the others...

but I did have a once in a lifetime dog that was a big dog among big dogs because not only would he strike first but he made it look easy...he could work a track quickly and easily where even a great dog would spend a few working it out...

Well thats the one I want to hear about Mr. Reuben, that once in a lifetime dog! When you get the time tell us about him.

Justin...got to sign off for now...I did have the story on my computer and it crashed so I lost it...it was one I wrote and had it put in the Full Cry magazine...I might scan it off that old magazine when I have time and paste it on here...

I have owned a once in a lifetime dog old Jax was a completly silent plott hound. He was one of those dogs that after every dog you or anyone else had there would run past the track and even you would say no hog hear he would sneak off and fall bayed. You could hunt him anyway you wanted road him cast him let him wind off box didnt matter. To this day I have never seen a dog anywhere with the bottom that dog had or maybe it was just pure heart. Many dark to daylight hunts and many that went over 30 miles on the garmin with him riding not one time. He was the dog that after 3 hogs caught and tied you and your buddies said llook ill get the hog the other three just catch that damn brindle dog. I doubt ill ever find another one like him. He was just one of a kind

When I was 12 my grandad bought a dog from a rancher in the area that said the dog mean as fire, he was young so we got to working on him he loved to hunt and was a great dog he would catch 150lbs and smaller and bay what he couldn't handle he was very gritty and as soon as the hog r javelina was dead he'd roll out and bay up again sometimes we used belts r shoelace just to tie him up to keep him from rolling again we breed him a few times and came up with some decent dogs but never one as good as him he tracked deer for us hogs anything u put him on he would take to it just a all around good dog he looked like a lab/Pitt or a cat/ Pitt black with white chest and socks sure do miss ol RIP we had to put him down at the age of 6 he had been cut down so many times that by 6 he couldn't hardly walk of load up I think he had arthritis I chased that dog all over the woods for 5 years with gramps and my uncle and killed many hogs behind him

all great dogs and stories, mine is the big ole male in my piture, love him and really need him to breed my female so i can have his son for the future

The best dog I ever owned was a treeing walker named Smiths Cajun Whiskey e was just a natural born coon dog!! The best coon dog I ever hunted with was a dog named ezsra he was owned buy my uncle Toby Smith from Vidor Texas and like my uncle said he just didn't find coons he manufactured coons. My all time favorite dog was old smokey a treeing walker I won my first competition hunt with when I was 9 years old hunting in a cast of older men I though me and old Smokey could walk on water that night LOL!!! Now all I do is hog hunt with a decent dog but the best hog dog I have hunted with so far was the Barr dog Mr. parker sold.

Either BlakeF Tater dog or Dale Burks ZZ tater bitch.....just some hog striking machines!!!

Ive had a few that was good,3 that was great.and one that was the best ive had the pleasure of having.and this is in25 yrs hunting behind hog dogs.jake was his name.before garmin he would stay gone 45 mins to a hour realy cant say how many yards he ranged ,he died at age 8 .died on the chain.i hunted hi m all his life ,he got cut down wen he was a year old.that was the last time he got cut. he would stay off a hog 15 are 20 feet and bay his head off would locate often,always came to the blowing horn,unless he was hogging,would catch pigs and bring them to me.wen bulldog caught he was gone to the next,he was tight mouth,you could shoot over him,wen u said caught hog he would shut up,he could wind,trackand cast he had no flaws never messed with nothing but hogs.a true all around good dog,his blood is deep in my yard.he was pure cat came from my grandads yard.

Thanks for all the replies ladies and gentlemen, I enjoy reading about the best of the best from different people and area's. One thing that really doesn't surprise me is the vast spectrum of breedings that were used to make these dogs.........Just goes to show you that great dogs come in all shapes sizes COLORS (there I said it  ;D) and breeds...........Keep em coming and keep posting pictures! :)

Cwards Ike, or Mater take your pick
BigE's boogie or a multitude of other ones that him or tony unsnap and put out.

All the dogs above are the kind that will take you hunting.

Got lucky and bought a 8 mo gyp (Sister) from Johnny Behlie she was by tdogs (Clyde) dog and a Dobelly gyp.   She was started in a 15 ac pen.  When I picked her up at 8 mo she was a hog dog by all standards.  Never trashed once in 8 yrs.  This gyp ran with her nose out, and could cover the ground in a hurry.  She could track hunt or wind.  She could wind hogs going down hwy in back of truck, or wind while ground hunting.  It was like she had a radar, when she got out of box, she could be a mile and bayed while other dogs were still pissing on tiers, and I could unload horse or 4 wheeler. This gyp could hunt so fast it was unreal and too my knowledge never passed a track.  She was always first to strike.  I cannot remember her ever getting on a hog and not catching the hog!   She put little to no pressure on a hog often baying 10-30 yards out. It didn't matter how long she was out she would stay with the hog.  This was before garmin, and only the last couple of years if her life any tracking system.  Spent a many a long day & night looking for her. When she was 15 mo old lost her about 10am after catching 3 hogs, after looking most of the day for her, at 11:30 the next morning got a call that a brindle dog was bayed a hog in a creek at least 7 miles as crow flies from where I lost her, wanted to know if I had lost a dog.  She was laying on her belly baying on a good hog that was laid out in the creek.  She was only barking once every couple of minutes, completely hoarse.  The only reason he found her is he happened to look down the creek on his way in from church.  Had to carry her to the truck, she had completely run the pads off all 4 feet.  She rolled over way too fast as she got older.  She got to where as soon as you got close to the bay she was gone, making it impossible to stop her rolling over.  It got so that we tried to catch her before ever attempting to catch the hog, sometimes we did sometimes she would get by us, I had way better luck catching her when hunting alone, she was a tad bit funky!  If you bayed a sounder, as soon as caught a couple and it broke she would take a track.  When we got to her and caught that one she would return to where sounder was and start another track.  She could do this all day!   I have no idea how far she hunted but at times after getting a radio collar she would get out of range just hunting, I know that thing was good 2-3 miles.  She never put her mouth on a hog to my knowledge but somehow had the ability to stop a runner.  Speed and endurance!   She was also a producer I raised 3 litters out of her, some were used as hog dogs, most as cow dogs!  Before I got on Ethd redrairer on here had a dog by her (Clay).  My son had (Flop). Who we also used on cows.  I have 2 young dogs that are about 14 mo old that are grand pups and close related on top side, that are earning their keep.  I also 2-- 9mo old pups that are double grand pups to her, that I haven't given the opportunity to see what they will be yet. I don't know that sister was great, but the best I have hunted with!  Thanks to tdog we have managed to keep a few that go back to old Clyde around.  I never had the privilege to hunt with Clyde for he died about same time I bought sister, herd many stories very similar to these about him, and he would also grab a little a$$.  But he passed on these traits many generations!  I'm sure she wasn't the best, but the best I have followed!

Am like some of the others cant say one without talking about others.  I owned a dog name Black Jack that really words cannot describe .  Never seen anything like him he found hogs when there were not hogs to be found he was that kind of dog.  He had it all nose , wind, speed, stamina , endurance just not enuff words to describe him.  He found 22 hogs in two days one time and like to run us to death before we could ever catch him.  Only word that comes to mind to describe him is,  Unreal !  With that say my old Blu gyp is right there with him one of the best aint not telling how many hogs this gyp has found if she goes don't think I ever seen any dog strike in front of her,  then there was her half sister Little Ann my Horn dogs mother great great great dog and in that mix is my old CJ gyp and her sisters War Dog and Daisy with any of these dogs on the ground the hogs didn't have a chance they were found PERIOD .  These dogs are all dead and gone except my old Blu Gyp and Little Ann and the only reason they are alive to day is because I retired them so they could live out there lives and leave their stamp with the kids they leave behind.  Have some of their kids now that are just now  starting to leave their marks with me and even these dogs kids now young dogs coming up some I guess you could say around my house there has been three generations of great great great hog dogs.  Just cannot say one with out saying something about all the others they were that good.

Some words of honor for those dogs mentioned up there .  Every one and I mean every one of those dogs gave their lives to hog dogging.  Everyone of those dogs died doing what they loved,  Black Jack, CJ, War Dog , Daisy and even others that I owned.  They died in the heat of battle and with that said you cannot die with any higher honor in the sport of hog dogging .  Ole Blu and Little Ann like I said are still here because they were retired to blood stock are I have no doubt they would have gone out the same way .

Best dog I've hunted with was a Parker dog my buddy has. Best dog I've owned come from the same guy

I appreciate and enjoyed reading all of ya'lls stories and backgrounds on your dogs and thanks for postin!

Now theres a ton more people on this board that i'd like to hear from and I can't imagine that theyve never owned or hunted with a dog worth mentioning in this post! So for all Of you that haven't posted yet tell us about the best and brag on em. i figured we all would enjoy talkin about damn good dogs who have burned a permenant spot into a mans memory........the best of the best past and present is what I want to hear about so come on with em!

Best dog I've ever hunted behind was my uncles ybmc gyp. He has had many dogs better than her,but by the time I started going with she was the cats meow. She had a cold nose and knew how to put pork on the ground. In fact she struck my first hog. The reason I would say she's the best is because she had no quit in her. She was hit by a train and still hunted two years after the fact, She died last year by an alligator as she was chasing a hog across the east Texas swamp. What a way to go for a legendary hog dog.

W-tates dog Rooney. I haven't had the opportunity to hunt with a lot of different dogs, but the several I've hunted with weren't as good as Rooney. He's just a good all around dog.

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Where did Rooney come from?

Charlie Spurgeon owned Rooney. Sold her to Lucas Henderson, who sold her to Wacey I believe.

I thought that was the same Rooney I caught a lot of hogs behind him when Jasper owned him and when Charley had him he is a pretty solid hog dog.

Van Dorns Roscoe is the BEST I've had the pleasure of seeing hunt. He was around 5 years old when I started hunting with Erik. This dog would do it all. You could track hunt him, wind him off a buggy or cast him. He would work a block of woods and just keep on til the next and next until he was bayed. This dog hunted completely for hisself. You couldn't hardly catch him once you turned him loose. It was pretty much we'll be hunting til Roscoe quits. There was a stretch of about 3 years that this dog would finish 99.9% of the hogs he started. There were no if ands or buts about it. You were going to that dog bayed somewhere if you turned him out. He was silent, worked relatively close to a hogs face and would help catch with the bulldog. As soon as your hands touched the hog he was gone. We once caught 8 hogs behind him in a 45 min span. It was truly amazing to watch. He was the great uncle to these next two gyps I'm about to talk about.

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Parvo and Girlfriend were littermates out of a black gyp and a woodruff male. These bitches were hell on wheels. They would cast as pretty as ever and within minutes would be running a hog. They hunted faster then most dogs run a track and they didn't miss much. I swear these bitches could count. If we bayed a group of say 9 hogs. There was a real great possibility we were about to put our hands on all 9. Both would roll of the bay as soon as you got there, and if there were other dogs already baying that hog. They'd leave and go find another. Parvo barked evertytime her foot hit the ground but Jesus she was so fast it didn't matter. 30 miles a hunt was nothing for theses gyps. I think it was 2008 that we caught 298 hogs behind these young gyps and an older roscoe. That was with about a 6-7 hog average per hunt. It seemed like nothing to go put 10 in a trailer behind these dogs. It's hard to put into words how good they were. Girlfriend is the dam to both Boogie and Briar which lead the way now and are not far off from being a part of this list. There's not much of a difference when dogs are that good

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I know he's young but my trooper dog he is half plott half bmc will be turning two in December this dog has been great for me he does have his days as some dogs do but he will grow out of it with age if u feed him a track most of the time he will find the hog on the other end I have never heard a peep out of him on a track if he is hunting and another dog opens up on a hog he will flat out fly which is where his nickname horse comes from because he has a set of legs under him and not bragging because he is my dog but he is as ruff is they come if its 200 and down you will hear him bark maybe 4 times then its caught bigger than that he is gonna have an ear when the bulldog gets there this is about it just thought I would share

Good comments and stories from everyone...

TSHELLY...I liked what you wrote about the Roscoe dog...sounds like he was real hog dog for sure...i sure do like that deep yellow gold color on a hog dog...do you know what his breeding was???

I have hunted with lot of good dogs over the years. But the best hands down is my buddy's dog named Hoot. He is a yellow dog that is 4 I think. If u go huntin with him an don't bay may as well go somewhere else cus ain't nothin there. 2nd is Prob a dog named Coco he was my gyps dad he actually came from the pound and was sure enough hog dog. He was mostly plott with some curr in him but had a hound bark and was silent unless lookin at the hog. My dogs are good dogs but not compared to those 2. My gyp will roll out as soon as hog is caught and will stay with one just like her dad. It's hard to knock it down to the best bc I hunted with a few  that are sure enough hog dogs

The best dog I have ever had was a Florida Cur named Bo. He was medium range (400-600yds), silent, rough as a cobb, athletic, run 30mi in a hunt no problem if he needed to. I caught close to 400 hogs just hunting him and my pitbull CD Zena!! Hard to replace him!! Maybe one day I will have another like him!!!
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Bandit an Bella . . They sure did have the hunt an drive to get the job done!   
hard to bet them jagds! 

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My old "one dog show" Soco.
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The best dog I ever had was a Walker gyp named squealer. Being young and (dumb!) I sold Her and got of coon hunting. The night I sold her  I turned her loose and she lolly gagged running around using the bathroom of course . I told her to get ahead. I swear on my grave 60 seconds later she struck and treed a big coon. The old man I sold her to said she was the fastest hound he had ever seen Period. I had her out strike a Grand night champion several times.

The best dog I have ever owned is  Blaze he is apart of my family to me . not just another hog dog . He is hunting fool , burn the woods up non stop type of dog  . I think he likes to hunt more than me . Just a little to open on a hot track to me . But he keeps on finding a lot of hogs

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I have hunted behind a lot of good dogs and good people in my life . But by far the best dog I have ever hunted behind is my dog daddy OBAMA ! He belongs to a close friend of mine . He(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/08/e9yqarag.jpg) is out of 2 great dogs Tweety an Winchester

That's a fine looking black dog...

Yes he is... ;D

Yes sir he sure is.

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My best dog at the moment...
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The best I've ever owned...
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One of the best I've ever hunted behind...
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That Blue Eyed Bitch gyp is one good looking dog.  Her looks alone impress me alot, to bad she didn't produce anything close to her.

That a good built red leopard gyp

Now that's a good looking cat !

yep...she's a dandy...built for speed and endurance...but those ears makes me think Walker in the background somewhere...I'll just stop right there...  ;)

Mike, the others may like that long eared catahoula  ;D BUT that hunter dog of yours it built just about perfect  in my eyes.........if that lightweight buddy of ours woulda woke up the other night maybe I woulda seen him in action  rolleyes lol.

Reuben, it was no secret she had hound in her.

Justin, Hunter's just a dog... somedays he makes me proud and some I want to shoot him.

Ben, that just goes to show that some mighty fine dogs can only produce a mighty fine turd.

Mike, id bet 90% of us can say the same thing about the dogs we hunt, including myself......i have a dog in my yard now that looks alot like him but mine looks to be a bit heavier/thicker boned based on the pic, tryin to trim him down a bit.

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Mike I got one that looks alot like your hunter dog. He's young but coming on strong

My two best dogs!!



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Hey Decker, that's a good lookin' dog!

Lol My two best dogs!!  ^^^^^^^^ Stupid Phone!!

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Best to best.. A little old school plott in the early 90's on one side. Besides that, all old stock cur dogs

  I had two from her last litter. One went down the road and the other is a yard dog in the hill country.

Hey Jeremy that dog on the right looks a lot like my clyde dog lol

hmm wonder why lol

"Country Bumpkin"

Those jagds have tons of hunt for being so little.

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This is the best dog I've ever owned. She's 3/4 cat 1/4 plott. She had a name change after chasing her one evening for several hours with my Benelli shotgun. Thank the good Lord I didn't have a bigger gun closer! My father n law gave her to me at 6 weeks old n she found her first hog at 8 months old n never looked back. She's silent n ranges around 800 just casting. Loose baying dog n only needs a cd for help. She produces hogs in 10' or 100' weather n will go sniff one out where others have missed.
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The best dog I've ever hunted with is Queenie. She resides in hamburg arkansas n is a true producer. She will cast n make about 500 yd circles. Dead silent n when she opens there is no doubt what's on the other side. In this pic she is 11 years old n still getting it. Last I heard she was getting down but truly a great hog dog. Supposedly the only time she got cut was with me n it was just a nick.



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Mike, I got to hunt behind Hunter once before he passed... That dog would get up and go! Was for sure a goodin! I also like that Lady bitch Peaches owns. She's a woods burner for sure. I like the bottom in both of those dogs... Showed no quit for sure. I've had the pleasure of hunting with quite a few people from the board, and got to hunt with some good dogs. Really thankful for it.

Out of all the dogs I've got to hunt with, Blakebh's Zig was probably top for finding and stopping hogs. He got it done one way or another... Once he sees a hog he didn't stop, endless bottom. He's still alive, but pretty much retired. He's sired quite a few litters and will hopefully continue to do so... But he taught me how to hunt hogs as well as a few other men I know.
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The bitch in the pic with Zig is Pistol... And she is a dadgum go getter as well. Zig is her sire. She hunts different than her daddy, but has the endless bottom that we look for. Her and my Fred dog were probably one of the most fun pairs of dogs I've gotten to run behind. Really like her a lot.

And I will go ahead and say this as well, Blakebh's Jane was most solid catching, didn't care if she was getting torn up, not letting go CD I've EVER hunted behind. Although she had issues with anything that wasn't human, she was hell on wheels for hogs. Loved hat dog. RIP Jane.
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Fred, Pistol, and Jane
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Best dogs I own are by far Fred and PJ, my find and catch dogs. Fred doesn't quit... He's the kind of dog Tshelly describes as hunting for himself. Bottom for days... Lots of hunt. Don't have the population that y'all southerners do, but he hunts hard as he can to find anything anywhere we drop him. Getting pretty stubborn in his old age, but I'll take it.

PJ is my roll dog... If I go she goes unless she's in heat. From 8 months till now at almost 4 she's getting it done. Strong holding CD and great wind, and super smart dog.

Pj left, Fred right
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BUT, the best dog I ever owned or have met was my T girl. She was 19 when she passed. She lived a long loyal life with my family, and was adored by everyone that met her. She wasn't a hunting dog... Although she's jumped rabbits and skunks ect, but she was my friend. I got her when I was 9 1/2... She died almost 3 years ago now. I'm 31. Still not over it... Miss her dearly.
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Some day I'd like to hunt behind some of these dogs you guys have. I Ain't never stepped a foot behind any other dog except the ones I got and I know I don't have anything near worth talking about. Some of these dogs you guys talk about leave me in awe. It find it amazing how one dog can be thought so highly of by so many people. I guess it takes being around one of those dogs to realize just what the real deal is and how few and far between they are. Sounds like every once in a while there's a dog that makes you question every other one you've seen.

I'm sure there are a few other dogs that I've forgotten to mention but that doesn't mean I don't think they were good dogs... One dog in particular that I've seen do it over and over, and heard stories of him from owner and other folks is Brian's Superman dog. Jam up dog for sure. Superman is the yellow dog front left.
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And Mike, speaking of Hunter, pretty sure that's him top right. Pic is from when Blake and I came down to hunt with you Peaches, and Jasonmac. Couldn't remember if I sent this to you or not. That was a great time! We need to do it again! Y'all spoil us poor folk with them damn buggies! Lol ;D
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The best dog I've ever hunted behind...

That's pretty easy one for me.

I'd like to tell about the best dog I've 'owned'. I have a decent one and hunt with a few decent ones of my buds. But the best dog I've ever hunted behind was special...a once in a lifetime type dog.

Now I'll preface this with the fact that maybe his former owner and I don't really see eye to eye on alot of things and don't hunt together anymore and have mutually chosen to take seperate paths after many years hunting together. But, really, as time goes by there ain't to many hard feelings. Just Humans being humans, sometime  cognoscent reasoning can be our downfall as a species even tho it is what sets us apart.

Now to the best I've seen...

A dog named Stan. He was a mutt. Nobody knows what he came out of. He was picked up as a free dog from a pc of paper in a store window. Paper said he was a coon hound.
He was no coon hound, tho he was Black and Tan. He was no catahoula. He was a mutt. He had physical traits resembling dif breeds, but he was an obvious mutt.

What Stan was tho, was a hogdog!
He could get trashy in deer sometimes but wouldn't run em long. But if there was a hog around he'd more often then not find it. He also had the bottom in a race and the grit to make one sit.
He didn't always strike a hog first, and had a wierd sense of pride for a dog, where that would totally piss him off...
He didn't like to honor another dogs bay and if he did wouldn't be there long like he would on his own find before he'd roll back out to try and to top it with a get even look in his eye...

I've hunted behind a few big named breed curs and hounds that were good dogs...but Stan was better from my viewpoint. Maybe I just liked his style. True hound guys like what those breeds do and I can dig it. But I like a cur style more. But I can say he wasn't just some close range dog by any means...he would go for miles and hours after tuned in.

Unfortunately for my bud. Stan being the mutt he was just never could reproduced 'himself'. After trying from all kinda directions and makin guesses and feeding litters it just never happened. So it goes and is one of the curses of breeding on a mutt of unknown breed lineage. It was frustrating for me watching so I can quite imagine how it was for him breeding litter after litter to be let down.

Regardless Stan was one hinting sob in his own right! ...and a true hogdog.

He died of lymphoma a couple years ago at a pretty decent age and believe me he lived plenty of life!

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The dog had this weird almost human like pride when dealing with other dogs that I haven't seen before or since. He had a feeling like 'I ain't gonna let you beat me' when I watched him interact. He hunted fine with dogs outside his yard. Just kinda ignored em but if they struck a hog you could really see it pissed him off...
With dogs off his own yard he was always out to proove he was the alpha wolf pack leader and he was gonna try and proove it to them to reinforce that.

Just a strange dog, but a good dog none the less

Semmes...that was a good story...thx