I recognize one of those big headed bulldogs Britt! He is still catching! Did Lee send you a pictures of one of his daughters Aspen? What a nice female she is!

There are some good Florida Curs still. Just have to know someone who has them. I have still have 3 good ones. The best I bred up in 15yrs is my Blaze dog out of Zipper and Fancy. Medium range, find and catch his own hogs, never has been cut down! Need to breed him sometime soon before he is to old! I only wanted find, and catch Florida Curs! Not a barker with no gas or grit! Good luck with your pups!

I have a 1yr old male AB for sale. He is out of American Legendz Petey and American Legendz Garcia I.O. He is 85-90lbs solid, and athletic. He will catch, but I am not using him, so hopefully someone else can. I am asking $400. For pictures or more info Call (727)432-1816, or email me at ohpi@tampabay.rr.com!

Rednose. Watch TJ Dillashaws last 2 fights! You will not find a more dominate fight from someone fighting a true champion, not a Rhonda Rousey who fought girls alot smaller, weaker, and less experienced then her! She was hyped up by Dana White, and she feel for her own hype! Look what just happened to her when she met a Real fighter/striker, she got her a$$ handed to her, and all her Judo/wrestling was negated by stopping all the take downs, great foot work, heavy hands and elbows, and of course kicks!! Take away the wrestlers take down, which is not hard to do, then what did she have to fall back on, or any wrestler for that matter?? He fought a champion Renan Barao, who had 36 fights with only 3 loses, and 15 submissions! More submissions wins then most fighters have fights and made him look like amature!  He controlled the fight because Bam Bam taught him how to be a great striker, and had a excellent fight plan! That's why he left Alpha Male gym who are predominantly wrestlers and followed a striking coach. Wrestling is okay for taking someone to the ground and then controlling him, but they are not taught any finishing techniques like BJJ. Not saying you do not need to understand wrestling,  just it's not the best way to fight!
As far as a street fight or any real life combat, the last place you want to be is on the ground! Your talking from reading not experience on that one! I have been trained for over 45yrs in real combat by instructors from all branches of the military, as well as martial arts instructors, and boxing coaches from here in the US as well as other foreign countries , and the one thing they all teach is staying mobile in a street fight, knife fight, or gun battle my friend, not rolling around on the ground!
You can believe what you want, I am just telling you the facts of true combat, not WWE!! Lol...

Rednose.
I still beg to differ.  Those men  Fabricio, Cain, Jon, Johny, Rafael, Jose, TJ  win more fights with their strikes then they do submissions!  Jose is a Black Belt in BJJ, and still uses his strikes to win 90 percent of his fights! It's okay to have a opinion and have a good discussion on fighting!  Now having a understanding or a background in wrestling is very important for defense against it! Besides St. Pierre, it's hard to close the gap for a wrestler against a good striker, unless they  have good hands and feet! That's why St. Pierre uses a awesome jab. I put in over  5 hrs a week working with fighters for the last 40yrs, and a lot more when I was active fighting myself. Wrestlers were always easier to dominate in a fight then someone with good foot work and hands! Especially if it was a real street fight!
Watch TJ'S last two fights!! When did he wrestle?? Aldo?? Etc....

I hear you. Also have the Dillan haw vs Cruz fight in January.  So we have some good fights for the next couple months!

Judge. I feel if Aldo comes out and uses his speed, leg kicks to close up Conners stance, and finally uses his Black Belt in BJJ he will take the fight. If he comes in lazy like he has in his last few fights he will lose! McGreagor is also a one dimensional fighter, but he is good at it, is real big for the weight class, and is tough!
Now when it comes to Luke and Chris, I will take Luke! Chris caught Silva playing around in their first fight, and of course the snapped leg ended the second fight. His fight with Belfort (off the TRT) he was getting his a $$ kicked till Belfort gave up on the ground!  His fight with Machido kind of the same thing, plus he could not keep Machido on the ground well. Luke is a better kicker, puncher, athlete, faster, and as good on the ground as Chris. Chris is on tough SOB, but his skill set is shoot in and take it to the ground thats about it. He kicks like a girl, not really good with his hands,defense against a striker is not good, and is sIow! I will go with a head kick and lights out for the slooowww Chris Weidman!! Lol...

Great fight, as was the Straw weight fight. I called Holly beating Rhonda. Rhonda is a one dimensional fighter! Plus Holly had Weinkelman in her corner who is one of the best coaches out there! Holly has been a true fighter alot longer then Rhonda, she has been conditioned and trained to take kicks and punches where Rhonda has not! The same will happen to Chris Weidman when he fights Luke Rockhold. A good striker will beat a good wrestler 9 out of 10 times.
I feel the best base to be a good fighter is having the abilities to use your hand, elbows, and your feet! You learn better foot work, and how to create range and angles! It's easier to keep a wrestler at bay if your good with your feet and hands then a wrestler keeping a striker at bay. Now do not get me wrong, you need to know how to fight on the ground as well! But a stand up base gives you alot more weapons then a wrestler! In todays times of MMA you have to have all the skills to be the best! Bruce Lee understood you had to have fighting skills to fight  close courters, mid range, as well as kicking range! But he was more interested in real combat, not sport combat, which is totally different! When someone is trying to kill you on the street is alot different then trying to get a submission or win on points! The last place you want to be in a life or death fight is on the ground! That's where speed, mobility, and movement is very important! Learning to fight with your hands, knife, stick, pistol, or long gun are what has always interested me, but I love all aspects of combat!
A rematch between the two will end the same! Now on to the next good fights!! Aldo vs McGreagor, and Chris Weidman vs Luke Rockhold! What's all your takes on these fights?

Good job, Hunter! Looks to be a perfect shot as well young man!
Good deal for you as well Mike!

Rueben. If you think we are walking are dogs to hogs your confused!! We are trying to stay up with them as they hunt up the hogs! No different then you sitting in the truck following your dogs! Your more then welcome to come down and see the dogs hunt, but you better be able to cover some ground on your feet!!

10-4 Cajun, you know me, just messing with you!! Your reputation is stellar, as well as your experience!  I to could care less if I catch another hog, I do it for the love of the outdoors and the dogs!! Get more enjoyment from taking people out who do not have dogs and want to try it out!! Would like to have that Big Red Honda 3 wheeler now!! Loved riding those bikes around, dangerous, but lots of fun!! Be good, and good luck this bear season!!
WayOutWest. Good for you buddy!! Keep it up my friend, there will come a day that what we use to do, we will no longer be able to do!! The wonderful cycle of life!!

I see a common theme now after Cajun mentioned he turned 60! All the old guys hunt them singing, long running hounds, and all the younger men are going with rougher dogs!! Lol!!
Thank god I am only 52 and fit as a 20yr stud, because I hate hearing hounds singing!!
Only joking, Happy Bday Cajun, still looking forward to trying one of those Rough Plotts everyone says you have!!

LH Cracker. I do not do any of the quota hunts anymore, did years ago, but not interested in the crowds, and people driving around dumping dogs on others who have caught or bayed a hog! Had it happen at Starkey quota hunt. My dogs worked a hog for about a 1.5mi and finally got it caught, got to them pulled off 2 of my dogs then all of a sudden here comes 7 head of dogs!! They tried to say the hog was theirs, but I do not play that game!! By the time I was done with them, they drove me back to my truck, and were saying Sir alot!! GSW is a good hunt. Not much B'S will go on there because every Wildlife Officer will be there at that hunt, always is!!
My spots are always under water, ask the men from Texas about their hunt with me when they came down for a visit!! I am sure they will tell you it was not like hunting in Texas!! Had a great time though, and slammed a real nice boar! Oh yeah, and he was crying like a baby when my 2 curs swallowed him up!!

I am really enjoying this post!! Hard to believe it's a debate being done by grown men!! Most people know what kind of dogs I run! I use what I do because it is what works best for me, same as anyone else who feeds and hunts his own dogs! Do not want to sit in a truck packing 5-10 dogs, that have to run a hog for 10 miles to get him to stop, then baying him till they drive a catchdog to them! It's either 1 strike dog and a catchdog, or 2 strike dogs on the ground is how I Like To Hunt!! Believe me, 2 dogs is all it takes to find, stop, and catch hogs if you have Real Hog Dogs! Hell I hunted 1 cur and a bulldog for 4 years and caught 100's of hogs with a 70 - 80 percent success rate! Not a hog behind every bush, rough terrain, and you will be on foot for at least 6 - 7mi! They have hog dog hunts on the land I hunt.  Last hunt they ran there were 165 dogs hunting for 3 days, and all they pulled out of the property was 15 hogs, so not a easy place to find, and catch hogs consistently! Hounds, curs, and every kind of dog you can imagine was being used!
Not starting anything, but I do veiw and read all post. Alot of the stories do not match up to the pictures or vids! Thats hound or cur hunters!! Really do not see anyone hunting one dog out on this sight, definetly not any Plott Hound hunters! Sure hear alot about top Plott breeders having rough dogs, but seeing the pictures with 5 of them baying a 200lbs hog in my eyes is Not a rough group of dogs, same with curs!
Hunt what Ever Breed of Dog You Want and get out and have some fun doing it how ever you feel works for you!!! Good hunting to all!!
P.S. My dogs are The Best there are!! For Me!!

This is the only way I hunt. Either just 2 curs, or a cur and lead in bulldog! You do not need a box full of dogs to find, stop, and catch hogs!!

Charles you are asking for a opinion on the Dodge truck. Now if it was not what you wanted to here then ignore it!  It was nothing personal, statement from experience with Dodge! Now your comment about the cranyon and stick figure  is something I would expect from a child, so I see why you mentioned it now!! I will not hold it against you if that was how you were taught some people are just slower then others when it comes to learning! Good luck with the truck shopping!!

Parrot mouthed or extreme over bite is a genetic fault! Cull! There are well built good dogs in all breeds, no reason to settle for anything  less! Does not mean they will not hunt, just poor genetics!

I would Never buy a Dodge! I lemon lawed the one I had, and have had lots of friends do the same, or just sold them because of all the problems!! Best diesel is the Ford!!

I like my females 50-55lblbs, and my males 65-70lbs, long legged, big chests, and hunt to catch/kill. Obviously they have to be able to find, stop, and catch! I do not want more then 4-5 dogs in my yard, and only hunt 1-2 dogs at a time with a bulldog in tow just for backup if needed!!
I do not buy that the littler dogs get through the thick spots better then a big dog. I hunt thick nasty swamps and palmetto thickets and my dogs motor right through them, trail or no trail!

Judge, Mendez should of kept him on his back to win, he cannot beat a good striker. He was just in poor cardiovascular condition, lost heart, and gave up!! Look at Rory and Robbie!! Both beat to number 2, and still going at it!! Bummer for Rory and his nose!! Lol...
 When Mendez had Conners on his back, Conners held him in full guard! When Conners bridged in guard Mendez would be moved to his belly and Conners was nailing him with elbows to the top of his head!! If Conners was good on the ground the fight would of been over then!! All he had to do was go for the triangle or arm bar after elbow striking the top of Mendez head! Mendez was extending his arms and standing up his lower body for leverage!! Exactly  what you want to transition into a submission! ! You can bet your a$$ Gunner would of submitted Mendez from that position!!