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on: Yesterday at 10:01:57 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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When we caught the 3 sows the other day, on the first one he was caught on the jowl with a deep bite. I took the time to break him off and put him on the ear and let him hold there. The next one was caught with 3 dogs before he got there and he was caught on top of the neck, I didn't take time to move him. The third one was bayed with one dog and he was the only catchdog involved, he eared up, when I send him he leaves hard but twice I have seen him slow down and go around cover to get a better shot. I think he is going to get better and be quite functional, but even caught on the ear he wants a mouthful he'll have the ear but be deep in the head, on the jowl he'll have a mouthful, on the top of the neck he'll have a mouthful. I believe the sorry sucker is so anxious to bite he just takes what is available the instant he arrives, but always on the head. When conditions allow I'll continue to put him on the ear for awhile and see what happens.
I know the ear is the universal standard and is good, but I wouldn't mind him settling on the jowl since all hogs have a jowl, and a dog doesn't get slung in front of the hog as bad. I had a bigger female bulldog that started on the jowl and caught that way for quite awhile before swapping to the ear, so I had a chance to watch the results and it worked well. What I absolutely don't want is one that catches somewhere on the snout.
I had mentioned I'd shocked him back to me the other day when the hog broke twice, when the most recent boar broke he went about 100 feet and was coming back without me even calling him. Seems to be pretty intelligent and manageable.
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on: Yesterday at 06:29:54 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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Dang, I can't picture 5-800 being the norm for the handheld. I'd say .7 to 1.2 is probably the norm here, not a constant signal but going in and out often enough to go to them. With the hound recovery long range antenna 3 to 4 miles is common.
I'm told they "could" be made with unlimited range (like a sat phone) but the fcc won't allow it, on one hand that seems great, on the other there may not be enough frequencies to make it work, but then there are millions of cell phones. I guess could make software, a filter or something to be range adjustable. Otherwise you'd be picking up numerous dogs constantly. I am dumb as a rock when it comes to this tech stuff, born a few generations ago. I can't even do all the handhelds are capable of.
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on: Yesterday at 04:35:44 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by cajunl
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Old man. That is good range. I would love to get half of that here.
In this flat country, With a handheld it is a struggle to consistently get 500-800 yds. I have a garmin that I keep on the truck/buggy with the long range antenna and I have only gotten 2 miles once or twice. typically 1.6-1.8 you start loosing comm on them. In Tn you get easily get 10 miles easily across the mountains with just a handheld.
About the only elevation change here is stand in a hog waller or step up on a tree stump!
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on: February 05, 2026, 08:54:38 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by t-dog
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Lol
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on: February 05, 2026, 06:55:04 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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t-dog we ain't going camping or on no picnic we're huntin.
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on: February 05, 2026, 06:52:53 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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Oh and so far for how I hunt I haven't found any use for an expensive drive track.
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on: February 05, 2026, 06:51:34 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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HAha, really I travel pretty light on the mule or on foot, no chest harness, no fanny packs, no snacks, once in a while I might put one bottle of water in the small cantle bag on the saddle (that I carry dog leashes in so I don't get hung up with them around my shoulder in case of a wreck of some sort). Usually I just leave the truck with a bellyful of water, and on my belt I have my hunting knife, 2 sets of hobbles, spare batteries for the handheld (which with the 300I you don't need as they don't use nearly as much battery as the old ones even though it is the same battery), and the handheld in a case on the belt.
If they are way way over there and I can't track them on the hand held, I just look where they are or where they last were on the long range and head that way. I'll give you a tip that you may or may not know about looking for dogs that have gotten completely out of comm range, click your pointer on the dog in question, zoom in to 100 yds or less and if you happen to get one quick bump when you aren't looking at the screen, when you do look there will be a straight line leading off the screen, zoom out until you see the dog in question. You can drive without constantly staring at the screen, or walk/ride through tough stuff until it is convenient to look. Sometimes if dogs are way off in rough country you might just pass through a small window of comms and could miss it other wise.
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on: February 05, 2026, 04:00:43 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by t-dog
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You need to rig you up some sort of holster on the back of your horse/mules head stall or your saddle horn for one of those drive tracks. It wouldn’t matter at that point if you were good or bad at the sport, you’d look like you knew what you’re doing and I hear that’s 90% of it. They’d be calling you a pioneer. The man that represents where the past meets the present.
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on: February 05, 2026, 03:28:30 pm
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Started by cajunl - Last post by The Old Man
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Some more real good hunts, as always great numbers. A positive reflection on you and yours.
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on: February 05, 2026, 03:26:55 pm
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Started by WayOutWest - Last post by The Old Man
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There can be some comfort in discovering you aren't necessary. Needy people can be pain.
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