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We had a good hunt. We definitely haven’t put up any big numbers like we have in years past but I sure enjoyed the dogs having to work some and it was good for our pups to have to stay bayed for a while when we were trying to run folks down to get to them. They originally bayed this Barr about 900 yards out but by the time we got around to them they had moved another 800 onto the place we’ve had trouble getting into in the past. It all worked out good today. It was a good time with our buddies Jay and Trey.


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We made a round today and caught a 150# boar with what we thought was pretty good teeth. The dogs had to get out and work to find him and bay him. We tied him and got him in the trailer and headed to another set of woods on the same place and kicked the dogs out again. They got gone and were keeping busy so we just set and waited. Pretty soon they come bayed on some land we haven't been able to access but ol Deputy Dawg made a call and got permission so we headed to them. T was out front and gave us the high sign to send the bulldogs. They both eared up and when we got there woowee, he was a toad, he had a heck of a set of shanks. Both long and heavy, A good Barry that we tied and brought out to the buggy to discuss what to do. It turned out ol Deputy Dawg wanted him for a wall hanger so we stuck him and used the winch on the buggy to lift him up and weigh him. He went 257#. I am sure T will put up a couple pics. It was a good day, I have been in on taking a good number of bigger hogs but I haven't been in on any with ivory like this.

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And Semmes is correct too. I understand you have an expectation or standard and want to know what we all think about why she’s doing what she’s doing. If you feed a dog then like he said, it only matters if you can accept her.


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Is she the young gyp? What I’m hearing is a confidence issue. Catch dogs aren’t any different than bay dogs in the sense that they all mentally mature at different rates and confidence is everything. A lot of people confuse prey drive and gameness.  Some of the most famous game dogs in history were later bloomers and once they matured they never took a backwards step. She’s sounds aggressive and has prey drive. Right now she THINKS she can do it and runs in there hard. As long as she has ahold she thinks she’s winning because the hog can’t get her off and because I’m sure at that point the bay dogs have started to help her which also boosts her confidence. Doubt comes when she gets slung off because she only THINKS she can do it, she doesn’t 100% believe it yet. Then the bay dogs aren’t catching either so it’s almost like she’s hearing them say stay back, this is a bad dude. I personally would put her up for a little bit and let her mature mentally. While she’s maturing I’d be doing things to strengthen her bite, playing ball with a ball she can squeeze like a hand ball, playing tug of war, a spring pole, feeding her raw turkey legs and such. The ball play and tug of war are beneficial in handling too. I like to tell mine caught hog when I take the ball or the tug of war toy from them. That’s my opinion for what it’s worth.


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Hey man, she’s your dog, you feed her, the only opinion that matter is yours. If she makes you happy and doesn’t piss you off then that’s all that matters. I used to get caught up critiquing other folks dogs and taking their criticism of mine to heart. Life is short for us humans and way shorter for our dogs. If the dog makes you and your family happy then that is the only thing that matters. Nobody feeds her but you. And only one she has to prove anything to is you. She sounds like a cool little dog

Make-em-squeel it sounds like your buddy was a little bit scared of that young dog power you have and hurried to get his champion on the ground lol. That’s what I’d tell my buddies for sure!


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I sure hope he’s got his feet back under him so he can go too. I’ve never hunted that terrain ether. These old collie crosses have never been in a boat.


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   I'll bet he is too. They hit it hard for that month and have good hunts and good times. I went a couple of years and thoroughly enjoyed it, real good people, good hunts, good food, and totally different terrain than any I'd ever been in.