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on: February 18, 2026, 08:03:04 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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To add to that I frown on the Curs and Plotts that don't hold up as well as their counterparts, IE some time back I mentioned a Plott female with all the traits and abilities that was culled because of constantly running her feet off. Nature culls all weakness in the wild, in our performance animals it is up to us to play that role.
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on: February 18, 2026, 07:41:00 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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No, the only dogs I carry are one that is hurt too bad to walk. If they can't follow me all day and still catch I don't want them, to me that would be embarrassing for the dog. IE yeah, he will really catch but I have to carry him so he doesn't get too tired.
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on: February 18, 2026, 07:36:53 am
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Started by Cajun - Last post by The Old Man
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I will echo what Cajun said, I pay pretty close attention to everything I hear, see, or read. If we are just stuck in our own experience or even in our respected mentors experience, we could be missing the forest because of the trees.
My base beliefs come from many conversations with Everett Weems, Ben Jordan, and Charles Gantte, but I pick up tidbits everywhere, and dream up some from my own observations and still fall short. I don't believe we'll ever be able to 100% understand and predict genetics.
I don't mind getting old, that just means I didn't die young. God has kept a hand of protection on me and blessed me with good health.
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on: February 18, 2026, 07:11:20 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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Spook has the same sire as the others, their sire is heavier made than Spook. Actually, that is all I had against his sire he was a little bit heavier made than I prefer, and it would tell on him if we had a long hot day. His dam was a half sister to the others grand sire.
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on: February 18, 2026, 07:03:17 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by The Old Man
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Spook is just black with yellow trim rather than yellow with black trim. He is bred the same as the others but he is older than them. I get a few colored that way every now and then.
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on: February 18, 2026, 06:17:45 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by cajunl
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Fine looking cur dogs!
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on: February 18, 2026, 05:40:22 am
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by t-dog
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Obviously there’s a difference, what is the Spook dog?
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on: February 17, 2026, 09:47:58 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by NLAhunter
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Good looking cur dogs sounds like yall got the job done
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on: February 17, 2026, 09:32:18 pm
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Started by Cajun - Last post by t-dog
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You know, not everybody gets to do what they love and have a passion for. My dogs and my hunting circle are in my prayers every night. There’s a day coming for everyone when we won’t be able to do it and all we’ll be able to do is sit around and talk about what use to be. Of course our memories will be bad so when we tell about he great how great our old dogs were we won’t necessarily be lying. It’ll just be our feeble minds failing to accurately remember. You were fortunate to be in the company of so many guys that have been very influential. My health presents some pretty big challenges. Yesterday was a really bad day for me. Deputy Dawg called early that day and asked if I wanted to go today with him and another buddy. My two young dogs need hunted so I said yes but before the day was over I was sure wishing I hadn’t said yes. The only reason I didn’t back out is because I knew the help I had was great and I wasn’t far from home if I couldn’t hack it. We caught 5 I think and I walked in to two of them from less than 100 yards. It makes me laugh to hear you tell about your story telling friend. I have me too. That guy can tell you about the simplest things that were so uneventful to a normal person, but he’ll tell you and just make your guts hurt. I loved hunting with that guy.
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on: February 17, 2026, 09:11:29 pm
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Started by The Old Man - Last post by t-dog
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Old man have you ever had your catch dog ride on the saddle. I saw a fella that had a spot built on the back of his saddle where his catch dog rode. His mule wasn’t that big so it wasn’t too hard for the dog to load, especially with a little help.
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