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T and I made a round Thursday and hunted a whole place without seeing a thing so we moved and the dogs jumped a wad that headed for property where we can't go. T's young gyp turned a boar about 140 and they got him stopped and we sent his CD from a ways and caught him. The dogs were crunching bacon bits right and left . Friday we made a road trip way south and spent the day chasing shadows. The hogs would break the second they heard the buggy. 5 or 6 hundred yards and they were gone. It was a skunk. Today we went to a high fence that T has been trying to clear the last hogs out of. Man, I have heard tales about how hard it is to catch these hogs and now I believe it. They were extremely hard to find and they had their running shoes on. We had 8 dogs on the ground and managed to catch a piggy sow on 3 legs and a 40# shoat. The dogs caught up a bunch of little pigs. It was pretty frustrating. Time is getting short but it has been fun.

  I'd never considered the tides being exceptionally low having an effect. Politically speaking they don't give hunters much consideration other than deer tag sales.

  Glad you'all are getting to have some good hunts anyway.

Cajun we went with a buddy the other day to one of his spots. The hogs there get hunted in every possible way I know of, dogs, thermals, traps, stand hunters, and helicopters. You talk about hard to catch. If you drive within 600 yards of them, they leave. He said he has his best luck there when the wind is blowing about 40 mph because they can’t hear him coming as well. We don’t have helicopter hunters right here but 20 minutes down the road in the farm land they do. It makes an impact but don’t think the hogs don’t get wise about how to avoid the helicopters too.


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  Haha, we knew that was a typo brain fart.

  I haven't used a Plott on cattle but a long time ago I had one get loose a time or two while gathering cattle at home that came to me and worked. He didn't display as much get ahead or lead as the Curs.
  And yes, it is just another sport that I enjoy.
  We gather and or catch cattle for people pretty regularly, especially when it is in the seasons cattlemen are gathering to work and sell them.

  I had an accidental breeding a while back Plott/BMC and I have kept one to piddle with. Just want to see what he'll do, Pretty good lookin OL'pup, actually looks like Slim might have raised him and given him to me. I have been going to take some pictures of some of the dogs and when I do I'll include a pic of him.

Heck yea that kinda stuff is about as fun as hog hunting to me

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That was a fun read for sure. Cool to hear a “cow hunting” story. Not much of that left to do right here around my house.
 


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Real good work Clue. Those Yaller dogs did a fine job. Have you ever tried a Plott on cows. Reason I asked, a fellow I know told me he used to run young Plotts on cows to get them started.

I said ear but meant nose.

We have been fighting record low tides all week. Several cold fronts in a row with low tide has created havoc for local fishing and getting around the marsh. Word was also out that Wildlife and Fisheries flew  helicopter shooters over Marsh killing 150 head of hogs. I just dont understand their reasoning when they could give the hunters a extra month in March and we the taxpayers would not have to pay for this. There is also the waste as they shoot them and let them go to waste.  We have been hunting higher ground mostly and catching a couple a day and getting some dogs banged up but having a good time..I'll post pics. when I get a chance.