Why not open mouthed?

Well here's my .02 -

MOST of the people that I've personally heard bash open mouth dogs have been guys with very little experience hunting. They're usually heard the phrase from someone else and pass it along. I am not directing this comment on anyone on this thread so don't take offense to it. I get irritated however to hear these generalizations about open mouth dogs because there are so many factors to consider. First, you can run hogs off small properties with silent dogs too - been there done that. Go ahead and say my dogs aren't rough enough that's fine, but if you've been hunting long enough you know you can't catch them all. Secondly, Noah's right as you can bet your you know what that if a place has been dogged too much that an open trailing dog will run them into the next zip code a lot quicker - no arguement there. But we also have to remember that a hog's sense of smell is excellent and can also catch a wiff of a silent cur and run like hell. Third - if your dogs are running to a trail bark and not a bay, then you have not put together an effective pack. Hunt them together long enough and they'll understand each other. The last point I'd like to bring up is a dog that opens when the bay breaks. I know some guys that hate this. What I cannot understand is how these two scenarios are different: You've got a bay, get the hog under control and your dogs roll out and bay another. Do hogs stand around and wait on a bay but only scatter when a dogs chasing them and barking? I do have proof on this as I have caught multiple hogs at a time with dogs opening in pursuit. Doesn't bother me one bit that they open as it helps me and the rest of the pack locate them quicker. TRACK SPEED is the key here. The dogs I am referring to in this case are silent trailing dogs, only opening up when they make eye contact with a hog and staying open until it's harvested.

I don't know it all, my dogs are mediocre and I love hunting - as well as a good debate based on experience.