Hounds vs Curs

there is a lot of validity to what many of you are a saying. i think that what we like and dislike is based on what we have been exposed to. i started with a closed mouth bluetick. sye could run with any cur and could line out a track as well as any cur(i know this because he has had on a garmin and was at the front of a pack of really fast dogs). as he got older he became more and more open. i loved the sound of his voice but when you catch that first hog you wouldn't catch anymore that night cause every other hog in the county are gone...lol. i've hunted with some curs that take forever to line out a track because their nose isn't strong enough to get the job done. if the track was over 5min they couldn't find a hog.

i also believe that people choose to go curs is because curs start up much faster and finish out much faster. you can start working a hound early but you won't be happy with what you get. now if you keep hunting them but have the patience to wait til they are about 3yrs before you make your final decision..well you will probally be have a you a heck of hound. curs you can find out by about a 1yr to 1.5yrs what you are working with.

with all that said, i'm a cur man at this point. i miss my hound because he was just a great dog all around. he found us hogs and he was a great pet. i like a cur and a cur with some catchdog in it.