Should a dog have a good handle before being put in the woods?

It's kinda like bird dogs. If they want to handle and go with you they will and if they don't they are not worth fooling with. I had a bird dog one time that was a direct son of a national champion out of a daughter of a national champion. The most sorry dog that ever made a kennel point. He had absolutely no handle and I worked on it. However, he taught me a good lesson. If they do not want to go with me and load up when I am ready to go fine. They can stay in the woods and I have left some.

Some dogs are not smart enough to hunt for hogs and keep up with you at the same time. The good ones can do it but the sorry ones cannot.

I am with Pecos on this one.