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Craig,, thats because we are all in the same boat.. Like I said, there comes a time when we are all forced to look outside our line of dogs for a good outcross.. I reckon those of us who are trying to basically do the same things should get real particular where we look for those dogs.. Like kind from folks with like mind with a proven line of the right kind of dogs that suit us. That dont mean the cross will always work like you want it to but if it was easy Good un's would be everywhere and we'd could quit breeding and just buy pups and not do all this work to do what it takes to get there and then the hardest part comes... keepin it going..For us, the list of folks I'd work with is real dang short. I have hunted with about every major line of these dogs that's out there and sadly.. 95% of em , outside of the occasional good dog, they fall way short in my opinon, it's become $$$ and a PR game with to many.

Chance just thank goodness you have dogs that you can choose to do either and/or both. That is breeding, brains and ability through years of proving them and selection... Your right, the more handle on these dogs the shorter you can make em if you so choose..The other side of that is, I have found a lot of folks dont know how to get a cur dog to going yonder and think that all cur dogs hunt short or they got a dud when in reality, it's their lack of knowledge and knowhow hindering that. If you walk hunt or road them, they will hunt short, which is the case with many types of dogs. We choose to hunt freecasting most of the time or if we see a good track we may set our dogs down on a track and yes sir they get gone, go yonder and don't check back in as often as some dogs do, especially if they smell hogs. But, We can shortin them up by doing the same things you do with yours or by some other method...With the right kind of dogs a man should have option. Granted.. with times they way they are and places gettin smaller there are times it would help if they didnt get gone..But the way we use ours I probably be kicking some butts if they didnt get gone and go find hogs some dang were and be bayed when we find em..lol But I just thank the good lord they have what it takes to be able to do either, I am sure you feel the same way about that..
Tell me something Chance, how do these fellers breed and continue to breed such good dogs with 4, 5 and 6 diffrent breeds of dogs on their yards??