shooting over dogs

I did it for many years and killed countless hogs with a single dog and rifle. Pro's and con's both ways. I started hunting with a catch dog when I started tieing hogs and hunting at night...neither possible when shooting.

I had a rule that me and only me carried a gun. Adrenaline gets high, things get tense and the last thing you need is shots flying all over. Had a guy shoot the tail off a dog one time.

I will say that there are some things that everyone should learn that can only be learned through this method. Easing in on a bay...taking your time...getting a shot...busting a bay to let the dogs stop the hog in a more desirable location. I can always tell those people who have never hunted this way...they hear a bark and they grab catchdogs and go running through the woods like a maniac.

When I hunted this way, I shot 95% of the hogs I killed within 50 yards of where the dog first struck.