Paul i would love to read/watch and learn how you hunt yours. I am stuck on the traditional curs on the ground cd's on a lead until curs bay...mostly out of my fear of getting my dogo caught far off, even though mine doesn't fight a pig (holds clean) i am scared to let her stay caught for a long time, split bays/catches, etc etc. Heck she will get out 500yds in no time and that scares me, much less if she is with curs. And even a close range cur will head out a mile on a hot track and bay
then what..? I would love to 2 or 4 out some dogos but dont feel confident i wouldnt put them in a bad situation.....how do you do it
A good pair can hold a big hog for quite some time. You just got to let them do it. Heat is a factor so when its real hot I get as close as I can and get there quick. When it cools off I usually wait for a hot track and send the white dogs asap. I will also send them to any bay they can hear. Trust the dog, trust the conditioning, trust the training. I also give mine as much work holding a hog as I can. When I get to a caught hog I never leg them, I see how things are going and if all is good I let them hold and I will slip in and stick the hog while it is standing up. I let them hold as long as they can and break them off just before the are exausted or to hot. This will help give you a good idea how long they can hold in differant conditions. My Adora female is also very long range, if I throw her down with the curs in open country she will hunt a mile deep. Yes that scares the crap out of me as well, but that is what they were designed to do, you just need to make sure they have some help, and are in very good condition. If you send a soft, fat Dogo a long ways you are in big trouble.
Great info. thanks, i will start by not dispatching the hog asap and letting them hold longer and sending them in from farther out ths fall. I appreciate the ino
