Message #162036

[Reuben]

 four or 5 gritty dogs work good in the winter when the weeds are down. South Texas is around late Dec. to late March. At nighttime it seems like a full moon also works in the dogs favor. Once the weeds are thick and the weather is hot then 1 or 2 loose baying dogs work well with a walk in catch dog.

I have never seen a herd of hogs bayed by gritty dogs but have seen it with loose baying dogs.

I ALSO HAVE MADE THIS OBSERVATION... It seems that some bay dogs have a mindset to push the hog but there are other gritty cur dogs out there that have the desire to want to stop the hog and then bay tight and not put their mouth on the hog unless it breaks bay.

Dogs are at a big disadvantage in the summer because when the hog breaks bay it heads for the thickest jungle and it will keep running in the thick underbrush and the dogs can't keep up. If enough gritty dogs catch up the hog might or might not get caught.