hey noah how long did you wait before you turned the pups out in front of the sow....we been doing that with some older pups that we have already started hunting and got them doing good so we want to keep them going even during deer season....we been turning the hog loose and waiting about 30 min and turn them loose we been doing it in an open field and sending the hog towards the woodline...by the way it looks like you got something to look forward to