Message #187910

[Shewolf]

Back when I hog hunted with dogs before I had a redbone coonhound that was my strike dog and she'd bay a hog with the best of 'em, and she was known to kill little pigs up to about 30 pounds.  Now most hounds are open on track so since I got her as a pup and trained her I used a bark collar to teach her to be silent on track, I worked her on a long line for about 2 months until she was totally silent on track , my older bay dogs taught her it was ok to open up and bay a hog. Dang I miss her!  A friend of mine had a half plott half black and tan coonhound that was a helluva strike dog but he was a bit too cold nosed for my liking, I swear that dog could strike a trail that was 3 days old.  When looking at breeds of hounds keep in mind some breeds are hot nosed, some medium and some cold nosed.  I never liked a cold nosed hound even when I coon hunted and on a hog hunt a cold nosed hound may lead you a merry chase for 20 miles LOL.