shooting over dogs

Amen Brothers!!!! I have caught hogs with catch dogs and shot them with bay dogs in my limited 2 year career and it didn't take me long to figure out which I liked the best.

My Reasons to shoot over dogs vs. Catch with dogs:

I love my dogs and have too invested in them
I prefer to shoot hogs primarily to prevent my dogs from gettn cut down or killed.
Since I didn't really want to rig up to catch and transport hogs to sell, why let them SOB's live in the first place.
Most of the farmers I hunt on want the hogs dead anyway.
Better daytime hunting opportunities. In Oklahoma we have legal shooting hours.
I can get a hog bayed and shot without going on these 3 & 4 mile runs
1 or 2 dogs don't put as much pressure on a hog as a whole pack of bay dogs.
I can kill as many hogs with 1 dog as I can with a pack of dogs
Hogs will bay up because I don't think hogs don't see 1 dog as a real threat.
A smaller bay dog, 25-40 pounder can be more effective than a 70-80 larger dog. (quicker, faster and more bottom)

Last point, and this MY OPINION for what it's worth. I think that if you are a breeder or one who raises pups that will tolerate being shot over, the demand for your dogs will be great in the future!!!! European hog hunters shoot hogs with 1 or 2 bay dogs or use 1 or 2 rcd's with great success. (Bay dogs live longer than rcd's)
Today's hogs are not baying up with the dogs like they use too. They are just flat out running when they feel pressure. Many hunters are already figuring out that they need to do something different to get a hog in the deep freezer.
I think as time passes, many more hunter will either become baying shooters or will hunt with rcd's. As much as I hate to admit this, the Europeans are setting the trend in hog hunting tactics and equipment. Think about it.