i agree mark , i dont mind them catching something they can handle .
i dont want a dog that i think i have to run to to keep him from getting butchered.
i dont want any dogs that chase around a 75 lbs shoat for hours or even minutes .
there are still some dogs , in places that know how much pressure it takes to make one stop and bay , and at the same time know how much room to give to keep a hog bayed till you get there with help .... thats the kind i like to feed , i wish they grew on trees lol .they're out there but you wont see 'em advertised on the web .
x2...Now this is the perfect bay dog. one that can wind, bay, trail and stay on a hog until it is caught. This dog can be free casted or rigged or road hunted. He should hunt with you and circle 2 -5 hundred yards around you and check with you every 10 minutes or so. He should bark 2 or 3 times when locating a track and draw in the other dogs and these 3 barks will alert you. The dogs will then run silent until hog is bayed..
WHETHER IT BE ONE DOG OR FOUR DOGS THE DOGS ONLY PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE HOG BAYED. WHERE DO I FIND THESE DOGS???
I have seen 1 or 2 dogs do it but more in a pack tend to be catchy or push the hogs to break bay. I am not saying that a pack of 3 or more dogs are not out there, but I don't know of any. These dogs will catch a sow or a shoat but might back up and bay a big boar.
I think there is a fine line....
