New to hog dogs

Depends on what type of dog you like, I like plotts, lacys, black mouth currs and catahoulas, aslso like some walkers, if you want something silent your not gonna go for a hound unless you know its silent, if you are wanting something with alot of distance go for a hound, lacys and catahoulas are usually shorter range dogs, black mouth currs can be both and it depends on your preference for catch dogs as well, we have full blooded pitbulls, biggest babies in the world with my kids but hell on a hog. I do have a few running catch dogs, they were bred to be strike dogs but they will also catch everytime.

Gear wise you want a cut collar for every dog you hunt, cut vest for your catch dogs you may also want to get a bay vest for any of your dogs that are very gritty, you want a tracking system, Garmins are best but I own a tracker maxima and it works great. If you are gonna bring the hogs out alive you might want to invest in a polaris or a four wheeler and hog hobbles, a four wheel drive truck is nice as well but not needed. A dog box is nice to haul your dogs in but you can also put a lead on them and snap them to the side of your truck.

Warning about catch vests they do make it hard for the dog to swim so be careful and watch the dogs if you get close to water so they dont drown. DONT hunt in the heat of the day unless you have plenty of water to keep yourself and the dogs hydrated. I know some people in Fredricksburg that have dogs for sale his pups are a little pricy $400 each but they come with papers and they are hell on hogs or anything else you want to put them on. I used to live in Junction, Tx so I know about where you live. GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!