All my coon dogs were barkin at caged coons by 3-4 months same as my curs start bayin hogs... Had some treein their own coons before a year old... I don't think their slow learners same as any breed some dogs are late bloomers maybe that's the ones u experienced ethhunters... They can b started at any age same as any breed just depends on whose starting them... I have seen many a walker that loved to catch up to a hog and eat it up when it got there... And know where there's some Runnin walker deer dogs that'll leave most curs in the dust and run deer all day long... Tree dogs are tree dogs, Runnin walkers are a whole different deal... But I've never personally owned or heard of a walker that wasn't wide open on track
