Speed is good when it can be utilized. A lot of us hunt in country where a dog can't use it's speed to full potential, can't get ahead of a hog and sure can't get close enough to latch onto one.
This where long races and lot's of bottom come into play.
Mike, I hunt the same area (somewhat) as you and I agree. I have had the privilege to hunt up in the pan handle with Paul a little bit, and its no lie that his dogs got some speed and will go to the head and put the stop to a hog in a hurry. I have also been hunting my normal places in east texas this summer where its like a jungle. It seems to me in the winter, the races are not near as long. Really the hogs dont hardly get to break more than 50 yrds or so, but these same places in the summer the chase might be a mile. I think this might be because during the winter its open enough for dogs to move to the head and in the summer its not.
There was a hunt a couple weeks ago where me and a buddy were in a spot that the brush was beat down by cattle real good. The bay broke and the hog came out of the thick stuff right at us. It was really interesting to watch the dogs go from a tight bunch behind the hog, coming out of the brush, to more open circling towards the head. They hit the head and had her stopped ten yards past us.
Wondering if you ever notice the same sort of thing going on with your dogs?
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