Not an old timer by any means but Ive been around this sport for a length of time.
Ryan
1. I would go to vet school
You have to be able to take care of your dogs in the field. Most dogs are repairable in the field weather you think they are or not. It could be just a temp fix to get them to a vet but better than letting them lay down on you. I would say this is the most important specailly when you have grittier dogs!
2. Cut back on the number of dogs you let run on the ground! Respect the hogs and let them back up and bay! Might take a little grit out of your pack but also might help on boars breaking (weather you get them stopped or not)
3. When pre-paring for a hunt pack a lunch (I always forget this one) plenty of water for you and the dogs! Keep an extra set of clothes behind your seat!
4. Back to #2 Watching your dogs work ith each situation weathers it's in a creek, briar thicket, baypen, or just in the open you learn by watching each dog and each situation.
5. Vest and collar your dogs back in to tending for them.
6. after the catch IMO one person should handle the hog when he is flipped and the others should get the roughest dogs off first. I've seen allot of people handle hogs and the best way in my eyes is suck the front top leg closest to you into your nuts basically your keep his bottom feet from getting under him. It's a caught hog with one person on him instead of a guy on the back legs 1 on the fron and one standing on his head. You don't need all this IMO. After that one person can assist with hobbles or tieing him.
I'm at work so not going to put too much into it. I'll add somemore later if i get time. Will make a hunt soon Ryan.
