Seriously? A mile in front of the dogs? Those hogs ain't runnin, they ain't got no pressure to. Sounds to me like what has happened is your hunting some hounds that couldn't find herpes in a ho house.
I shouldn't say that as it sounds rude, but seriously, what your seeing is not a matter of loose vs rough or anything of the sort, you definetly have some dogs that have zero stock sence at all. And the ones that catch immediately I'd be willing to bet have bull blood in them right? Or running hound blood? See those dogs have an instinct to stop the game and create confrontation. Sounds like the hounds that are unsuccessful are probably tree bred dogs aren't they.
Respectfully, I don't think the problem you are describing relates to this conversation so much.
What part of Ohio are you in? I've got a trade show in Columbus in the fall and could maybe spare a few days to see these marathon hogs if you'd like to make a hunt?
