reatj81
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« on: July 10, 2012, 11:54:59 am » |
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Hunting in the daylight helps evaluate the dogs better. Yes the garmin let's you keep track of the dogs, range ect.. Hunting in the daytime allows me to get close to the bay and watch the dogs work a hog, or a sounder. It allows me to evaluate each dogs style, and how it compliments or weakens the pack. Hunting 1-2-3 dogs allows me to really focus on each dogs style. I'm sure I have culled dogs that don't do what I want that fit other people's pack great! I want each dog to get gone hunting, be able to find and stop there one hog, I want a dog to honor another bay, but not to leave a hot track just to honor a bay, they need to be able to finish what they start by them self. Split bays can be a pain but I'm a lot more worried about each dog on the ground being able to find and stop a hog by themselves than them honoring another bay. When a dog is off by himself it allows me to see just how much bottom and stay bayed the dog has. Any pair of dogs should stay bayed for hours, but how many will stay hours by themselves, that's what I'm looking far. I enjoy watching the dogs work doing there job more than the numbers of hogs caught! Maby I would catch more with less independent dogs, but if each one does his job I can catch lots of hog! Hope I didn't get of topic beacuse I believe the only true way to evaluate is watching them in many different situations. Go hunt with others so you can keep your eyes open to what can help my dogs!
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