Thanks everyone. Sorry it took so long for me to reply. When I made this post, I hadn't been to bed for my eight hours. I just now woke up.
After looking back at everything that happened, Im just glad that Ol' Red is safe and sound. If something were to happen to one of our dogs while hunting, I would be very sad but I would know that they went out doing what they love to do. And didn't spend their lives rotting in a back yard or on a couch somewhere.
But when one of them disapears, I cant handle that. I have to know if they are ok.
Magnuml, that is a bad deal for sure. I hate it when people think that they have the right to do things with your dogs and not even let you know when you know dang good and well they had your number. Thats just not right. There are a lot of those idiots out there.
... and as for the boars that we encountered ....
oh they will get theirs!