stalker i think alot of the [ long range ] dogs vs medium hunters is man made all my dogs that hunt with me turn out to be medium hunters plotts hounds , hound crosses whatever . when worked as a pup if you spend enough time with them in the woods when young , you can control how you want them to hunt . when i'm messing with young dogs out in the woods just walking around getting them woodswise if they start ranging off too far for my likeing i'll call em in and walk another direction . now this is just for hunting . do to the hound in them if they find a track they like they will move it till the end wich i don't mind a bit . but all in all i think it is a learned behavior . i also think the more independant a dog is the further they will range out . but as a pup i have allways been able to pretty much have them hunting the range i want and not just taking off and doing what the dogs want and not paying no mind to where i want the dog to go .
You make a very good point that I didn't even think of. We like longer ranged dogs so its a big no, no to walk with them or they will stay in closer, making smaller circles. It didn't even cross my mind because of the way that we hunt.
