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 .
So that is why my first set of spotted dogs never left my feet
j/k there are good ones but these were trashy bred dogs for color
Thanks, I remember my good buddy (user jakes) telling me exactly what you stated but I have been getting well started dogs within our group that are set in there ways so I let them do what they do. But... we have always told others with us not to talk to our dogs unless they are congradulating them on a caught hog. I havent messed with any younger dogs or pups but I moved and now have the acreage and means to let them run through the woods, mock hunt and train.
