The best advice I could give is not to get a dog right now. You are living in Texas now, and will probley go back home when finished here. Dogs live a long time and might not always fit your live style in the future. I would suggest going on lots of guided hunts with different guides and catch a few big boars in different parts of the state and ask lots of questions about how much there dogs cost to take care of, what are there vet bills like, how much did it cost them at the vet the last time they had to take a dog in that was hurt bad. The most important thing you will learn from the guided hunts is if you have what it takes to be a hog dogger. Everyone loves hunting hogs with dogs until the first time a big boar wrecks a few dogs. I can count ten people that started dog hunting and quite for every one person that is still hunting. Not trying to discurage anyone from hunting with dogs I just think that people jump in to fast and dont think of the long term costs of dog hunting. Also if you have ever been afraid of things that go bump in the woods this might not be the sport for you.
he started off good and ended way off in left field. don't go paying any guides to take you huntin. there are plenty of good guys AND gals here that have great dogs that'll take you huntin for free or just with a little help in gas. NOT some hefty guide fee.
i was in this same position not long ago. go with as many different people as you can and see which way of huntin you like and what's feesible for YOU. you may not want to walk all the time or you may not want to ride a fourwheeler. it'll also put you in front of a lot of different breeds and crossbreeds of dogs. i'd definitely say buy one real good finished strike dog first off. then get ya a good trash broke help dog and a young started dog to run with em. once that young started dog gets trash broke and starts finding it's own hog, you could get another young dog if ya needed or wanted. and i'd definitely recommend 2 catch dogs unless you have a couple of guys you go hunting with all the time that have catch dogs as well.
