Open or silent

The "chase" is a chase if the dog is barking or not. The hog will stop and bay where and when it wants to. Most hogs we catch are runnin suckers that STOP and bay where they want to. Usually it is a real bad spot. In my opinion the hog knows it is being chased by a dog silent or not. I have seen Mikes hunter dog run one for 20+ miles several different times and that dog is silent. I have seen my semi open gyp lady run one the same. It boils down to a dog being able to stick with a track or run the hog long enough for the hog to want to stop and bay.