Mother Nature and Changing Hogs .

Hogs use to bay all day long and I loved watching my dogs bay on a hog, especially a big sounder. I used to not want a bay dog to put a single tooth on a hog. I wanted them to stand back 8 to 10 feet and circle while baying so I could watch until I decided to cut a CD loose or pick which hog I wanted to shoot. I still want a dog to stand back if a hog will stand for a bay but if they try to run I want them to do what they have to to stop them. It's dang near impossible to get that perfect medium. It always seems that when you add some of one trait you loose some of the other. I deffinetly believe that we are creating the runners. They are adapting to their surroundings, dogs and hunting styles and we must adapt with them. I wish we could go back to the days before there were 10 hog hunters on every street corner. I don't mean this in a bad way towards the new or young hunters. I just wish yall could have seen how it was when a hog would bay for hours ! You did'nt worry about a dog with lots of bottom because you really did'nt need it very often. You wanted a dog with lots of stay and by that I mean a dog that would stay in one spot and bay a hog for hours until you could get to it. You did'nt have to worry about getting in a hurry to go to a bayed dog, the dog and the hog would be there when you got there.