One more thing. Don't get in a hurry. I find 5mph is plenty fast. Gives the dogs time to hunt as u go. Watch ur dogs close. Any intrest in a spot or smell or a head thrown up stop and cut off ride for a min to see what they do. If u run to fast or don't give them time to work out faint smells u could be pushing them past hogs. A dead wheeler or truck will become the signal to look some more. A running truck or wheeler will become the command of get ahead.
x2...always be looking at the dogs...don't get in a hurry and like already said...it is all about the dogs...when the dogs look interested stop and let them work it out...if they go in the woods wait until you hear a strike/bay or until they come back because they couldn't line it out...then you can move on down the road...
be consistent so the dogs can know how you work...doing it this way allows the dogs to hunt to their maximum potential...
if you move to fast the dogs will learn to not be thorough when hunting because they are more interested in keeping up with you instead of hunting...also teaches them to take hotter tracks...I like the curs to use their nose/hunt to the fullest of their ability...
this is how I taught my dogs to run ahead of the truck when I used to road them...I took the pack to the beach way out away from traffic and beach go'ers...I let them out and I would let them run around a short bit...then I would gun/reve up the engine 2 or 3 times and hall butt down the beach for a mile or 1.5 miles and the dogs usually ran 28 mph and I just barely stayed in front of them...when I thought the run was long enough I started slowing down so as soon as one passed me up I stopped and they would stop in frnt of the truck...then always won the race at the end...after a few minutes I woul gun the engine and they roaded out in front of me and I would just follow...This worked with the 4 wheeler also...
when hunting/roading the dogs move along at their pace if they have the hunt in them...
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