All Plotts

I agree with you Alvin. All though I do believe there are instances when a quiet dog can help you, overall, I don't think it matters a whole lot. I am the only hog hunter in my area that runs straight hounds. My hunting partner is straight curs. Where I hunt, I've never seen a cur show me something I thought I was missing, whether it was on bear, hogs, or lions. I need a dog that can strike a track off the rig and not just wind hogs. I need a dog that will cold trail until he jumps. I need a fast dog that once jumped, runs with its head up and runs to catch. I want a dog that doesn't quit. I want a dog that does what ever it takes to shut one down once they catch up. I want a dog that either before or when I tell them to, stretch or try and stretch anything they bay. I don't haul bull dogs. I think they are are waist of time, feed, and space on my rig. Therefore, my plotts have to hold one until I can get a leg. Every once in a while when things are out of hand, I will pull a pistol out and end it. That is the role I play in my pack but it doesn't happen often. Plotts don't get a fair shake in a lot of places. Hog hunters around here call about anything that is brindle a plott. There is another thread going on right now about papers. I keep papered dogs that I have either first or second hand knowledge of for the last 40+ years. I don't think papers mean a hill of beans if you are staying within your hunting circle but it is just another valuable tool, among many, for making breeding decisions about dogs you do not have any factual knowledge about. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and thanks for reading.