Age to start

Ok. Now I have a question to add to this. Is there anyway to get my pups hunting(once it's time) without started dogs. I don't know really any one except my uncle who hog dogs. he lives 1.5 hours away. Now I could get them out there every once in a while. And drop the dogs in the 10 acre pen on the ranch he runs that is stocked with pigs and see how they do. But I won't be able to do that Or get them around finished dogs near as much as I probably need to. I have a lot of property around me with hogs so could I just drop em and let them figure it out? Do I set up a lot of mock hunts for them and then see what they'll do? Or am I just going to have to figure out how to get them around finished dogs?