For me........99% is based around the dog pen. 1% is the pure adrenaline that goes with the sport.
True believer in separate sides of the fence in this sport.
1. Dogmen
2. Hunters.
Both own and handle dogs but completely separate aspects of motivations.
(Neither of which I am discrediting) just separate worlds and mindsets in which paths cross on the same type quarry.
Yeller, you're about spot on with that... Only thing I can add is the grey area between the two. I feel like I'm right in the middle... I absolutely love working the dogs, training and exposing, and letting them find their stride, but... I also love going to the woods with my boys and putting in work. Having a pack of dogs in the woods and a chase/bay going is definitely a thrill to watch unfold. If I had to choose which side I lean more towards it'd be the dogs though. My favorite part of all the dog biz is seeing the pup figure it out, and flip that switch. Makes me smile!
When I've bred and raised em, there isn't anything more gratifying than watching what you've bred and raised do what it was meant to do.
