What do you and don't you know about pedigrees?

I hear you Rueban. I have seen good hounds in all breeds but my point was the dog was bred for coon hunting & I was not knocking her at all. Im just saying you have a much better chance of getting big game dogs out of big game stock. The fact that you cannot find the Mtn. curs you like proves this out as most of them are bred for squirrel & coon. Robert Kemmer's line off of Golden Nugget were good big game dogs.
When I first started with Plotts, I thought they were the sorriest breed around. Most of the Plotts I was trying were coon dog bred & I could not find one that would stay bayed by itself. Even went through a lot of bear bred plots before I found what I wanted & they don't suit me all the time.lol
Hope you have good luck with your 1/2 plots. Sometimes it is easier to get hogdogs by crossbreeding.