The thing on percentagest to me is, it's really all but a moot point without more knowledge on who is establishing the benchmark for what that is as well as their definition of what good is and what a cull is. I really dont think hearing it is good enough either. That is something that sure isnt universal. I mean, it's like what a cull is to one man is like the same thing as the definition of what good is. I promise you that criteria, definition and standards are all over the board, every person has their own. I see it hunting wtih people from everywhere and have for years. How are you going to know what any man's criteria or standards truely are
for sure without seeing it and seeing it first hand and on several occasions with several different dogs? I promise ya listenting to them may sure not establish that, at least for me. Yep, I have seen some awful good ones but by in large, that wasent the case.
This percentage thing when talking about numbers is also deceptive. Big O talks about his percentages... Knowing BigO like I do and hunting with him for the many years I have hunted with him, I seriously doubt there is a man alive who has any stricter definition of what good is or what a cull is or what just a decent dog is than he applies to his OWN dogs. Now he dont set there and judge your dog if you are in the woods with him, he honestly dont care and proud for you if you are happy with it, he is watching and judgemeing his own dogs, every minute of every hunt. He aint gona say a word about yours unless you ask. I have seen a many a dog he culled, didnt like or was using short term that he just considered a decent dog,that completely satisfied another man. It's this way in the woods with him, How many people go to the woods and only see and talk about the few good things a dog dose and ignore the 20 things he did bad or didnt do when they are going to place a tag on him or judge him ?
Bottom line those percentage numbers are are based on opinions and are skewed in terms of what one mans definition are and what another mans definition may be. In his case, his percentages might be 90% for one man yet, 10% for him. Same goes for other folks I know well.
And Larry Parker. I've heard your name for several years, always favorably. I'd love to hunt with you sometime or at least call you up and b.s. about good dogs.
Mr Parker..I think Barlow is correct about wanting to come hunt with you if you would allow it. I myself would love to come down and hunt with you and your dogs to see all this for myself. I havent found it yet but I am always looking for a better line of hog dogs and try to keep a open mind about such. If you got em, I sure may do all I can to get some of them. I am not doubting you, just one of those old boys that should be from Mo. and have to litterly see it to be satisfied.
I have been to the woods with guys over the years who had a dog they said was a parker cur or that they had parker curs. That is something you just never know for sure is the truth or not. I would like to see them go several times and would like to know some folks in this part of the world or at least somewhere in east texas who have the real mccoy that I could maybe go hunt with. ( Athens, Texas area )
Thanks, look forward to hearing from you.
