Sounds like you made a solid breeding decision Slim. I have hunted dogs directly out of a son of Tater named Freak for the last 8 years. The dogs I have hunted are above average track/find dogs with a lot of stick/bottom. Loose baying for the most part. Very reliable & durable line of dogs. Started and finished a pair of pups out of Freak and a pair of grandsons out of his daughter. 3 of the 4 have turned out to be really nice dogs that consistently put you in hogs. The characteristics of the male you chose look like they will compliment the Tater dogs well. Look forward to hearing updates on these dogs!
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Sketch Is out of a gyp named niko, that was bred by Monty Bennet and owned by Carlton Carter up around decatur, she just recently was killed running a hog across a highway. Niko was a direct daughter out of the TJ dog(tator junior) that Monty Bennet had. Nikos momma was a dog named Molly that was bred on mike bolens yard out of his brandy and pancho dog(correct me if I’m wrong mike) she was hit on the highway by a car as a young dog so she never got a chance to work but she was used as a brood dog and to my knowledge she produced a litter or 2 for a few different guys. Sketch’s daddy is a dog Carlton has named Boomer that was is a rigging SOB. He was another Monty product out of a dog named Cane and a gyp named sister. What sister was I have no idea. The cane dog come out of Oklahoma somewhere off a gyp named cookie who I was told was well known but that’s all I ever managed to get. I liked the good tator dogs I had been around. I had a set of 3 pups I had out of the TJ dog that were about 6 months old when I Sketch was just weaned as a pup and they all were culls. My only complaint with the tator blood is they never have had a real big handle or any idea of what self preservation was. Sketch does hunt like a tator dog, but she bays like a stock bred cur, likely that comes from the Kate dog of mine that she was raised behind.
Boomer
Niko on the left, jagger on the right. Jagger is also out of the TJ dog, I believe the last litter out of him before he got killed
Cane
TJ x Molly
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Gotcha Slim. Never had the opportunity to meet Carlton. I hunted with Monty through a mutual friend just a little bit about 9 or 10 years ago. I hunted with Cain and TJ. TJ was a half brother to the Freak dog I mentioned. Tater sired both out of different females. You are right about the Tater dogs being running dogs first and foremost. They wanted to find something quick, jump it, and run it. Handle, Bay, and stock sense does not come to them naturally. Fortunately I got the ones I hunt very young about the time the Alpha 100 and TT15 collars came out!
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Your memory is accurate Slim. Tater was bred to A gyp named Grace and another named Purple. I never hunted with either of them. Below are pics of the Tater granddaughter and great grandsons through Freak. The Jake dog was my personal favorite. Lost him to a rank boar in November. Ringo is Jakes littermate. Pretty much straight catch dog. Peep is their momma. She is Freaks daughter and a good representative of the Tater line. Her littermate brother, Camo, turned out the best of them. He hunts like a competition Coonhound and bays better than most Tater dogs. Gotta have some time and real estate to turn him loose.
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Who had the camo dog?
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Camo was co owned by my former hunting partner and me until he was a little over 2 years old. We parted ways and Camo stayed with him. He got him finished out and sold him to another mutual friend who still hunts him. I get to hunt with him occasionally and it makes me happy to see what he turned into.
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He was grouchy to the point that it was becoming a problem so I had him neutered. I’m still taking grief over that decision.....but I would do it again. I won’t put up with that kind of behavior no matter how good they are. He’s not bad about it anymore.
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