Age old Question?

If every hog you get on runs and most of them outrun you, it's not a hog problem, it's a dog problem. You need dogs that are loose when they need to be and rough when they have to be and the brains to know which one to be at the right time. They have to have the nose and speed and run to catch. Hounds opening don't make hogs run, it's because most hounds are too slow and they run just to run something instead of to catch it. I've had an old dog bay and the hog never move, then when a young comes in to the bay, the race is on, or break when the catch dog gets close. Some hogs are going to run and some will out run you, but not just about everything you get on.