Different Hunting Styles and terrain

X2 on what some have said.

My favorite is walk hunting. But it is one of the less I do because its not the most effective on bigger places. IMO it is the best way to start dogs because i walk very slow and gives them time to work without fear of being left. I see more woods and read more sign that way.

Then casting in sign and putting on tracks. Like Rueben said the slower the better. Younger dogs I will wait on them way longer than most people hunting with me are willing to wait! LOL

Walking out big tracks with a dog keeps from the shoats and pigs.

Once they get to do all the above pretty regularly they can road or rig on there own without much effort.

With that said roading, rigging and casting is mostly how I hunt my old dogs now. I like them well rounded and be able to hunt any way the terrain and weather dictates.