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Author Topic: To shoot or to catch, that is the question  (Read 3001 times)
Reuben
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« on: June 10, 2019, 05:35:01 pm »

For me it is about rough cur dogs...so I prefer not using a bulldog but sometimes I wish I had one...most of the time someone will have one so we are covered in that area...

Back in the older days when I hunted alone on a regular basis I carried a pistol and no bulldog...when my dogs had one stopped somewhere I would verify by checking collars and if the dogs were together in one spot for a few minutes I would head in that direction...the dogs would have the hog where he couldn’t run...if he tried they would catch him but were cautious about it...once I showed up they would catch...that was before nice running vests and I valued my dogs highly...so I started carrying a pistol and I would give the command to back up and then I would shoot with a Ruger semi auto 22 using long rifles for ammo...this scenario was for big boars all others were caught...l liked hog hunting this way the best...

I now use a AMT 22 mag semi auto with fmj’s when I carry a gun and I very seldom carry it...

I do love a great looking bulldog that gets it done no matter what obstacles...

Their has been a few times when I wished I had a gun...and those few times I saw a big hog trot away and that was hard to watch...that is when I purchased my first pistol...
A game changer is that nowadays there are good running vests for gritty cur dogs as well...
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