Picking pups

Thanks for the reply Reuben, that clarified a lot for me. Sorry if I ask questions that seem to be repetitive, I just want a complete understanding.

I agree with Goose and T-Dog, I love to research and listen to every single opinion and method to find out what might work the best in particular situations. At the end of the day, if what somebody is doing is working then I don’t think they’re wrong just because they have a different method. The end goal is pretty much the same. Some of you might not believe me or might think I’m crazy, but when I got my first two pups I found this forum and for months I read through every single thread that has ever been posted in the Hog Dog and General Discussion sections. I’m not exaggerating, I read all the way through every single thread. Did I retain it all? Absolutely not! But i was able to retain some of it and it helped me get going along with the help of the guy who I got the pups from, who several months later called me to come hunt with him and ended up taking me under his wing.

Coming from one of the younger guys (I’m not quite 23 yet, and started hog hunting at 19) I appreciate when you older guys share your knowledge and experiences. There’s really no such thing as posting too much in my opinion, that’s what this forum is for. I love reading through good discussions instead of checking once a day to see that nothing new has been posted. I try to hunt with people that hunt differently than myself when I can because I get exposure to new situations and get to see different styles. Good example is rough dogs vs loose dogs. I run all silent and rough, as do most people I know and hunt around. That’s the style in this area and it’s effective on these runners. I’ve only seen one loose dog that can stop the pigs I usually hunt and she’s so small they really pay her no attention. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate them, shoot I would love to go listen to some loud mouth dogs and watch a good bay. I’ve never even had the opportunity to watch a true bay because the people I’ve hunted around don’t have bay dogs of that caliber. Everyone’s best dog seems to be a rough dog.

Another positive of this forum is having the opportunity to hear others. I don’t have any other hunters in my immediate area. I’ve got some buddies in the upstate, and some in the low state, but I don’t know a single person in my state with a legit breeding program. I’m sure that there are a few out there, but it seems like in SC most people don’t even know what line breeding is. They take two good dogs and breed them and then take a good dog off that litter and breed it to an unrelated food dog and so forth. That is why I was so excited to get the two pups from Justin’s yard. Because I want to eventually start line breeding good dogs here and I think it will completely change the game for myself and my close friends. Without some of you guys sharing info, that would not be as attainable.

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