Message #573817

[The Old Man]

That pup won't even have to "cast" he'll probably rig enough hogs to keep you busy.  Hope your pup does well.

 The rigging deal just adds to the hunt in my opinion, the two longest rigs I have had this year were 800 and something and 900 and something off the mountain and were both cold tracks that they eventually got jumped. I do cast some in the winter time but spring summer and fall mostly rig hunt. In the big country can cover lots more ground. We never road a dog for various reasons, mostly don't need to, save the steps, haha.
 Just came in from WV on a bear hunt treed a few bear, had some big races, had some relatively short races, mile-mile and a half, got 4 out of 5 dogs banged up one day on a contrary bear but nothing too serious. All good fun, got several 7 month old pups rolling they ran their very first opportunity and got one bear to yo yo up and down the tree that the pups could see. Really fired them up, didn't kill any, not necessary, had the pups run two races by themselves for practice, one was a let down bear one was off a rig strike. Little bit early to be putting them on bear but the cream will rise to the top anyway. After a winter of hogging they"ll be ready for the bear next year and I'll know who has the little extra and or who doesn't.