I know people that have had great success with the BMC/Running Dog crosses, you may hit a homerun.
The real ticket is finding the running hound that will bay good. A lot of running hounds just want to run something, and when it stops they get bored. Some bay just as good as a cur dog but it’s harder to find. I like mine. More cast and bottom then most men want or need, and have the speed to back it up. They don’t have the true cold nose, but you don’t need a cold nose when you have that kinda hunt. I reined my male dog back so I could track hunt him and he’s took to it well!
True about the baying part, some will and some will not. All of mine will bay and stretch a cat but not sure on hogs because that is not what I run nor what they were bred for. I think crossing them on something with a lot of stock sense may help that.
The cold nose thing is a myth, there are plenty of Running Dogs with cold noses, but if you are getting them from fox pens or deer hunters the chances of getting one with a cold nose are low, because that is not what a lot of them are breeding for. It comes down to what they are being bred for, game they are running, and how they are being hunted.
I also agree with you about what you said about hunt. This is my opinion to each their own, but hustle, range, and winding ability will catch more hogs in the south, than a super cold nosed track dog running 1 and 2 day old tracks. Just what I have seen.
