Pressured hogs

Hi Birdslayer. I agree with most of what you are saying but where we hunt, we are not in open fields where the top speed of a hog compares with the top speed of a dog. After that initial burst of speed when a hog breaks, he settles into that trot and unless the dogs can push him hard enough to break his wind, they can trot all day. Becomes a game of stamina and endurance. Since the hog is essentially running for his life, he wins a lot. Neither hog or dog can run at top speed for very long. We are blessed to have more cutover then hardwoods like most southern states and like you said, that is where they live or head to.