Message #61363

[matt_aggie04]

Open=Barking or making a noise before the hog is stopped, some say oh well he only opens on a hot track or he opens when the hog breaks but open is open to me.
Most believe that open dogs push the hogs and allow the hog to know how far away the dogs are, I would personally like to hunt behind a hound or pack of hounds just to compare.  I have only hunted behind open curs and houndxcurs.  I don't know that one is better or worse then the other but I like to KNOW that when a dog barks they are looking at a stopped hog.  It is just personal preference...
Matt