I think that good dogs need to have pen experience too.
dogs that have the rust knocked off them in the summer instead of sitting on a chain from march to october will do better when the next season begins. just letting the dogs remember the smell of a big boar will keep it fresh on thier memory.
I am pretty sure most dogs dont forget what a hog smells like
pen baying allows us to control the time frame our dogs are exposed to the heat. it also lets us control the hogs size we put a dog on.
Again, I dont see what you are tring to say. Are you talking older or young dogs here?
in my opinion, it's a great way to train and give your dogs exercise when it's too hot to actually hunt.
If you want to exercise them, then talk them for a jog. They will far more exercise do that then baying in a pen.
sure, we can go bay a hog right now, but who's to say we're gonna have an easy bay with no problems.
it's not a good feeling when you can't stop a big boar and your dogs are fixin' to get into trouble with the hot morning sun. doesn't take long and it's 90 degrees. shoot, it's been 85 at 5am in the morning lately.
i can't speak for others, but my catch dog doesn't go in without a good vest on. 85 degrees with a dog vested and temps climbing is not a smart idea.
