I have been debating doing that. With the price of every thing, not having as much time to hunt, and other obligations. It would seem easier to just have 2 Curr dogs for close and 2 hound crosses for distance. No catch dogs. Get out of the whole hunting like a job and go more for the sport.
I use to hunt alot with a guy who hunted like that... 2 hound x cur and a gun. Killed alot of good hogs like that. Same thing... some times they would grab when we got there if they could.