Message #80034

[txmaverick]

If they were hunting young dogs they may have wanted to save them, sometimes with young dogs you can mess up thier dirve by leaving them on the ground to long where you know there is nothing there. Lots of times I load the dogs on large ranches just cause in 3+ years of hunting the same place I know where the hogs are going to be and where they arent. No point in waisting time in an area you have never started hogs before. Also depending on how dry it is I will hunt around water and not road them to much between water holes if it is dry. I also hunt alot of feeders which at the right time of year there is no point putting the dogs on the ground until you are close to one, depending on the time you are hunting and the time the feeders are going off.

Range clearly on this board is open for debate, that will never be agreed upon by all. Everyone has thier own ideas, ways and thoughts. Go hunt get the time in the field and make up our own thoughts and ideas then hunt to please you and get the dogs that please you. If someone doesnt like the distance your dogs hunt out then dont invite them back or dont hunt with them. Not everyone agrees on everything, there are several people I hunt with on a reg basis that I dont agree with on some things, doesnt mean any of us are wrong , we have just learned to come to terms on somethings so we can hunt together.