hogs out running dogs?

Well back in the day when you never saw hogs at feeders or on the highway, the days when the only time you knew a hog was around was when it was killing sheep and goats; the only dogs used to hunt them were full blood hounds, mostly running walkers. They were used because of thier nose and bottom, even tho they could trail a hog that was 12-18 hrs old they would also bark everytime thier foot hit the ground and would never put a tooth to one. I remember 10 hounds on one boar for 12 hrs and they never stoped him long enough for us to catch up.
The nose that was needed then also had some negitive things with it, all the barking being the main thing. This I believe started the training of the hogs we have now days in the hill country. Those barking hounds spoiled lots of hogs that later taught young ones that if a dog is barking you better haul a@@. I have seen hogs move out of a canyon ahead of bawling hounds 300-600 yards just because they knew where the dogs were.

So it really wasnt the nose but the barking; but to get the nose we needed back then we had to put up with the barking. You get my point, it was a package deal, barking and nose.

When most people talk nose they are refering to hounds, and stoked it looks like has bluetics. To most in the hill country a full blood hound of any breed is not wanted in thier pack just because of the barking even if you do want the nose.