Training Pens

[Rbelote]

I was thinking about building a hunt pen, and maybe a small bay pen beside it for young dogs.  For the big pen would 4 acres make any difference compared to 6 acres.  Would like 10 acres be better?  How big should the small pen be just to drop a puppy in with a small hog?    Please post pictures if you have them. 

[Rbelote]

anyone?

[JUG]

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[preacher1]

the bigger the better to create a hunt situation. Depends on funds and space. And to create the hunt experience for the dogs it needs to be similar to your hunting terrain/woods. I think it's better to train dogs in real hunt situations. Tha's hard to do if your training pen looks like a roping arena. Thats good for first intro to a pig, but it will teach them to bay too tight on a hog and when thay get in the woods that nose to nose crap will get em hurt. A small bay pen will work on the side maybe 40 or 50 '.Of course all this depends on the type hog you have in your pens.How big, aggressive,etc. On the small pen I heard a guy say once that he used a trampoline frame .seemed a little small to me. JMO

[Rbelote]

Thanks for the info preacher.