Doing it Plott style- with open mouth hounds

[mex]

Damn fine hounds!

[hoghunter71409]

Caught a little 80 lb pig today.  Its hard to get pic of a bunch of dogs and a caught hog in the middle of a thicket and briars in my ears.  Here is a pic of dogs today at the campground after the hunt.

 

[TheRednose]

Nice hog, and nice dogs! I really like the last one you posted.

[Catch Dog Deluxe]

How far do they run before the dogs stop them?

[Reuben]

nice looking dogs...

[hoghunter71409]

How far do they run before the dogs stop them?

I think you are asking how far the hogs run.

Last week the hog never ran.  Dogs opened a couple hundred yds from his bed and shut him down at his bed (or 38 yds from where the garmin initially showed treed).

Yesterday, little 80 lb hog ran circles in a thicket for 45 minutes before the dogs caught him.

After the 80 lb hog, a bigger hog (I only saw his track) ran for 4 hours before he lost dogs.

Every one of my hunts is a little different.  Some hogs run more than others and sometimes dogs shut the hog down and sometimes dogs flat out get beat by a runner.  Hogs, weather, terrain and other varriables impact the hunt.

[TazD]

Nice looking pack of Plotts!!

[hoghunter71409]

Thanks man.

[Catch Dog Deluxe]

Got ya, just thinking of my plott opening up an it making matters worse. You have some awesome dogs!!!!!

[hoghunter71409]

Well thanks man.  We going to hit the woods again tomorrow.  Leaving my #1 hound at home.  His pads are heavily worn and the first layer of skin on the pads is gone.  I thought about taking him just for rigging, but I think the pack strengthens over time is #2, #3 and so on are given chances.  Also, asking the bulldog to Soldier up and get his game face on.  He still has a cut from last week but I may need him on a rank boar or another barr.  My dogs bay to tight and are too ruff to think I can shoot over them.