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Reuben
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« on: February 05, 2017, 12:37:48 pm » |
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logical reasoning...
I wonder why most if not all trail running dogs barked on track many years ago? The logical explanation to me is that there were no tracking systems thus a trail barking dog was bred to know the whereabouts of said dog...also the breeding probably took into consideration the style of hunt as well...there were no tvs or even radio back then nor air conditioning so why not build a camp fire out in the woods with the local neighbors and drink coffee and shoot the breeze...probably good entertainment and a chance to get away from the old lady...
sitting around telling the story of what the dogs are doing...yep...that is old blue done struck a cold track...old joe boy at saying a word till the track warms up a bit...blah...blah...blah...
then tracking systems came about and how we live according to the progression of technology...and now we can have silent dogs that can sure enough push a track to the next county if needed...if you buld that campfire you won't be there long cause the dogs will strike and move out...they can be silent cause we have radio collars and garmins...the need for trail barking is not that important...
as the population grows and the hunting spots get smaller then a totally silent dog will be the future...no bay just catch on the spot...run 30 minutes and give it up and come back...I don't know if I could stand the give it up part...
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
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parker49
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2017, 02:31:19 pm » |
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most hunters now days is hunting tight spots .... nobody pays much attension to a curdog in the distance barking but open dogs running ...haha you may have 3 vehicles trying to cut em off to see what they after or shoot at it ......
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Shotgun66
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2017, 06:02:12 am » |
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I believe you guys are correct about why dogs were bred to be open. Mr.Parker makes a good point about quieter dogs not bringing unwanted attention.
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One aspect that I miss about running open dogs is the music! I still go Coon hunting from time to time to listen to the hounds work out a track and put one on a limb. It's fun to try to figure out what the open dogs are doing on a track. Sportsman/Pleasure hunters with time and wide open spaces still run open dogs. If/when I switch over to tree game, I'll be looking for some open stock.
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