That’s a really good pair of hogs. That is Cardi pictured I assume, nice looking dog. Dogs are like gang bangers, the more there are the tougher they are.
Slim, I did an exercise for a couple of buddies at different times. They both were getting dogs cut up regular. I told them Ben it was the number of dogs they had on the ground. They brought the dogs they hunted to the bay pen. First dog in bayed without pressuring the hog. As we added them one at a time, you could see them tightening up tighter and by the fourth dog they were pretty tight and over pressuring making it move. By the time they were all in there the hog was full time running and they were crawling on it like ants. They didn’t catch it because they were bay dogs that wouldn’t completely commit to the catch so when they got hooked or slapped they would fall back, just like a gang banger. It was an eye opener for them to be able to see it first hand.
I don’t know if this has anything to do with your pups getting cut but just a thought. My buddies both changed their ways for a bit, but eventually went back to their original ways. They said they just couldn’t leave dogs at home and had to hunt them. My mind set was either hunt more so you can rotate them or down size because you have more than you can hunt. You might not really have anything you want to part with but if they get dead or crippled you’re still out. It’s usually not the one you would’ve parted with that draws the short straw either. My favorite would be the one that got hammered worst 10 out of 10 times.
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That is Cardi yes sir. She has been a fine catch dog for us and Tim is real fond of her. He’s been pretty fortunate with good looking black bulldogs over the last 8 years.
Yeah too many dogs can certainly be a problem or cause them. I’ve owned the thug mentality type dog. Typically those are the “hog dog” style bred cur dogs IMO. which is the exact kind of dog we stay away from, these dogs ain’t that.
The 2 gyps never showed up to that big hog as they had their own going, we only had 5 dogs there. 3 of them being yearling brothers out of sketch. They are bred to be rougher, but hopefully not catch 300 lbers rough.
We don’t get dogs cut too often, maybe put a stitch or staple in 4 or 5 dogs in last 2-2.5 years(knock on wood). But for as rough as these dogs aren’t. When they do get caught, even on a 270 lb stud, they are in it for the long run and we are going straight for legs. Hesitation on mans part, or the dogs, I definitely agree is what leads to a majority of wrecks when catching big hogs. This one got a small piece of Bob, but not even enough to put him out of the hunt.
I have a video from down south of exactly what too many thug minded dogs being sent to the baddest hog I’ve come across, that was already bayed prefect by 3 of my curs, gets you. And then when it goes south you can watch and hear them boys sull up and them cur dogs weren’t near rank enough to be messing with a hog even close to what this dude was. I’ll see if I can find it.
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