Hounds vs Curs

[Buck]

So since I came to this board the other day I have seen some pretty controversial subject and have had the opportunity to weigh in on a few. So which do you guys prefer and why? I am a hound man myself. So lets get this topic rolling and do not hold back on my account.

[kevin]

Cur for me.  They tend to be quieter in the yard.  I "click" better with them.  In my experience they are more versatile.  Endless bottom, better track speed, plenty of nose when bred for it.  In reality I've just not been impressed with any hounds. 
  That is my opinion. 

[Mike]

I'll stick with cur dogs. I guess i've never hunted with a good hound and i've hunted with quite a few. They were all nose down and barking every step of the way... all ended in long races and no pork at the end. One race was over 12 hours long.

I hear about good hounds all the time and would like to hunt behind one some day.

[Etxcntryboy]

I've got one Plott and the rest are curs.  The Plott is a closed mouth little gyp, and the curs are too.  They seem to work well together.  I'm happy with the results.

[BigAinaBuilt]

I prefer my crosses because they are super dogs

[make-em-squeel]

curs because if you have good ones you dont need a hound.

[olde sarge]

Buck when I smell the night air I can still envision the sound of a hound yodeling and do miss it. But for hog hunting I would hands down choose a curr for their speed and utility. In my case a Catahoula curr.     John

[Etxcntryboy]

I think I have pretty good curs.  But I like the Plott!

[sfboarbuster]

I like curs, but I dont have too much experience hog hunting with hounds.

[make-em-squeel]

I like curs, but I dont have too much experience hog hunting with hounds.

Well the little i do it is a LONG hunt, and a pain unless you own 5k acres.

[Randy_P]

I have no preference.  The first hound I hunted with was an idiot.  Bark and bark and come back to you with nothing to show for it.  THen I had the privilege of huntnig with a "hog hunting" hound.  He was open on track but when he opened he was making a bee line for a hog.  I have since hunted with several open hounds and will say I enjoy it far better than a cur.  I think people confuse a open mouth hound with an open mouth HOG HUNTING hound.  Big difference and I have hunted with both. Just my 02

[Randy_P]

I keep reading the same thing. People think a cur is a short hunt dog and a hound is a long hunt dog. (meaning how long the hunt takes)  Is this because a lot of curs stay with one for a shorter time but eventually give it up and come back where as a good hound has more bottom end than most curs making for a longer hunt?? 

[sfboarbuster]

I agree with you agteach, there is a BIG difference in a hog hunting hound than one that barks every breath on a cold track.

[HogzgoneWild]

I've hunted with and behind both, both do well and both have faults. But my preference I'll stick with my curs for hogs, and hounds for coons.

[Noah]

Ahhh... one of my favorite subjects

Actually, I'd love to have a set of hounds some day... that is, IF I had enough property to get to them...

I've hunted behind some unreal hounds, most of which came from blood out west.  Big game bred, tall, lanky... all built the same whether it be walker, plott, redbone, or bluetick.  Almost a sure thing if you've got a good track, and it sure is nice to get the particular hog you're after sometimes...  then again, I've been on some miserable hunts with these same dogs where we literally spent days trying to get them caught back up... that's just no fun.

l try to look at all dogs objectively, regardless of breed... Any dog that is built the way I like, hunts the way I like, and is good natured is welcomee in my yard and my breeding program.... Call it a cur, call it a mongrel, I call it a hog dog

To answer the specific question though.. I'll go with a cur, they're just more pleasant to be around to me.

[WestTexasCurs]

I aint gettin in this wasps nest again.Its already turning into B.S.

[hossman]

i am a cur man myself because they get the job done the way i like it.  in response to agteah11. i dont know about "most curs" because there is alot of crap out there and i wont keep it around. but i do know about good cur dogs. they  will hang in the race as long as a hound. now one reason hunts with curs will take a shorter amount of time is there abilty to work a track quicker. also alot of curs will work a track and in the proceses come across alot fresher track and will make the switch and get to a hog  before a hound would. why because alot of hounds stay with the orginal track and run across alot of the much hotter ones along the way. now what i am saying is we could drop a hound in a 1000 acre block of land and it might take an hour for him to find the hog. but it has been my experince that a good cur could probaly do it in half the time. if the hog was moving he could have it stooped a 1/4 or further before the hound found the hog. i have seen a preety good hounds run a track the rong way for 15 20 minutes and we see them go buy us win we have a bay going. me perssonaly the last to hunts i have been on the 3rd n 4 hog we got to were a mile plus away. thanksgiving mourning we started at 7:30am we didnt leave the woods untill 1:30pm. we would of been there longer but we snuk in and caught the dog while he was baying. i was 2 hours late to  thanksgiving lunch. whenever we go to a bay anymore there is 2 peoples responsible for catching 1 of the 2 dogs. if they dont we wait untill the next bay or couple of hours if were lucky.

[johnf]

i run hounds,curs,crosses i like my hounds but hoter nosed with grit and speed i prefer plotts but not all plotts they just have to work  like i want.i enjoy runnin running plotts and curs together works good for me.

[keyserdawg]

Im a cur guy myself.  But i got my last 2 plotts and started them young with curs and it worked out well.
Ben

[chainrated]

I prefer cur dogs but I will hunt anything that produces hogs.. I've never owned a good hound but I've hunted with one that was..