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« Reply #40 on: October 23, 2015, 08:08:29 pm » |
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took them to the bay pen the second time out about 2 weeks ago and the 2 bigger pups fired up pretty good and pup 3 and number 4 bayed a little...this evening I took them again and when I dropped they tail gate they wanted to hunt...as much as I hated to not let them hunt I made that call on account there is a busy road about 3 hundred yards from there...but all 4 fired up and number #3 and #4 pups stole the show in the bay pen...
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« Reply #41 on: October 23, 2015, 08:21:59 pm » |
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Dang fine looking hounds. Wish I was closer I'd sure as heck try to talk you out of one!
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« Reply #42 on: October 23, 2015, 08:44:05 pm » |
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Glad to hear they all are showing interest sounds like you might be hanging on to the whole lot best luck with them Reuben
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« Reply #43 on: October 24, 2015, 11:17:12 am » |
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Sounds like these guys are coming along bud. Good luck with em. Sure are some good looking uniform dogs.
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« Reply #44 on: October 24, 2015, 11:32:55 am » |
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thank you fellas...
RyanTBH...for being 1/2 plott, 1/4 mt cur, 1/8 pitbull and 1/8 redbone they are very uniform looking...
I used to breed mt curs and I had 5 and 7 generation dogs in my back yard that were bred in my yard, inbred and linebred and they had more variation than these in looks...the hunt was almost uniform with the mt curs...hope these pups will hunt...
I just got off the phone with one of my hunting friends...I was telling him it sure hurt having to call the pups out of the woods...if I had them in a good location I would have let them roll...last thing I wanted to do is to call them back to me when I want them to be hunting dogs...
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« Reply #45 on: October 24, 2015, 07:05:08 pm » |
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If they take after their momma you will not have to worry about them goin huntin I think they will make some nice dogs good luck with them
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« Reply #46 on: October 30, 2015, 02:35:24 pm » |
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If they take after their momma you will not have to worry about them goin huntin I think they will make some nice dogs good luck with them
Thank you Josh...I took them to the bay pen this morning and I turned them out...They rolled out about fifty yards and they took a hard right and went about 100 yards and then they split up and went into the thick palmettoes...one comes out in front of me and keeps on moving further ahead...I kept walking towards the bay pen and the pup that was running ahead turned towards the right past the bay pen and the wind is blowing his way from the pen...I was hoping he would wind the hog and go to him and bay...and that was exactly what he did...another pup shows up and I let him in on account I was on the opposite side from where that pup was baying...The pup I let in went and found the pig and went to baying as well...the other two pups show up and I let them in...and they go to baying as well...the original pup moves around to my side and I let him in...they did a heck of a job...they don't just run from behind they will head the pig off as well...I have a good feeling about all 4 pups... The smaller of the 4 pups I have named TD for Tasmanian Devil because he can whip the other pups in the yard except in the dog pen where he can't maneuver and they can use their weight against him...he put some teeth on the hog to stop it so the name is sticking...it is now for sure...the other 3 pups I will name later...probably Smoke and Banjo...and maybe Hoss or Buck... the pups are on track in making hog dogs...they are slightly over 5.5 months old...I am happy with their performance at this point in time... |
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« Reply #47 on: October 30, 2015, 08:00:18 pm » |
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Good deal sounds they have want to that can can take a dog a good ways
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« Reply #48 on: November 09, 2015, 07:37:01 pm » |
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not quite a week before 6 months of age the 4 pups put on a show...they ran that pig for about 5 minutes max and had stopped him about 3 times and they were working him pretty tight...on the third time he was a caught pig...took me a little while to get them out...I will only enter 2 at a time or 1 if 2 is too much...more than likely they need need a bigger pig...
these 4 pups just might be keepers...they all have some booming chop mouths and they were impressive...I am thinking at 14-18 months or sooner that they will doing it for me if they continue to progress as they have been...
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« Reply #49 on: November 09, 2015, 08:09:49 pm » |
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Glad to hear it Reuben sounds like they're on the way to being dogs.
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« Reply #50 on: November 09, 2015, 08:27:07 pm » |
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That's good news right there Rueben!
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« Reply #51 on: December 21, 2015, 08:57:35 pm » |
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at 7 month I took them to the woods and they hunted fairly well...hit the water like labs and swam across about 50 feet wide creek without hesitation...one pup barked and the other 3 pups honored him...seems like they will hunt well together but will separate...right now TD is the one who will roll out without looking to team up just goes on his own...also good homing instincts...they are on track to make dogs...loud loud mouths on these pups...also will come running to the cow horn from about 3/8th of a mile when they were getting close to a cow pasture...still need to break them off of cows...
I would have liked it if they had bayed a hog...my grown dogs would of had one bayed or going in 5 minutes...next time I will take them with one dog...
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« Reply #52 on: December 21, 2015, 09:17:06 pm » |
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at 7 month I took them to the woods and they hunted fairly well...hit the water like labs and swam across about 50 feet wide creek without hesitation...one pup barked and the other 3 pups honored him...seems like they will hunt well together but will separate...right now TD is the one who will roll out without looking to team up just goes on his own...also good homing instincts...they are on track to make dogs...loud loud mouths on these pups...also will come running to the cow horn from about 3/8th of a mile when they were getting close to a cow pasture...still need to break them off of cows...
I would have liked it if they had bayed a hog...my grown dogs would of had one bayed or going in 5 minutes...next time I will take them with one dog...
TD is a laid back kind of pup and I do believe he is going to make it... Though he be but little, he is fierce!”...an old William Shakespeare quote...he is outweighed by 10 pounds but he is like a tornado on his siblings...he's got them fooled...  |
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« Reply #53 on: December 21, 2015, 09:34:23 pm » |
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glad to hear theyre coming along nicely, dont forget to post fresh pics every now and then
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« Reply #54 on: April 28, 2016, 08:49:03 pm » |
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« Reply #55 on: April 29, 2016, 08:27:11 am » |
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good looking pup Reuben .....
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« Reply #56 on: April 29, 2016, 10:51:20 am » |
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Good deal reuben, glad that they are making hands for you. Where you are at now is about where i'm at with my pups, granted yours are a hair older than mine. The next 4-5months are the WORST part about raising pups in my opinion, I've got my 2 where they need to be as far as the baying aspect goes and I will start taking them for evening rides on the buggy to get them accustomed to all of the new sights and sounds but other than that its all a waiting game for them to mature enough to start going to the woods and I HATE it! In their case due to their age it is honestly probably a positive thing because by the time they are mature enough to hit the big woods it will be too hot for me to mess with hunting and then it will be deer season so these will have a little extra time to grow up before they hit the ground with my grown dogs which cant hurt I reckon.
At what age to you tend to start hunting your pups in the big woods or I guess I should ask at what age do you plan to start this particular group in the big woods? everyone has their own thoughts and opinions about when to start hunting a pup and I personally don't think that there is a right or wrong answer as there are quite a few determining factors to base the decision on , I'd like to hear your take on it when you get the time.
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« Reply #57 on: April 29, 2016, 01:35:04 pm » |
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Hey Justin how old are your two pups now?
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« Reply #58 on: April 29, 2016, 01:44:32 pm » |
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Hey Justin how old are your two pups now?
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« Reply #59 on: April 29, 2016, 05:06:53 pm » |
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thank you Larry...
Justin, I sometimes take my pups between 7-10 months on real hunts...but my guess is that older than 10 months is best so the pups can have more agility and endurance...not to mention their minds need a little more time to mature...I probably have ruined a few pups starting them too early...but my thoughts are that if a pup is weak minded he will quit with a bad incident and a good minded pup will get back up and bay defiantly in the hogs face...and I see that as a trait I would like passed on...
Since I got out of hog dogs in 2007 and tried getting back in around 2010 has been a long road till about now, mid 2016...so between now and then I went on invites and hunted the style others preferred...
as a result I did not have the opportunity to test and condition the pups as I like doing...but now that I have a pack of dogs that I like I went looking hard for a place and picked up a good one...once I get these four pups up and hunting I will look for one more good place...
These pups are chomping at the bit to get out in the big woods...my hunting will start in the first of May but will be starting a TA from mid May to Mid June...and I am willing to endure the heat to get my pups up where I can see what they can really do...I am excited about it...this place is 30 minutes from my house and 30 minutes from one of my sons house so it should be fun...
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