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« Reply #40 on: February 15, 2019, 02:07:23 pm » |
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t-dog, those dogs that are hard hunting, cold nosed find dogs, anytime anywhere any weather are hard to come by. No one produces those kind consistently and most don't ever produce any. I was fortunate to come across some that would produce a few along, just had to sort through them. I love it when them young guys, in heat advisory weather, go to begging to catch those dogs. So to answer your question, they weren't consistent, because a lot more didn't come that way as did. The ones that did could run tracks a lot of hounds couldn't line out or open on, sling some hounds out of races, be bayed awhile before hounds could trail to them, stay bayed all day and all night, get hurt bad and stay hooked. Man I wish they would all do that, but they don't. If I can get my grandkids to help, I will post some pictures.
What I said about dogs I would not feed, was dogs I've seen and hunted with and I have not seen or hunted with them all. I have seen a lot more sorry yellow dogs because I have seen and hunted with way more of them.
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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man.
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« Reply #41 on: February 18, 2019, 05:51:18 am » |
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Ruben, you are invited to come hunt with some yellow dogs, not great dogs just hog dogs. Bring the best dog you have or can borrow and come make a round. Be sure to bring a mountain cur.
I have never seen a mountain cur I would feed. I have only seen one leopard dog I would feed. I have seen many truck loads of yellow dogs I would not feed because I have hunted with hundreds of them.
Bigo ...you are right about many sorry Mt curs out there...finding good ones are hard to find...I paid some good money for three or 4 in last couple of years which includes 5 plotts... I am a hard man to please...I have one Mt cur pup all others I have have Mt cur in them but not purebred... I see BMC like is see Polaris...ford trucks to dodge trucks... For to keep a pup to make a good hog dog it needs have Mt cur Mt cur or some hound in it...I have owned quite a few Mt curs over the years I would gladly put on the ground with anyone’s best dogs...and I suspect they had Walker in them but they were registered but I don’t spend money on registering dogs... Yes sir...I appreciate the invite and would like to go with you but it probably needs to be in the fall... I will pm you...and I will bring a few of my own... thanks again for the invite...I am looking forward to it... |
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« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2019, 06:29:39 am » |
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Bigo, I agree with most of what you said there. It was worded really well. The catch those dogs statement brings memories flooding back lol. My question is, when you yourself are breeding, how big a staple is that hard weather hunter when you are making a breeding. I guess what I mean is are you breeding for that consistent hard weather hunter or is that not as big a deal for you? Everyone has a standard and a goal when making a breeding, or at least they should. Myself I have certain things a dog has to have no exceptions, before it's considered. For me, right off the top is what caliber are that dogs litter mates. If his litter didnt produce what I felt was a enough good dogs, then no matter how good that dog is, I won't use it for breeding. To me that's how you raise your percentage of what your striving for.
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« Reply #43 on: February 19, 2019, 09:00:45 am » |
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Hot, cold, wet or dry at home or away from home, I expect find dogs that go hunting and find, bay and stay. I won't tolerate quitters or me too dogs. I won't keep a dog I wouldn't breed unless its a catch dog. I will say this, being that picky can get you in trouble keeping a line going. I've been told , you can cull yourself out of a breeding program and if it hadn't been for the Old Man, I would have. He has the same family of dogs as I do and is a much better breeder than I. I was worried more about hunting than breeding.
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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man.
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« Reply #44 on: February 19, 2019, 01:24:03 pm » |
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I agree whole heartedly with that. I myself have been in a tight corner a time or two because of that myself. It has worked out pretty good for me though. Hope I keep getting lucky. I still would love to see your dogs when or if you get a chance. Now that you pointed out that you and the Old Man have the same family. I'd like to see his too. WOW just got here last night. Different people raising the same family of dogs is something we were talking about just this morning.
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« Reply #45 on: February 19, 2019, 07:05:22 pm » |
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I agree whole heartedly with that. I myself have been in a tight corner a time or two because of that myself. It has worked out pretty good for me though. Hope I keep getting lucky. I still would love to see your dogs when or if you get a chance. Now that you pointed out that you and the Old Man have the same family. I'd like to see his too. WOW just got here last night. Different people raising the same family of dogs is something we were talking about just this morning.
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