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Post by redsnow on Aug 5, 2008 5:51:23 GMT -6
My first dog was a Redbone, always did like the breed. I've got a few friends with some good bear, and coon dogs, should be able to get it started quick. ? I'm not worried about papers, I'd like a dog outta good hunters, with a little common sense. Anyone know where a feller can get a decent pup?
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Post by Corey on Aug 5, 2008 8:53:35 GMT -6
I'd try the UKC coonhound site, they will have a special section dedicated to Redbone classified adds, just be careful and ask around about whomever you decide to buy a pup from.
Good luck.
Corey
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Post by garman on Aug 5, 2008 9:04:59 GMT -6
Redbones are, sadly enough, a tough breed to get a good dog from. I had a couple, nothing very good but did hunt behind a good one now and again. But more bad than good. Wish I could help!
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Post by Gasconade on Aug 5, 2008 10:08:08 GMT -6
Garman, the best hound I've ever been around was a redbone. The second best was a little walker female. The truth is that its hard to find a really good dog in any breed.
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Post by garman on Aug 5, 2008 11:06:34 GMT -6
Gasconade, I hope you do not take what I say ou tof text, the problem with redbones is there is not as many out there to choose from. Walkers there is a ton more out there than the rest of breeds. Meaning the # of decent dogs would be higher. Just %'s. I have hunted with some excellent redbones, as well as walkers, and Black and Tans... I ran black and tans and would have loved to run redbones but I was not going to search the United States over when I had one of the best Black and Tan breeders around, and several others within a few hundred miles.
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Post by trappnman on Aug 5, 2008 11:11:11 GMT -6
used to own Nt Ch Misty Hills Ellie May- a real good true nosed redbone- her one fault, was she had a very soft mouth- you couldn't harldy hunt her alone in hills-
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Post by redsnow on Aug 5, 2008 20:06:43 GMT -6
You can find good, super good, and duds in all breeds. Guess i'm spoiled with my first one, she was better than good. I've found a coupple places with redbones, mostly show dogs, it seems? i'd way rather have a dog without papers, that hunts. i've been lookin for 3-4 years, no big hurry, we've got a few up and down the hollers, couple good ones too, but i just don't know anyone who's breeding. i'll check around, see what comes along, i'd rather wait till i find what's right, then put it in the woods.
(just signed up on the "houndsman" site, seems you'd better take part of that with a grain of salt) " a coon will whip em", lol. Not mine.
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Post by Gasconade on Aug 5, 2008 20:33:42 GMT -6
Ah Garman, its just that generalities are just that. Its just like Steve having one with a low voice. Every redbone I've ever hunted had a loud true voice that made these oak hills ring. Then the other year I tried out a young female that you couldn't hear over a knoll on open ground on a windless night.
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Post by trappnman on Aug 5, 2008 21:22:05 GMT -6
oh yes- I've hunted over other redbones that had loud clear voices
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Post by redsnow on Aug 6, 2008 4:32:37 GMT -6
I posted another link to the "dog hunting" thread. Lots of Redbones out there. Most of the guys around here bear hunt English. I had one, good dog, I got him "used" but it came from WI or MN? but I can't tell them apart, sound the same, etc. When you have to check what color it's collar is or read name tags, to figure out who's who, it's time for some variety.
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Post by garman on Aug 6, 2008 9:30:34 GMT -6
We can all talk about the ones that we hunted with but bottomline is there is not as many redbones out there, which means when you start culling out of what few are out there well you do not have much to choose from, no generality just fact. A generality would be saying all redbones are crap, in my opinion they are not. I loved redbones but I also loved and hunted Black and Tans.
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Post by rockcreekcurs on Aug 6, 2008 16:50:12 GMT -6
IMO- it doesn't matter what breed you choose to hunt, what matters is who you get your dog from.
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Post by garman on Aug 6, 2008 17:39:15 GMT -6
IMO- it doesn't matter what breed you choose to hunt, what matters is who you get your dog from. Exactly, I guess I could have made my posts a lot easier by just saying that!
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Post by troymcdaniel on Aug 21, 2008 9:06:52 GMT -6
Redsnow if your not in a hurry and are able to have a dog shipped call this man here his name is Harold Hoffmiester in Rolla, MO. his number is 573-265-7628 tell him Troy McDaniel said to call. But you will need to call before dark he's retired and hunt's 6 night's a week. I know he can help you out he know's guy's in your part of the country and he'll tell you wether you can trust them or not.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Aug 28, 2008 4:27:44 GMT -6
I have only hunted one redbone so not much help. We trained her for hogs in Florida. She could track really well and very vocal. worst gun shy dog I had ever seen. We would have to go in and lead her up before shooting. Most dogs were smart enough to back away when we arrived and let us either cut the catch dogs loose or take the shot.
We lost that redbone when we ran into a particularly mean hog. It was cutting and tossing dogs left and right. She was in the mix but was not hurt. My step dad decided to take a shot before any other dogs got whacked.
He pulled the trigger and we never saw that redbone again. She never did stop running I think. I went back to that farm for several weeks trying to find her.
Don
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 28, 2008 4:37:00 GMT -6
only coon dog I ever paid money for was a red bone and was so worthless I shot him. my best coon dogs were non traditional breeds. had a silent tree dog that was fantastic. he never lied and wouldn`t open up till treed. and if the coon was in a hole he wouldn`t bark tree`d, just went on to another. if he said the coon was there and shootable, it was there. he was also a great squirrel dog. he finaly got cancer at 10 years old . I showed him the gun and he ran to the woods and I followed him and shot him in the head and then we were all sad for a long while. still miss him and havn`t had a decent dog since. Juist got a mountain feist pup but wat too early to tell if he will be any good. want him for denning but will try to make a coon and squirrel dog out of him too.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Aug 28, 2008 4:44:30 GMT -6
Man you hartless bass turd. I guess I would have done the same thing if he was on his last leg.
Kinda reminds me of the book "Of Mice and Men" when George shoots Lennie.
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Post by troymcdaniel on Aug 28, 2008 9:34:29 GMT -6
If he wouldn't bark on a den tree how do you know he just went to another? ?
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Post by trappnman on Aug 28, 2008 9:53:33 GMT -6
silent dogs- just don't like them. But they sure give you a lot of coon.
to me, coon hunting is the music.
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 28, 2008 15:11:02 GMT -6
he could read write and talk and he told me so. reason is he never treed a coon that wasn`t there and shootable. same on squirrels, if he went in a hole and he couldn`t see him, he wouldn`t bark treed. he was the dangdest squirrel dog to watch. he would run helter skelter thru a woods LOOKING UP, with a rare bark till he made one move.
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