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Post by John Porter on Jul 6, 2011 13:13:20 GMT -6
Anyone of you ever try hounds on your trap line? Got 2 walker/plott pups at 8 weeks and am going to take them on my line this fall. Fixing to obedience train them this summer and get them use to riding in the box. John
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Post by rockcreekcurs on Jul 8, 2011 14:16:35 GMT -6
That's a good way to start. They should be plenty gamey and have the nose to find critters. Get yourself a Garmin Astro and a Tri-Tronics 2 dog shock system and you'll be set!
Get ready for some good times and some serious frustration.
Best of luck to you!
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Post by John Porter on Jul 8, 2011 20:11:49 GMT -6
I own a bunch of hounds now so I have the equipment and also the patience--LOL
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Post by sagecreek on Jul 13, 2011 12:33:54 GMT -6
I know of a couple guys that use half hound half curs and have great luck with them. Mel
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Post by garman on Jul 13, 2011 17:33:57 GMT -6
I have a 1/2 bluetick, 1/2 cur yearling/puppy. I believe she is going to be a good dog, got her partially obedienced trained and going to get her on some trapping coyotes this fall.
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Post by trappnman on Jul 14, 2011 8:34:06 GMT -6
crossbreeding dogs..................
not a fan per se.......................
I don't consider hound crosses to be crossbreeding, because most hounds, share common anscestors not too far back, and most hound strains, are in my opinion based are on color than anything.
or even crosses like curs to hounds, or a lab to a golden, while crossbreeding, really are combining common ancestors once again, and the resulting pups have the triats you want on both sides.
in such cases, you are combing like traits to like, hoping for a change in personality, etc.
but not a fan of true crossbreeding, where disimular types with specific traits, are combined hoping for a "super dog". more often you get the worse from both, not the best. As Oscar Wilde once said, when a showgirl told him they would make beautiful children, he replied "my dear, with my luck, the children would have your brains, and my beauty".
I'm not even a fad of out crossing in the same breed or strain line, unless a true fault needs correction. For example, you get a strain of hound that has everything you want, except a good mouth in her pups, so you outcross to a hound that has a free mouth, and comes from a strain of free mouthed hounds. Redbones for exmaple- I love everything about them, but they tend (in my opinion) to have solf voices- hard to hear in hills or at a distance- so often a redbone/bluetick cross, gives you the best of both-
as a btw, one of the cofounders of the Plott hound, Pat Moffitt from iowa, was a good friend of mine as was Glen Hoglan, also from iowa, that was instrumental in developing the july hounds.
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Post by trappnman on Jul 14, 2011 8:36:12 GMT -6
as to your original question John- I take my beagle Buddy on all my canine lines. hes found both coon and coyotes the few times I've needed him on drags, hes not a kill dog, thats for sure, but he does mark locations with pee and scat, all to the better I think.
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Post by John Porter on Aug 6, 2011 5:32:17 GMT -6
Gappa--good post!!!! These pups were the result of an accidental breeding and I got two given to me. I dont need them for hunting so decided to use them on my line.....
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