4 good dogs will get the job done I will usually only feed one pup in to each race.So i guess 5 with the pup is the max. People put too many dogs in and usually end up with dogs running dogs. Hunted Maine for the past 5 years 4 dogs is the max on the ground at a time and we usually hunt two weeks ...

I hunt Eagle Lake Maine every year the water doesnt seem to bother our dogs and they are from western nc. Your dog may be striking at the bait because of all the scent that is there and cant work the different tracks out.We have had as many as 4 different bears at one bait in a single night in maine ...

Blood from the following are excellent bear hounds
-Rat Attack
-Finley River
-White Cloud
-Ole Souths Stylish Lee
-Clover
-Yadkin River
-Rock River Cord
These are bloodlines that i have had experience with and im sure there are other great bloodlines out there.Have a friend that has yadkin river ...