kemmer cur on big game

[johnjames716]

what's everyone's take on kemmer curs? just got a 9 month old and she's treeing coons great just wondering if anyone runs big game with them?

[slobberdoc]

I really like mine. She is a 2 year old female. Fast, gritty, pretty good nose, open trailing...so far does not stick to really tough trails yet however. Handles great. Really just hunts like a hound. Also had a Catahoula/Kemmer that was just supposed to be a hog dog but was a good all round tree dog as well. As with all breeds there are some that are outstanding and some that aren't worth feeding!

[Old dog]

like most all breeds, they have pluses and minuses.depends on what you like in a hunting dog. kemmers are smarter than most people I know and if you try to train them like a hound you will wind up with a close hunting pack dog. most hound guys don't care for a young dog to leave the road unless it has a track. if it does it could mean they are trying to mess with off game and they get called back or scolded. all the kemmers I have messed with have a natural style of hunting wide often leaving the road testing the wind. I ruined the first few by controlling them back because they had their heads high while leaving indicating deer or yotie but in reality they were hunting the wind. now I let them develop on their own and they start a lot of tracks way off the road. in fact most tracks they start are up wind from the road. when I used to scold them i was actually breaking them or at least setting them back. I have seen a lot of them pull the plug on a hard long race if they fall too far behind. I will hunt the ones I have now with any pack of hounds and expect them to contribute to the race {except with jc padgets pack in the coast range.} but before you fault them for not being able to hang on a long race with jc, go run with him and let me know how youre dogs did in that situation. I do have one that will stay hooked even if he gets behind but he is not typical for the breed. none of the kemmers I have will quit a race when ran together.they normally catch what they start.....I could go on all day! lol

[Idcurs]

I have caught lion,bear,hogs,yotes,bobcat andcoons with mine.Most of my buddies that hunt big game that have hounds have one of mine .It is great to have a dog that I can decoy a yote today and catch a bear from the the next day.There are lines that are better at trailing older tracks and lines that are fast and gritty.Some are silent some open with a chop and some with a bawl.Most are great tree dogs.

[mulehound]

One of the best lion and bear dogs I ever owned was a small Kemmer male.
Darre.