Houndsmen

[Bayemup34]

Thank you very much for the kind words sir. As a 16 year old who's only been doin this for a few years, it sure means alot for the veterans to comment on what Ive learned in the last few years the way you did.

[Liz ODell]

Here is my definition, although it matches a lot of what others have said.
There are hunters that hunt with dogs and there are ‘dogmen ‘or ‘houndsmen’.
What makes the difference to me is that a hunter hunts for a kill, if they don’t have photos to show off or a dead animal they aren’t happy, if something happens that blocks the use of their dogs for killing (training only season or anti-hunting legislation) they will quit or not go out until kill season opens again.
A dog man hunts to catch game, yes they do get upset if that doesn’t happen but they are perfectly fine with running the same area and often treeing the same exact animal many times over because they like the dogs and the catching and dead critters are hard to catch.
I’m not saying a dog man never kills but they generally tend to be fairly wise about it because the next time they go out they want to catch something.
I feel a true dog man also likes (loves?) and cares about the population and well being of the animals they pursue.
They would rather go dog hunting than any other kind of hunting (or they might not hunt at all without dogs), and no matter the hour or how tired they are the dogs will come first.
I could go on about sleeping in the truck, never taking a vacation that does not involve dogs, missing out on events with friends, or possibly even getting divorced but we’ll l just sum that up to individual personalities

I should also ad that a dog man cares about their passion and they will fight tooth and nail to preserve it, they will also be responsible in the way they portray themselves and their passion to the rest of the world as a 'dogman'.