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This is really good stuff! I enjoy going through those old Full Cry articles and old hound photographs. Thanks for posting the documentation that you have as well, guys. To be honest, I'm not able to look at most of these pics and see a definitive "french" connection. But my eyes aren't as accustomed to the subtle nuances of the imported influence. I can certainly see where you're basing your theory, however, and can respect that. I'm not quite ready to agree totally, but you at least now have my attention.

I did come up with one little theory of my own from the article that Steve posted from Bill to FC in '44. That third paragraph where he very plainly mentions his buddy the mule man being less afraid of an Army pack mule than Bill's "man eating dogs" sure got my attention. Over the years, some Sugar Creek and many Cameron hounds have gotten the reputation as ranging anywhere from a "little ill" to downright mean. Could it be that this overtly aggressive trait came into the Sugar Creek line through Ann by PantherG via Bill Green's hounds? I mean, it is there in black and white, in words written by Bill Green himself that his hounds were "man eating". Or are we to assume he didn't mean what we think he did?

My understanding of the "letter to home" article in relation to the "man eating dogs" is that those dogs weren't hounds.. they were "half wolf".. Bill was buying dogs for various military purposes including defense and attack dogs. I don't believe these dogs were hounds or connected to Bill's stock.

powderhorn wrote:My understanding of the "letter to home" article in relation to the "man eating dogs" is that those dogs weren't hounds.. they were "half wolf".. Bill was buying dogs for various military purposes including defense and attack dogs. I don't believe these dogs were hounds or connected to Bill's stock.

Thanks for clearing that up. I guess it really is easy to read something and jump to conclusions. I'd heard that "half wolf" story and just assumed that he meant the same thing I do when I say a dog is "half alligator". We don't have wolves down here yet, thank God, but we do have plenty of 'gators.

Yep those "DOGS" Bill was buying were For "Uncle Sam's" Personal Use ...

And Bill's "Mule Buddy" was "Whitey Carrol" another Famous Houndsman ..

can any one read my last post? HISTORY AND ORIGEN OF THE WHITE MOUTAIN BIG GAME HOUND. that was done by a man that bill grew up and hunted with. it is as close as i can get to what bills hounds are.ill try to get a better copy on to day.

No i cant seem to read it john I Cant make it enlarge.

Bow wrote:can any one read my last post? HISTORY AND ORIGEN OF THE WHITE MOUTAIN BIG GAME HOUND. that was done by a man that bill grew up and hunted with. it is as close as i can get to what bills hounds are.ill try to get a better copy on to day.

I can't read it either, maybe try reposting it using "tinypic" or something like that that lets you click on and select the pics once they are posted....

Brady Davis wrote:

Bow wrote:can any one read my last post? HISTORY AND ORIGEN OF THE WHITE MOUTAIN BIG GAME HOUND. that was done by a man that bill grew up and hunted with. it is as close as i can get to what bills hounds are.ill try to get a better copy on to day.

I can't read it either, maybe try reposting it using "tinypic" or something like that that lets you click on and select the pics once they are posted....

Easy Guys John is Working on it !! lol .. Photobucket automaticly Resized the Photos for Him.. Which were Resized too Small ....

For your Viewing Pleasure while John is work on the other things..

As I first Read this I was Thinking (Don't know Why ) that Bill was Running Fox Hounds but as I re-read it I realized that He was Commenting on this Fellows pervious Artical on Pack Foxhounds use on Big Game..

One other note is that Where I have read that Bill only took 4 Hounds to South America.. He writes that He took 6 Hounds .. So His trip to S.A. to hunt Jags was Prior to this Letter so maybe 1934-35..

But the BIG thing is This is just a "YOUNG KID" writing this with Alot of Knowledge
of What a Big Game Hound should be and Hunt !!!

Man Steve, you must have a Bill Green archive! Keep 'em coming, good reading....I'll check back on later, I'm taking those two french pups of mine to the woods to run today...

Brady Davis wrote:Man Steve, you must have a Bill Green archive! Keep 'em coming, good reading....I'll check back on later, I'm taking those two french pups of mine to the woods to run today...

Mine and 11 other Pups were GONE for 4 hours yesterday !!! Man I was Sweating Bullets !!!

I found the First Pack pups Hunting Rabbits out in a overgrown Power Line 1/2 a mile away .. The Second Pack of Pups I found by their yeps were eather running a Fox or a old Coon scent .. Several were checking logs and trees .. The French pup was with this "Pack" lol

When I found them I just leaned up aganst a tree and Watched them for about 20 min. untill 1 cought my scent and they all came a Running to me ...

i give up

last try