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david wrote:

cab wrote:LCK or others, I am wondering. Is the fact that you are catching more cats with curs due to better nose? Faster on track? ect? Or do you find that you are only working fresher, hotter tracks, and not turning out on those old, cold, low percentage tracks? I'm not looking for an arguement, just curious.

I like to have a very cold nosed dog along (spelled H-O-U-N-D). When you dont have high cat populations, it's tough to let a track go. I have never had a real cold nosed dog that was also a high percentage catch dog. I know they are out there, I just never had one. These are things that I have discussed at length in past years on other threads and the old shade tree. It always frustrates some folks, and I could be just as wrong as the next guy. But I beleive the reason curs catch more cats is because that is what they want to do: catch. They use everything they have toward that end. Curs have always been bred to catch things. Many strains of hounds at their foundation were bred to not catch, but to have a very nice long day of trailing with their beautiful voices and giving horsemen something to do. Every single hound I have ever owned, and I absolutely love hounds, but they are more interested in the trail then the animal at the end of it. In america, there have always been houndmen trying to reverse this and come up with some hounds that want to catch things. I think there have always been a few such folks in Europe as well. It is a tough battle. they are fighting hundreds of years of breeding by very rich and very knowledgeable breeders who just want a nice long day of hunting uninterupted by the bothersome dogs that catch things.

The comment about the old style plotts: People that have studied this thing a lot more than me say the old plott litters had leopard spotted dogs (called "calico" etc.) and they were "plott curs", and not "plott hounds" until a lot of hound blood was added and they wanted to be recognized by UKC. This is the exact same thing that just happened with the Leopard cur. THe old pictures tell it all.

mtncurhunter wrote:Good luck. That is a nice looking pup.

Rockcreek wrote:She actually looks way more like her momma!

Charlie83541 wrote:

Rockcreek wrote:She actually looks way more like her momma!

Yea,,,, you're probably right Mason,, although I think her face resembles the sire. I only saw him once though, and can't say for sure..
Here's a more recent pic.



Few things are more entertaining than a Puppy and a Leaf Blower..

Mason's familiar with these dogs, but for those of you that aren't,, here's a pic of the Parents. Momma's on the left.


Charlie

BEARCLAW wrote:I have a cur hound cross and he seems to be exactly what most cur men describe. He is one half leopard, one quarter, Kemmer, and one quarter walker. Fast, fast, fast on a hot or jumped track. Not a great cold trailer but will hang in there with a dog that will, realy pushes a track, semi silent and uses his eyes and ears alot. Ran mostly bear and lions with him. He will come back when he knows when hes been beat on bear. Likes to come and check in with the boss. Havent run him on bobs but i think he would be lethal on a good track. Lots of good blood, camo jug, striker, and samson. Not a tall dog but he can jump like spud web. Wants to please his master. When its a good track most of my other dogs take a back seat.

Dan McDonough wrote:David- I keep going to some of the big hunts to see if I can find a coondog as good as or better than Rachel (Jug daughter I bought from David) but I have not yet seen it.
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swk wrote:David, LCK and Nick Riley (or anyone else), what strains of leopards are you having good success on bobcat with?
Thanks, Steve