opinion question

Redwood Coonhounds · Post by **Redwood Coonhounds** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:20 pm

If it gets below 30 out here you wont see me outside. I also don't like running in more than 1-2 foot of snow. But out here in Cali, we're a little spoiled. I'll stick to my dryground warmer day hunting.

I give it to you all who brave it in 0 or negative degree weather. You're more a houndsmen than I! :wink:

COHUNTER · Post by **COHUNTER** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:04 am

The colder the better, keeps the wimps at home. Just kidding. I think we humans are more at risk in the cold than our dogs. Shure it may be hard on them, but if we have done our part and have them aclimated to the cold then they should be ok. If its to cold for me then its to cold for them chances are Im more wimpy then they are. I dont mind below zero if its clear and calm, but add clouds or wind and Ill be staying at home.
A side question? How cold is to cold for lions to be moving around?

Redwood Coonhounds · Post by **Redwood Coonhounds** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:49 am

I think the dogs being used to the cold is the biggest part.

Where we live don't get under 30 very often, with no snow. But we drive a long ways up north sometimes to hunt, and the dogs just aren't used to it. So that's why I feel bad for them. And myself.

twist · Post by **twist** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:32 pm

Treed a bobcat yesterday -9 and when the sun came out it stayed that cold. I have cought alot of game in these kind of conditions but the older the hound the harded it is on them. Way better hunting when its above 0 for the hound and human.

TRACKER · Post by **TRACKER** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:19 pm

If your dog takes a piss and it freezes before it hit the ground, head home and watch football.

TomJr · Post by **TomJr** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:59 pm

Its never to cold here for my dogs they seem to be super frisky on any day below 30 and keep comming to my window and peeking in to see if I am going to come out and take them hunting. 9 F above is the coldest it has been. Its too cold for me to be outside for more than an hour if its below 20 tho. Wimpy arizona boy here. I don't mind snow if its on the ground already but if its coming down I stay home. Snow is great to see what a young dog is tracking but other than that its just cold and miserable, wet feet and frozen pant legs... no thanks!

A few weeks back I did try to hunt in some fresh snow.. but had to go up into the high rough county as the snow melted off fast below 7000' feet. Only took my two younger dogs and they found a bobcat track that took us to the top of the mountain. The trees had 8 inches of that frost that forms in cold wet conditions(took some pictures of that) and while I was doing that the dogs jumped the cat up from under a nearby ledge. it ran back down and into some realy steep stuff. Dogs lost it below some 30' foot cliffs and I found a lion track instead when trying to help them find the bobcat again so showed them that and they took off. Caught up to them at a kill site, half eaten button buck. My dumb dogs was eatting the deer instead of looking for the lion... Anyhow by that time my pants was frozen stiff and my gloves was wet and frozen as well so I decided time to go home. I have not been back up into the high country since... still snow up there but just not worth it to me... it would be too easy to fall down on those steep hill sides and in this cold it would be very miserable if I broke a leg or somthing up there. Maybe if I had someone with me but alone its too risky.