Some one made a post a while back about speed.
A hound can only move scent at a given pace.
Some faster than others.
Hot tracks can be winded and a high speed run ensues.
But a fast dog can only move the track so fast depending on the scent and other variable wind, temp, humidity etc.
I do have a little bitch that looks like the greyhounds or wippets we used as site hounds up on the hi line.
When we jump a Bobber she will close the gap in seconds.
I always make her wait till other dogs are long gone before she gets unleashed on a lion because she catches them on the ground running silent.
She is young and constatly out runs the track when it is slow going but in time she will learn to slow down and keep her head down to move the track.
We all know it doesn't take a dog with speed to catch game it takes adog with a nose and brains and feet.
Believe me guys if I thought breeding wippet into my hounds could save them from the wolves I would do it.
But I know you can't have it both ways.
Wait a minute
Lion tracker I am from Montana but I heard about Green many moons ago
when I was runner for a outfiitter.
I remember this outfitter taken about Green and his dogs.
Killed a ton of lions over the years.
