Best plott-breed for bear-hunting?

[KeYbonE]

Hello!

What is your opinion about the best plott-breed/lines for bearhunting, and why?

I have just hunted with Ursus-plotts, and they have done well.

[bad moon]

there is a guy in these parts that really puts them up with his brandonberger???line of plotts. they seem be a little larger line of plotts at least all that i have seen.

[Outlaw 3]

I like Cascade dogs. That's what my dad raised me up on and they seam to get it done. I have seen lots of plotts from different lines that were good dogs. Just liked the way the cascade dogs ran.

[Plotts]

I like dogs that trace back to the Bluff Creek line, and Leroy Haugs' old Swampland dogs; ie: Swampland Little Joe and Kelly's Red Buck.

[KeYbonE]

What is the different between the lines then? I don´t know so much about them so I would like to know more!

Is some more or less coldnosed? Does some hunts faster then others? Does some lines "start to hunt" earlier then others?

[larry]

Each line has something that it is known for, good or bad. Look into, Ursus, Bluff Creek, Pocahontas, Crockett, Cascade, Salmon River, Nabek, Dollins, these are a few that are around and influence what is around today. It goes way farther back with Weems and others, but it is literally a book and way too many to list.

[Jake Bell]

i like most dogs that come from bear path gunner, the ones that bred from him and hunted hard/culled right, seem to make damn good dogs with lots of drive.

[kickemall]

Go look at these sites for info. on Plotts - http://smithdeal.smfforfree2.com/index.php
and plottworld.com. You'll find info. and fans for almost every line out there.

[kk]

There are a lot of good lines. Speed and grit I like Swampland, Weems/Burnside and Shamrock. Real good nose I like Bluff Creek. Hard treeing Nabek. I have had real good luck with all of these lines. I have seen good dogs in other lines, Swampland, Weems. and Bluff Creek are what I have now.

[larry]

There are a lot of good lines. Speed and grit I like Swampland, Weems and Shamrock. Real good nose I like Bluff Creek. Hard treeing Nabek. I have had real good luck with all of these lines. I have seen good dogs in other lines, Swampland, Weems. and Bluff Creek are what I have now.

can you post the peds on your weems dogs?

[Outlaw 3]

I have seen a lot of grit out of Gannte and Crocket dogs. I have seen some good noses and track driving out of the Cascade line. Had a couple of Weems dogs that were real tree dogs. But like I said there are a lot I have not hunted with enough to judge.

[nmplott]

blackwater..whitehollow...pocahontus...whitedeer...dollins...all are good lines. I listed them in order of my success.

[BBGH]

There is a guy in Idaho named Justus and he raises the red plotts. I just got one and she is awesome!

[larry]

There is a guy in Idaho named Justus and he raises the red plotts. I just got one and she is awesome!

is that dog red or red brindle?

[plottpappaw]

There is good and bad in all the lines mentioned above. It all depends on what you like in a dog! I prefer the crockett, brandenburg, fergouson decendants! I would suggest to hunt what works best for you.