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i've looked around this sight for this post from the past and could not find something so if this seems too be a repeat for some sorry.. but what is the average pack size folks are running on cats. i understand bear takes more dogs but as far as lions go ive seen and for been apart of a two dog pack makin the grade of puttin fur in the tree. so i'd like too here what your all's opinons on this are. thanks.

bruce. wilson

when i used to run bob kitty's i only run two at a time. on the other hand really don't need alot of dogs for bear just the right dogs. my pack is only 4 strong on bear gave up the bobcats.

we run 4 blues and 1 english on bear 2 of the blues DON't want to chase bobbers When we ARE bobber hunting only take 2 hounds . Still looking for 2 dedicated yote hounds.

also im curious too hear folks preferances and some of the experianced guys vote for male of female dogs on lion and there experiance.

Any decent catdog should be able to do it solo, but I would say most run 2 or 3 on lions.

four to a dozen depends on how I feel and what I am doing.

2 blueticks because thats what I got. I have run bears with just the two with no problems but usually try to hook up with some more hounds when i can.

I have 5 right now. I have caught lions with 1 dog, and 3 dogs, and 10 dogs (with someone else there also). I really think that it boils down to one or two dogs doing most of the work anyway. I also think that 10 dogs is way too many for lions. But I do like the idea of having more than one dog in the country that I hunt with few or no trees, and most of the trees are small, and it can take some time to get to the tree, so a few dogs doesn't hurt to have.

Later,

Marcial

On lions I run any where from 3 to 6 dogs bears I run 5 to 10 just depends and as far as male or female i prefer a female dog myself just because I think they handle easier and I dont have to wait on the male to piss on every brush around just my two cents

I prefer small numbers no matter what kinda critter I'm runnin.

4 dogs is the best i think

i've hunted with upwards of 22 dogs..

2-4 on lion or bear.....I. was taught if you can't catch bear with 4 dogs you better get different dogs!

If I have 3 dogs...I take 3 dogs. If I have 10 dogs...I take 10 dogs. Not learning a thing on the chain.

Black Mountain wrote:If I have 3 dogs...I take 3 dogs. If I have 10 dogs...I take 10 dogs. Not learning a thing on the chain.

Great post!, especially the last part, dogs arent going to learn anything sitting at home! Although I dont like putting more than 3 down on a lion I may put 4. Bobcats 2 is plenty but 3 works sometimes. It depends on your country, seems down south they like more dogs on dryground but I noticed up here that the more dogs you have the worse things can get. And like someone said its usually 1 or 2 dogs doing most of the work anyways and the rest are chaseing ass. I like to rotate which dogs I use and start tracks with that way you dont have a box full of ass chasers and you will end up with more lead dogs. Also I prefer males, but they dont like to listen, I like females because they do listen just cant seem to hunt them as hard sometimes.

3 dogs sometimes 4 if someone else goes with me