Hounds

[CaliPlotts]

Anyone out there use pure breed hounds for hogs? what are the Pro's and Con's of using pure breeds?

Thanks

[mountaincurs]

Lotta guys around here use them, mainly plotts and walkers.

[houndnem]

I run an all hound pack on hogs. mostly walkers and bluetics. just my bear dogs.

[duxtoyz]

me and my buddies run full blooded walkers

[Mississippi Hogger]

I tried catahoulas and it didnt work out . Got me a pure plott and I started catching hogs . I now own four plotts and one catahoula .

[CaliPlotts]

Do the walkers and plotts range out pretty far?

[john porter]

I am running 100% plotts here in the mountains of NC. As for range, mine are long range if they have to hunt for a hog. I don't rig my dogs so its 100% free cast.

[halfbreed]

i ran full catahoula's on hogs for quite a while and i bout wiped the hogs out locally , but i'm an ol hound dog man and it just weren't my style and i been pumping hound blood into my cur line hard . i do love a leapord dogs looks . now i got several full hounds plotts,runnin walkers ,blueticks that i hunt . but i love my own mix of leapord houndy lookin and acting dogs that i've bred up they work like hounds and handle like the cur dogs and have that extra bit of grit that i like . and surprisingly are still tight mouthed until lookin at the hog or if by some miracle breaks a bay they will blow the woods up with sweet music .

[Stony]

In cali its tuff with the hound breeds catching hogs we have alot of private land and the range needs to be hot an short. I have personaly got a cat line with a little mcnab it seems to work well they are short range an versatile enough that i can catch my share of varments an of course a few bear. It just matters what works for you just remember tighter mouthed an gritty dogs catch hogs in california no matter the breed. Thanks

[Bo wood]

I run an all bluetick pack and love em they get the job done every time we go out

[dogemdownsouth]

I run a 100% plott pack. Back to your question, the pros IMO are the nose, range, and drive. The cons are it's defiantly harder to break a hound. You have to be a little more careful how you hunt them.

[rhoyle]

In cali its tuff with the hound breeds catching hogs we have alot of private land and the range needs to be hot an short. I have personaly got a cat line with a little mcnab it seems to work well they are short range an versatile enough that i can catch my share of varments an of course a few bear. It just matters what works for you just remember tighter mouthed an gritty dogs catch hogs in california no matter the breed. Thanks

I couldnt agree with you more. I also live in CA I have pure hounds that are for bears and thats it. I run Mcnabs for pigs it works great. Plain and simple hounds bark on track that just dosnt work for animals that cant climb trees. Ive had prablems with my bear dogs running hogs, they generally end up in the next county. Were as the Mcnab type of dogs wont bark untill the are looking at the hog. Thats just rite for me.

[CaliPlotts]

Thanks rhoyle! I ended up getting 1/2 McNabb 1/2 walker female pup so we will see if I can get her on the right track.