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Old 07-06-2017, 09:40 PM
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MudderChuck
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A German wire hair will likely get the job done. Depends on the line, but most I've seen have a really strong prey drive. I'd be a little afraid of one getting torn up in the brush, they aren't much on giving up a chase. Kind of a Kamikaze temperament.

A buddy had a Weimaraner, German shorthair mix and a Beagle, ridgeback mix that were a team. That Shorthair mix was sure enough quick and ran in 15 foot bounds, his feet barley touched the ground.




My Weimaraner would grab them by the back leg, he wasn't much on finishing them off, but wouldn't let go either.

Hard to peg to a breed, much of it is luck and how a particular line or dog tends to act.

Most of the Hunting breeds are breed to work with other dogs, Yotes are dogs. I had a Beagle Rottweiler mix that wasn't real fast but worked well in brush and would kill anything he caught.

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