personally seen all kinds of dogs make a good bay - strike dog but personally never cared for hounds start out quiet and before you know it they are run the mouth and the hogs keep a going some make it. just personally don't care for them unless they are treeing game but hey I've seen curs and all kinds run open trackalso. Ive even heard of kelpys and german short hairs ,weimerimersmaking good hog dogs just had better luck with a cur, or what even the local pound had at one time , or if in brush jag'd terriers are pretty good good luck !