up here in north florida and south georgia alot of people use hounds and some use curs i think u should think about what size of land u r hunting if its alot hounds would be oak but silent mouth dogs are real helpful in smaller areas and where there is alot of hog sign cause most curs dont have a nose like a hound ,a hound will sometimes take a cold track of a hot one then all u do is spend alot of time cold trailing,a cur will take the fresh tracks cuz their nose arent strong enough to cold trail like a hound