I hunt using mountain feists..They are great little dogs, I have 2 and an 8 week old pup that I just got. Some people also use mountain curr dogs thery are also used for coon hunting at night.
Squirrel dogs make it a lot more fun when hunting. if interested in squirrel hunting I suggest www.squirreldogcentral.com that is what th esite is all about and you can get really good info from a lot of us squirrel hunters..