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Old 03-30-2016 | 06:56 PM
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While no you can't be taught the specifics of running hogs with dogs, you can get some general information to get started with. There are several types of dogs that are fantastic bay hounds for trailing, chasing, and baying up a hog. Then you have other breeds that are specific for "catching" and holding a hog for either live capture "hog tying" or dispatching with a knife or handgun. There are several Cur breeds that are good for both actually but primarily a good Cur hound is a bay hound. Pit Bulls are by far the absolute best breed for a catch dog one can find. They are reasonably fast on foot and when they latch on to a hog they are there till you call or pull them off. They suck at baying or tracking but when you have your bay hounds on a hog and they are bayed up, you let your pit go into the mix and it will take care of business.
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