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Old 03-01-2004 | 12:55 PM
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juniorpc
 
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From: milford Pennsylvania USA
Default RE: My Mosquito Creek Hunt experience

Scrapper, they run both Fox and coyote. We have one that is coyote crazy, a bark a step like a machine gun and will leave a fox run for a fresh coyote track. Some others will do the same. We do have several that were broke on foxes and didn't run a coyote until they were two and they tend to have less losses when running fox than some of dogs trained on coyote and fox from the get go. We've run bobcat also, but not all dogs we have can start one, though they will all join in a chase when the one or two dogs we have that are cold nosed enough freshen a bobcat track up do. If I were going to run bobcats more I would get a treeing walker, plott, or some other hound better suited for it. Some of our hounds will be allow themselves to be chased back by a coyote, others will stand thier ground and send the yote to coyote heaven. Speed isn't as much an issue on the outside as is the desire to hunt, which contributes to getting one going and picking up losses, and sticking with a track in tough snow conditions. We've got a bunch of young dogs were really trying to see what they will be in terms of long term deer proof, how cold a nose, how much desire to hunt, willingness to check in and be picked up if necessary, etc. etc. We put more time in training on the inside and outside than we do actually hunting over them, but that's part of the fun! Scrapper there is a pen in NY just over the border from Tioga County, PA, not sure how far that would be for you. Don't know the name or number of that one, but could do some leg work if it would do you some good. Enjoy, Juniorpc.
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