I hear you Al. I'm just north of you a ways and a good locate dog seems to be even more rare than a top rig dog. I truly appreciate the late starting dogs and their accuracy but, when a guy loses that 4+yr old dog that does the locating, it makes it impossible to train a pup. I've got two that will ...

I would not keep a dog that won't tree either. The dogs I'm talking about will tree, and some of them tree very good with other dogs but I haven't seen a natural locate dog in awhile. Sure, they will locate and tree on lion or bear and even low bobcats but a bobcat high in a hemlock is safe. Eventua...

This year has been rough starting over with pups and its been even rougher because I have not been able to find a locate/tree dog. Everyone I've talked to is either having the same problems or has one or two dogs that will locate that they can't part with. Every add I see says that the dog is great ...

I feel for ya. I was just telling my wife today that I got two days of hunting in so now it would probibly snow me out. Sure enough!!!! Guess I'll head to the trailer park and try for the elusive siamese. lol

Man, I sure felt bad about that but it sure was funny. You are welcome back anytime but the dog work will be a LOT different for awhile. As it is now, I'm just happy if none of them crap on the box. lol

Uh Oh, you met up with Ryan from Pennsyltucky???? He chased dogs around these hills for a few days a couple years back. 8) Ask him about his walk to the first tree. He wasn't too impressed when I found a road that went right to the dogs just about the time he made it up mount son of a gun. :lol: :lo...

Marshall, I'm glad mine don't catch even 50% of the trash they run. Otherwise, I'd wear out two pair of boots per week walkin into the bay ups. hahahha I did keep track for a few months one winter years ago and I caught 45 out of 50 jumped cats. I have no idea how many I trailed and beat around on w...

I treed a bear my first trip out.....with the two broke cat dogs I bought. They were good dogs but decided to see if the new guy cared about trash. lol

What area do you live in? I'm in town and will keep an ear out.

Personally, I don't think the hours matter as long as the dogs get the work they need. I've hunted every day in a week and I think my dogs got dumber because of it yet I've also hunted one or two days in a week and had them on more game than I could have hoped for.(all in the past, of course. The do...

Im not just saying coon dogs that gos for a top notch hog dog to I may have never hunted cats but I still have not or ever will pay that much for a dog my buddies back home hunt cats n they also would not be stuipd enough to pay that kind of money r try n sale a dog for that kind of money the hound...

Another big thing to consider is hunting style. Oftentimes, people in different regions hunt and act differently around the dogs. The way some start tracks in the snow in the midwest (take em out, pull em to the track and put their nose in it) is the way we break dogs around here. You want to make s...

I've always liked rubber mats on top. The dogs seem to ride it well and its easy to get the poo and pee off of when you hunt idiot pups. lol

Nightforce, USO, Schmidt and Bender. Don't buy into preset reticles or custom turrets. They are only good for one set of conditions. If the temp, elevation, altitude change, your dope changes so a good MOA or MIL dial is needed.