I have run both silent and open dogs. I think your answer will depend a lot on what you want out of your hunt, what game you are hunting, and where you are hunting it at. I can only tell you my direct experience with both. If you are hunting hogs or coons silent or open doesn't matter as much to cat...

Welcome to the board. I have hunted most types of game with dogs and bear and cat hunting have been the most addictive by far so good luck with that part lol. Here's a post from a guy in MO/KS area. Not sure if he is still hunting but he probably can point you to somebody who is and can also probabl...

IMO drive and intelligence are two separate things. Super intelligent dogs can still kill themselves because they have too much drive. Sometimes the drive is so high it overrules their brain. Just like Muleman said, super smart people do dumb things all the time. There are very intelligent dogs that...

I've heard all kinds of theories on this from separating them out at about 3 or 4 months tends to make them more independent, also to prevent big brawls from breaking out when you are not there, to making it easier to manage their weight with feeding them all separate. Not sure if any of that is tru...

Thanks for the reply. Ive worn out the search function here and agree that finding people who do squirrel and coon is easy; squirrel coon and bobcat is rarer but exists... Is there a reason that people don't use them for coyote except decoying? I'll be an area where mixed ag butts up to big track's...

I think you have the right idea with the three types you listed. If you look around you can probably find someone who is using their dogs on at least two of the species you list possibly even three, though you might find it hard to find anyone using those breeds on coyote unless you are talking abou...

Here is what matters to me: accurate dependable how easy it is to carry and use. With that being said depends specifically on the game I am hunting. Small game such as coons bobcats and fox I just use my Winchester 22 semi or my Henry 22 lever, for hogs and black bear I have a 30-30 lever and a 44 m...

I'm no expert but if my main goal was running lions and I wanted the option to hunt snow or dry ground I would move to Montana. I have only been there once Bozeman that is but it was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. You can run lion, bobcat, and coon there and there is tons of publ...

I think it would make some great videos especially if it was done in a friendly way. Probably would see some excellent dog work from both people, hopefully this can be turned into some fun videos that we can all watch some good cat dogs in.

I see in the youtube comments that his name is Cody King, did you guys get the match set?

Their looking good JP!

Most likely a Walker or some type of Walker cross

Great posts David, most people won't believe something they have not seen. I was one of them, but that was changed by an old man in Northern CA and a pack of four dogs that ran bears and fox better than I had ever seen before back before it was outlawed there. I have hunted in a lot of states at lea...

That sure is one good looking hound, keep us updated on his progress.