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Very interested in getting a pair of redbone pups. I really don't know of any breeders but any information would be great. Good cold nosed hounds are what I am looking for. Thanks

i know that i`m along way away, but i`ll be having a litter in mid march. my female is very cold nosed, and fast, the sire is one of the top redbones in the country banjo III. i`m also posting a link, so that you might be able to find someone closer to you from the ukc site. good luck.

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You should have some good redbones in your area, but I can't think of anyone off the top of my head. Those old time Sierra dogs come to mind, but I think the old stuff has been watered down and have heard they are not what they used to be. Further east I know of a few:

T-Top Kennels in WI (No personal experience but have heard some good reports)

Cliff Ridge Line (Connie Gibson in NC), mostly bear bred redbones, not very well known and hard to get pups, but if I was dead set on bear dogs this is where I would start.

Timber Chopper in VA (Wayne Campbell), some bear bred. He actually has/had one of Connies' dogs at stud (Cliff Ridge Bingo).

The Coffman line in TN has been producing some good bear dogs from what I hear. I tried a couple of times to get some pups from them, but they didn't have anything at the time. They usually have an ad in Full Cry.

I will also give Roger Hall (Ragged Ridge Redbones) of Chilicothe OH. a plug here. I got a dog from him last year and he is the grittiest, meanest bear dog I have. He will stick all day and really puts the pressure on. He has no fear (not necessarily a good thing) and hates a bear. These dogs are put together well too, tight feet and look like little body builders. He's mainly breeding for coondogs, but they WILL do it on big game. He has a few dogs down in S. America running big cats and doing a great job of it as well.

Other info that may help is I've heard that dogs line bred around Hoffmeister Rusty Red and the old Timber Chopper stuff are producing good big game dogs. There may be others on here that are more informed than me. Maybe someone will chime in. Good luck as I had a hard time finding redbones specifically bred for big game. With all the competition and bench show dogs in the redbone world it's hard to get anyone to even sell you a dog unless it's going to be campained. Many will not even let you breed your female big game dogs to their champion stud.

Jim

GIVE DAVE SAMUELS OUT OF SPRING BROOK WI A CALL. HE HAS A GREAT PACK OF HOUNDS. SOME BIG NAME REFERENCES.AND AS HONEST AS THE COME, I HAVE HUNTED WITH HIM AND HIS GROUP A COUPLE TIMES NO BS HE IS AS STRAIGHT AS THEY COME

My Buddy has a Timber Chopper Redbone that's about 2 years old AND IS TEARING UP THE BEAR WOODS!!! SLOBBERMOUTH TREE DOG!!!
Good Luck!!
Take it easy!

Here is that timber chopper dog that I started on bear last fall this pic is probaly his fith bear. Looks like hes been doing it a lot longer than that. Wayne Cambell ended up buying him from me at the end of my season.

Thats not and easy breed to find here in California, ya dont see vary many of them around here, good luck though.

I have had three of Tom Solberg's dogs and they're pretty good dogs. I only have two now, the other one got killed by the power company out here, but the two I have are doing the job. They are both out of Rabble Rouser and Dark Angel. I think my female may have been the runt, but she has a cold nose on her, she's not the best at the tree, but that's something I have been working on. She trees well when by herself, but not with her brother. My male, her brother is great. Fast as lightning great cool nose, but where he really shines is his intelligence and recovery on track. I think he learned that cuz he runs so fast he had to learn to go back and find the track that he lost. They both like to eat cats and give no mercy when they find em. Tom is a good guy and his dogs for the most part seem to live up to his breeding goals. I would advise you to find one locally so that you can pick the ones you want instead of someone else doing it for you, but you probably won't be disappointed with buying pups from him either. Good luck.