split training

[mwriley]

dose anyone still train there hounds on coon and bear anymore.

[Rossco]

Thats all my dogs run. I preffer to bear hunt, but when I can't bear hunt I chase coons. I know a lot of guys that are that way.

[mwriley]

do you have much luck, and when your rig dog strikes a track how do you know what is running,or do you use a straight bear rig dog.

thank matt

[Tom A]

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[Emily]

I have two hounds--one prefers bear, one coon, but both will hunt either. They have different voices on bear and coon--I can tell what the track is by listening. The bear voice is deeper and more angry sounding. I don't cut them loose if I don't like what I hear.
However, we aren't allowed to run bear at night in NY, so I am looking for coon only at night, and they know it. But, since they can run a much colder bear track than coon track, they do occasionally "trash" on bear when I'm after coon. I don't give them a hard time about it, just tie them back and let the bear go.. During the day, they will stop to investigate a layup coon if they are not already on a bear track, and they will run a coon that is out during the day if it is moving. They've only split, each on his preferred game, once. I went into the bear dog, and the coon dog left his tree to join us.

[mwriley]

thanks alot emily

[azplott]

My dogs run coon and bear. It will complicate things but its worth it. I was bear hunting a few weeks ago and spent some time working a rig. It was about 8 in the morning and the dogs would blow up on the box when the wind was right. Finally thought I had the spot narrowed down and let the dogs loose. They hit the ground and started cold trailing a coon. The coon had been over every single inch of that oak covered ridge. So much for the bear that I thought they where gonna chase.

You can usually guess what they are rigging just by the location you are hunting. Also, there isn't to much like a hot bear rig. My dogs don't hit on a hot coon track like they do a hot bear...its almost violent.

I don't mind sorting through the occasional coon when I am bear hunting. What makes it really interesting is when your coon hunting and the dogs decide to catch a bear. It can make for a really long night.