How many dogs?

[snowshoe]

How many dogs do you need on lions? Just wondering how many most guys run at a time.

[Glen]

I like to use 2 but have had just 1 before. Some people use 6 or more, but I dont like to have a whole bunch messing it up for each other. Thats why I like 2. They usually dont mess each other up and they can back each other up if needed.

[snowshoe]

Thanks for the reply Glen.....I guess everyone else who viewed thinks it's a secret or something.

[MThound]

I hunted with one dog for several years. Caught many lion and bobcat with her alone. It is nice having a couple dogs running together, but it seems like the more you throw in the more messier things become. One or two good dogs are all you really need.

[old timer]

For many years I only hunted with one dog and had no problems, put we hunted very deferently back then. It was all about killing cats. Now it is more about the chase and the dogs. So the more dogs you turn loose the better. Cats are easy to tree so it is fun when the dogs mess up sometimes. And sometimes you tree more than the cat you turned loose on. My two cents worth.

[MtKittyChaser]

I like running three, my bluetick is track to track and my leopards are fast and they drift so they play off each other. But I have caught quite a few with just one and it is always a blast.

[snowshoe]

Thanks for the replys.......I run bobcats and most holds true running them with what was posted about running mt.lion.