quite similar

[Dan Edwards]

pete, as usual, you are the man.

shooter, nice little addition also.

Catchin critters in the snow has always seemed easy to me but catchin em on freeze dried ground in a 30 mph wind with 40 mph gusts is terrible hard to do. Them are the conditions over 90% of the time here where I live so what good would a "track dog" do me? The answer is NO GOOD! I might not have a good race but neither will those folks with the track straddlers here and they wont even accidentally catch a yote. Here is the deal. The worse the conditions, the more of a "track dog" you need "UP TO A CERTAIN POINT". After that, hold on cause the dogs you are gonna need are gonna fly.

[beaglewalkerhunter4]

Dan, its interesting that you say that. A dont run coyotes much but i've been in a few races in the winter, but on dry ground. anyway I run a beagle walker mix and she runs real real tight to a yote, and will run jump em out of the woods tight on their heels in the open will only be a few yards behind. does the same with fox, but she has never layed a tooth on a yote (at least in a race) and for the most part she doesnt drift a track or run semi silent. I guess it must have something to do with terrain? I really dont know. but I guess thats the reason shesnever caught one but what do you find better about a dog that isnt a 'track dog'? I'm not saying your wrong please dont think Iam, just curious is all..

[Dan Edwards]

The "track dog" thing is just me jack assin around. All the good coyote catchers, no matter the breed could run a track in the right conditions and run it as good as any dog. In the wrong conditions though they would get ahead and abandon the track and run straight across a field or whatever and pick up the yote maybe a 1/4 mile away or better where they could actually deal with it again. As young dogs, these kind of dogs will more than piss me off but when they are 4 and 5 year olds, you will catch alot of coyotes. Maybe, I will put some pics up of what I am talkin about.

[beaglewalkerhunter4]

oh okay I see what you mean. yeah I'd be interested in pics...