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Hi everyone from Oregon. Lived here my whole life and never had a hound but always wanted some. Still don't have one but will be getting one this fall. can't wait to get started. Looking forward to getting my son started in this at a young age.

have been looking for a redbone but can't find one within 500 miles of me. It makes me nervous to buy one and have it shipped across the country without knowing what I'm getting. If anyone has input or suggestions as far as reputable breeders let me know I am all ears. I want to get it right the first time.

If anyone lives here in Oregon around the Willamette Valley give me a shout. I would like to tag along sometime to see how its done. Thanks

Gonna hafta wait till August to tag along with someone due to the bird nesting law that is in place. You gonna run cats or coons? Ive only been doing this for a couple years but my advice is to find an older dog thats broke and get started on the right foot because when I started I didnt. I spent lots of time HOUND HUNTING lol. Its an adventure for sure and addicting. Your whole train of thought revolves around a dog barking in the woods. Some more advice is to make sure your wife or girlfriend is ready for the nights she spends in bed by herself cause youre in the woods lol. Ive heard lots of "those dogs are more important than me" hahahaha. Good luck and have fun.

Hi from an old experienced hunter in Klamath Falls. I've hunted with hounds since 1963 and can tell you many stories on hunting with hounds. I retired my hounds in 1994, and moved to Klamath Falls to retire.

I first started like many of us do by buying a young dog, running scent on the ground trapping coon, hissing the dog on it, letting it run, and turning the dogs on it till it trees. It helps to have an experience tree dog so the young dogs can learn fast. If you buy a dog, try it first, and be sure it is without other dogs.

The other mistake that is made, is to hunt your young dog with other hounds that may not be broke on deer, coyotes, fox, and other animals you are not interested in catching. Hunting with just your dogs will save much frustration.

I went through all of the mistakes that most of us go through, but with age, I learned that it is easier, and much more fun to start out by buying a good catch dog that is already trained. It only takes one good dog to tree a bear, cougar or bay a wild boar, and most important, to train other good dogs.