full blood or mix

[mudfish2]

I have a friend that uses full blooded pitbull to hog hunt then another that uses mixed/curr.. some have lab some have english, then some even have hound mix. the full blood end to hang on and sometimes don't want to heel even after we have put a bullet in the hogs ear..

but the mixed tend to be better at tracking ang baying the hogs but will show alittle since and not charge headlong into the mix...which do you prefer?

[bearhoundsman]

i perfer a do to get in there and not hang back. it takes dogs that will get in there and put the teeth to a big hog to hold it at bay in my opnion

[curdog]

the great thing about hog hunting with dogs , there are so many ways to do it. some like dogs that bay only, some hunt with only catch dogs, pure dogs , mixed up dogs ,hounds , open or silent track. it can go on and on, you just have to find what you enjoy, we hunt curs and catahoulas, and these dogs do it all, hog hunting with dogs is a great sport!!!

[DaveX1]

As a general rule the full blooded bulldogs such as Pitts have little nose and trailing ability. They are good for the catch but can/do sustain allot of damage and injury on bad hogs. Most full blooded bulldogs are difficult to get off the hog and will go back to a tied hog if the dog is released. Bulldogs are bad to maul and/or kill small hogs or sows that otherwise would have been released.

Many bulldogs cannot be hunted anywhere there is livestock in the area and/or have to be kept on a lead until the hog is stopped/bayed by other dogs. Some are bad to fight with other dogs and have to kept separate. In general they can be a PITA. There are, however, exceptions to this. Some bulldogs and bulldog breeds exhibit traits uncommon to most and are excellent hog dogs and are very valuable when dealing with big rank fanged up boars.

To the hog dog hunter that hunts on foot and has to cover territory and work hard to find and bay hogs, something other than a full blooded bulldog is usually preferred. In this scenario trailing ability is absolutely necessary along with a fair amount of aggressiveness to get the hog found then stopped. A quiet mouth dog is best. Most dog hunters have learned that Cur dogs or some mixes have a good combination of hunting and trailing ability, speed, aggressiveness, strong desire, grit, etc. and best of all most Cur dogs hunt silently until the hog is found and stopped. The silent hog hunting dog usually has a definite advantage over an open mouth dog. With this dog, the hog(s) never hear him coming and when you hear him bark, he usually has it found and stopped.

Many Cur dogs or Cur/Bulldog mixes are big, strong, aggressive, and rough. Most of these dogs will catch the hog, are more easily handled after the hog is caught, can be hunted around livestock, and are good all around hog dogs.

Every hog dog hunter has his own preferences for the type of hunting he does. It's a situation where one size does not fit all. Look in a hog hunter's truck box and you will likely see a combination of Curs, Bulldogs, Hounds, mixes, etc. It doesn't matter what you hunt as long as you enjoy it.

Good luck.

Dave1