Looking for Hound info.
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1
Looking for Hound info.
I like to hear from some hound hunters about what they think it takes to make a cat hound. I'd like to find a pup or started dog to start with. I mainly want to run bobcats and coons. I live in Colorado right now but am moving to Wyoming soon. If there's any hound out with info. I'd like to hear from you. rooster
#2
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: WARTRACE,TENNESSEE walker country
Posts: 2,351
RE: Looking for Hound info.
I like to hear from some hound hunters about what they think it takes to make a cat hound. I'd like to find a pup or started dog to start with. I mainly want to run bobcats and coons. I live in Colorado right now but am moving to Wyoming soon. If there's any hound out with info. I'd like to hear from you. rooster
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: milford Pennsylvania USA
Posts: 140
RE: Looking for Hound info.
We run them with Running Walkers, Triggs, Croghan, July, Walker Mixes. I do know one fellow who runs them terrificly with some beagle/Walker mixes, but to do it right you need a treeing hound with a bit of colder nose than the running Walkers. A website called Shadetree big game and running hounds website can steer you towards someone out west where your moving too that would have some started dogs/puppies for sure.
I know folks use feral cats squirted with bobcat scent or not to start thier hounds (not advocating that either way) could probably do the same with a coon squirted with bobcat scent, or start them with coon and move to bobcat from there as stated in the posts before mine. We got lucky with a hot cat track and they ran that for hours and were hooked. They will take a track and cold trial it now like they do a fox or coyote. If I had the room or a more understanding wife (she's pretty understanding already I do want to point out) I'd buy a started cat dog and be done with it. Good luck, fill us in on your choice, progress in training, etc. Juniorpc.
I know folks use feral cats squirted with bobcat scent or not to start thier hounds (not advocating that either way) could probably do the same with a coon squirted with bobcat scent, or start them with coon and move to bobcat from there as stated in the posts before mine. We got lucky with a hot cat track and they ran that for hours and were hooked. They will take a track and cold trial it now like they do a fox or coyote. If I had the room or a more understanding wife (she's pretty understanding already I do want to point out) I'd buy a started cat dog and be done with it. Good luck, fill us in on your choice, progress in training, etc. Juniorpc.