Friday, January 15, 2010

What would be the best dog to hunt raccoons,squirrels,and hogs?

Catahula cur will do all of them and do it well..But if it were not for the hogs, I would go with a mountain cur. Easiest trained treeing dog on the market and would be great on coons and squirrels. The cur dog is bigger, tougher and more hard headed then the cur, but that makes him ideal for the hogs. My advice is get two dogs-one for the treeing and one for the hog hunting. We hog hunted with the catahula cur in the old days. A good one would find the hogs, bay them up and keep them herded up until you got there. Then the dogs master could just point to the hog he wanted caught.The dog grabbed the smaller hogs behind the head and held them. There was one boar one day that went close or over 300 lbs. His master pointed him out to the dog. No way, I was thinking, this can't be done. But the dog grabbed the hog by his jowls and clamped down. The hog took off dragging the dog for almost a hundred yards, but the dog held on and stopped the hog. The guy owned the hogs and wanted to get the boar and castrate him to make a meat hog out of him later on. We had horses and ropes, and we got the job done. This was how country people survived years ago. That's why I say the Catahula Cur is the best hog dog on this earth. You can't hunt hogs with one and come away saying any thing different.What would be the best dog to hunt raccoons,squirrels,and hogs?
It depends on what you want to use the dogs for. Do you want tracking dogs? Or do you just need a dog to tree the raccoon? Do you need a dog to sniff out a hog, or to bay it? Do you want a dog that will hold the hog down?





For a catch dog, the Dogo Argentino or American Bulldog is probably best. They are strong, fast, and were bred for hog hunting. However, keep in mind that you're dealing with a 200 pound animal armed with sharp tusks. I suggest using at least three dogs for hogs. Also use proper safety gear to protect the dogs.What would be the best dog to hunt raccoons,squirrels,and hogs?
Treeing walker coonhound will take care of all of the above. They will bay hogs.. but they dont make good catch dogs.
Good coon hound
coon hounds good for raccoons and hogs

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