hunter17 0 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 jesus your dogs must be made of iron for that game Quote Link to post
UphillDoc 278 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) I like when they are about 6 foot away and they stomp on the branch and snort at ya Scott. Makes you feel like you are alive. LOL! Dan-I always say "You never feel quite as alive, as when your about to die!!!" Take care. Edited November 20, 2009 by UphillDoc Quote Link to post
Buch 145 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Been a great thread this. Do the bears and the lions run much? Or do they just jump into the first tree they get chance to? How are the seasons for the big game and is boar an open ended season as pest control? Quote Link to post
bullmastiff 615 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Yet again another cracking write-up and pics of some of your sport. Thank you guys I should be heading to Kings bay above Jacksonville in Georgia some time next year with work and I'm hoping to arrange some hunting whilst I'm there. Do you know if they hunt with running dogs there? Cheers again Luke Quote Link to post
UphillDoc 278 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Buch-Seasons vary from region to region. Here Bears Apr-Oct, Lions Nov-Apr, and Coyotes year round. We dont have boar here, but my understanding is they are a pest in most places and treated as such. Some bears will run all day and leave dogs in their wake. Others will walk and fight, and some will just pop up a tree. Alot depends on how much pressure the dogs put on it. Generally, an hour or two is what we would expect on a good bear race. A lion does not have much wind, so once it is a jumped race they usually get treed quickly after that. The rub is getting them jumped, as they travel a long ways sometimes, and you can be a day or more behind them, that takes a very persisitent dog/hunter to stay after it until its jumped. The terrain they travel in can be very difficult to track and travel in. Each brings their own unique difficulties. bullmastiff-I have never been to that part of the country, but dont think of it as running dog (sight hound) country. There are bears, and hogs in that part of the country, but all that I know of from that part of the country run them with hounds/curs. Take care. Quote Link to post
blackpack 70 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 excellent thread. Love the stories. Some of the best on this site. Keep the pics coming and stories as its very interesting. Well done lads. Quote Link to post
Buch 145 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thanks for answering my questions mate . Im looking forward to you next write up Quote Link to post
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