Unlucky terriers?

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

I have a terrier here who when out digging he always ends up on a deeper than normal dig or in a bad spot and usually with a big boar coon.I took him out yesterday to a spot I know well.Its a rangey place but shallow.I assumed I could get this terrier an easy dig.He was getting pushed around for nearly an hour and I was becoming disappointed as this terrier has never given an inch.Finally when he settled I dug him at 2 foot.He had a large boar and 2 sow coons packed in a small stopend like sardines.My disappointment  was gone.It did make me wonder is this terrier so unlucky he will never have an easy one.I was just wondering  has anyone else ever had a terrier that seemed unlucky? As in you couldn't get them an easy one no matter how you tried? 

[fireman 10,869]

Was he getting pushed around or was he rounding them all up first as he had them all stopped up when you broke through?..

[eastcoast 4,115]

Unlucky or more talented than the "lucky" ones?

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

1 hour ago, Wideboy said:

How does a hard terrier fare out with raccoons? Will they kill them in ground? 

As a rough guideline I would expect a terrier to kill a coon his same size.Problem is a twenty pound coon can fit into places the size of a man's fist.So you need a 12 pound terrier who is now facing a twenty pound boar coon.Highly unlikely to kill a coon like this.The terrier mentioned above is twelve pounds,mute and was facing a twenty pound boar and two 15 pound sows.He will need close to 3 weeks rest just guessing.Hope this helps.

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

1 hour ago, fireman said:

Was he getting pushed around or was he rounding them all up first as he had them all stopped up when you broke through?..

Yes that was what he was doing .I "assumed" he was getting pushed.

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

51 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Unlucky or more talented than the "lucky" ones?

Mr eastcoast I have been asking myself the same thing.

[fireman 10,869]

Hope he heals well  and fair play the little warrior ..

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

10 minutes ago, Wideboy said:

So hunting a “standard” size terrier n the US is not possible do with the tubes being so tight. I take it they would never get to their quarry? 

My father kept jagterriers  ranging in size from 20-25 pounds.They could make it to the coon about 50 percent  of the time.He kept them mostly for hoghunting.I started with 20 pound terriers with the work style I liked and inbred until I got them small.Most people who keep terriers over 20 pounds here are working barns or rarely digging or they bullshitters

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

Thanks Mr fireman 

[Bosun11 537]

As kids, my mate had a Russell named Lucky that got killed by a bus... 

 

Honest...! 

[Daniel cain 45,125]

[Daniel cain 45,125]

Rick,will the terrier fair better/finish quicker against the same coon if it's  above ground??? I would imagine he uses his front paws/hands to grab/hold the dog?

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

2 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Rick,will the terrier fair better/finish quicker against the same coon if it's  above ground??? I would imagine he uses his front paws/hands to grab/hold the dog?

I believe  coon is easier above ground.Not easier to dispatch but the terrier takes much less damage above ground.When i broke through to the terrier mentioned above there was two hands digging in his eyes,two hands digging in his ears and two hands digging in his mouth. like a bunch of monkeys with fingernails

[Daniel cain 45,125]

9 minutes ago, Rickshaw swami said:

I believe  coon is easier above ground.Not easier to dispatch but the terrier takes much less damage above ground.When i broke through to the terrier mentioned above there was two hands digging in his eyes,two hands digging in his ears and two hands digging in his mouth. like a bunch of monkeys with fingernails

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

Over here any terrier that does any sort of work is lucky to live to a decent age with the snakes. I lost both these to them, mother and son.