New Breed of hound In New Zealand

[toolebox 1,558]

I first spotted an add for some Blue tick Coon hounds last year, one breed that I had hunted with, during my OE to the United States 40 years ago. I'd always fancied owning one of these big game hounds. Unfortunately, I had a lot on, including several operations to address several medal complaints, so it was with heavy heart I had to pass on one of those pupplie's . Then out of the blue I saw that the breeder decided doing justest to several hounds at once, therefore had decided to rehome a 13-month-old male.I made contact as soon as I could and within a couple of weeks, Bolt arrived full of barking /howling.He is still very much a big pup so going forward I will know more about him .

[FLATTOP 4,495]

He’s a nice looking dog looks very much like a Blood Hound best of luck with him.

[toolebox 1,558]

Yes, a sporting type of hound, bred in France with the crossing of two types of hound. These dogs are better suited as a big game hound, however I am giving some thought to the idea of training him up to follow a blood track of a wounded deer or boar. The bottom eyelids should improve with age, by the time he is full-grown ( 3 years old)if they don't, he will require an operation.

Edited January 7 by toolebox

[Aussie Whip 4,125]

There are a few of them over here they use on pigs but I've never seen one work. I'd imagine they'd trail bark? which wouldn't suit most pig hunters over here but probably good for the blood tracking for you.

[toolebox 1,558]

Yes they voice differently depending on the hunt, the first stage is the odd howl on a cold scent, and then the next stage, which is a faster louder howl once they jump the animal and the third stage is the howl at the bail if in fact the animal decides to stop. This serves three main outcomes, the first being it, brings all the hounds together at the right place, the second is to drive the game towards waiting guns or push wild game to either climb a tree or back against something solid and face the hounds and the last is to communicate to the hunter what is happening at the coalface of the hunt. This dog doesn't bark in the true sense of the word, he roars that turns into a howl and man has that Sob got some volume, it's next level.

[Aussie Whip 4,125]

I was watching a hunting show on TV a few months ago and they had pro guides helping a guy bow shoot a Sambar. The animal had gone down not far but they couldn't find it until going back a week or two later. I was thinking they should have had even a russell with them to be more humane and not waste the meat so I can see the need for a tracking dog for the mountains over your way.

[toolebox 1,558]

13 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

I was watching a hunting show on TV a few months ago and they had pro guides helping a guy bow shoot a Sambar. The animal had gone down not far but they couldn't find it until going back a week or two later. I was thinking they should have had even a russell with them to be more humane and not waste the meat so I can see the need for a tracking dog for the mountains over your way.

Yes during the roar you hear of at least a few hunters, having managed to call a big stag up ,shoot and then be unable to find it due to heavy cover of crown fern. A well-trained blood tracking dog would be ideal & certainly save a lot of dead time.