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Whats your favorite species to run with hounds?

Bear
10 (23.8%)
Cougar
11 (26.2%)
Bobcat
13 (31%)
Wolf
0 (0%)
Coyote
2 (4.8%)
Fox
1 (2.4%)
Raccoon
3 (7.1%)
Rabbit
2 (4.8%)
Squirrel
0 (0%)
Hogs
0 (0%)
Deer
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 42

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Offline Limhangerslayer

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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2014, 09:18:41 PM »
I'd say Cougar.   Love the disgraced look on their face when you catch them.    I see so many bear, that's not nearly as exciting for me.

Yep, I don't need dogs to find bear but its is alot more to me to tree a cat. Bear leave a garbage trail of scent, where a cat leaves nothing. I got to say my favorite races so far are those old melted out cat tracks on a south facing slope, very rewarding for me to catch them :twocents:
   They all leave plenty of scent for good dogs. A  good mean bear that won't tree and bays up is hard to beat.   Lions are the easiest to catch,  short stamina and  usually fearless of dogs.  I just wish living in this state I had to worry about what I was going to run tomorrow.

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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2014, 06:19:22 PM »
I picked bobcat, nothin against big cats and I ain't being big headed, but big cats were to easy, bobcat put up a tougher trail for the most part, I still loved freeing big cats but back then you had to have a permit . And i also loved the beety eyes of Bob nustled up in a big ole fir :tup:
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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2014, 09:50:00 AM »
Bears mainly but like bobcats too. Nothing like a mean bear to see what your dogs will do. And bobcats because there are some that like to throw ya a curve ball and do some crazy things
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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2014, 10:23:27 AM »
Cougar for sure ...bears are way more easier to find without hounds than a cougar ....its all fun though  :dunno: :chuckle: :tup:

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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2014, 08:07:12 AM »
Bears mainly but like bobcats too. Nothing like a mean bear to see what your dogs will do. And bobcats because there are some that like to throw ya a curve ball and do some crazy things

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Re: Favorite species to run with hounds
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2014, 06:51:50 PM »
Mine is elk! nothing harder  for the dogs and seeing a big 6x6 ten foot up a pecker pole pine is like nothing else :chuckle:

 


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