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Posted by Craig Edwards on 10-21-2020 10:09 PM:

Treeing up certain trees????

I’m working with a dog that, for some reason, likes to tree on sourwood trees! I’ve broke dogs off of deer and possums, but sourwood??? 😳 Have any of you ever heard or seen such?

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Posted by novicane65 on 10-22-2020 01:10 AM:

Yep, seen it with hemlock trees

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Posted by Dan&Ann on 10-22-2020 05:40 PM:

Question

When he trees in these sourwood trees is there a coon there? If so maybe the coons around there like sourwood trees. If he is treeing slick then the problem is different...

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Posted by Dave Richards on 10-22-2020 06:21 PM:

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My thoughts exactly, it's not the kind of tree that matters, but if the trees contain coons that really counts. We are treeing mostly oak trees as the coons are feeding in acorns. Dave

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Posted by yadkinriver on 10-22-2020 07:45 PM:

Craig most of the large sourwoods are hollow and most are squirrel dens. Might be reason to suspect.


Posted by Craig Edwards on 10-24-2020 08:19 AM:

Thanks for the input. It’s hard to tell if a coon is there bc of the leaves. Most sourwoods around here are usually connected to much larger trees. I almost always see a coon except the sourwoods. It just seems weird.

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Posted by Craig Edwards on 10-24-2020 08:25 AM:

Re: Question

quote:
Originally posted by Dan&Ann
When he trees in these sourwood trees is there a coon there? If so maybe the coons around there like sourwood trees. If he is treeing slick then the problem is different...
I don’t think I’ve ever found the coon when he’s on a sourwood. Just about every sourwood he is on (maybe all of them) have gone into bigger leafy trees. There is so much foliage and undergrowth around here, it’s rare to get a good view of a tree; very rare.

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Posted by Dave Richards on 10-24-2020 08:55 AM:

Craig

Yes, those leaves are awful in these mountains, especially the big oaks. Thankfully time, rain and frost are going to get rid of a lot of leaves over the next few weeks. Treeing up a lot of Hugh oaks, finding a lot of the coons that look but few that don't on account of the leaves. Hunting s young dog that having some problems with colder tracks and coming up short ( in my opinion )deadly on the hot tracks, but I am getting real aggravated on some of his colder tracks he trees, just honestly think that he is missing. Boy do I hate a dog that misses on hot or cold tracks. This dog has every thing one could ask for on decent tracks, he handles like a dream, excellent strike dog, clean, hard hunter, every thing but messing up on colder tracks. If he does not get better, he is gone, I expect to see a coon in every tree. Dave

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Posted by Craig Edwards on 10-24-2020 05:55 PM:

Re: Craig

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Originally posted by Dave Richards
Yes, those leaves are awful in these mountains, especially the big oaks. Thankfully time, rain and frost are going to get rid of a lot of leaves over the next few weeks. Treeing up a lot of Hugh oaks, finding a lot of the coons that look but few that don't on account of the leaves. Hunting s young dog that having some problems with colder tracks and coming up short ( in my opinion )deadly on the hot tracks, but I am getting real aggravated on some of his colder tracks he trees, just honestly think that he is missing. Boy do I hate a dog that misses on hot or cold tracks. This dog has every thing one could ask for on decent tracks, he handles like a dream, excellent strike dog, clean, hard hunter, every thing but messing up on colder tracks. If he does not get better, he is gone, I expect to see a coon in every tree. Dave
Gotcha!!! It’s aggravating to walk to an empty tree. I wonder if a sourwood holds scent more than some trees do. I don’t know. When the leaves are off, and I’m sure he’s missing, we are going to have a “Come to Jesus” meeting. 😊 I don’t like to discourage a dog unless I know for sure what it’s doing.

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