Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Va.
Posts: 223

Is anyone on the east coast using any of the Finley River line for bear. Talked to a lot of breeders at setw days about this line and most of them said the old finley river blood was about gone. Said there was still some out in the west used for bear and lion, but not much left in the east. Most of what's left in the east had been watered down for coon. I guess they were meaning hot nosed trailers.

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Registered: Nov 2008
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I am not in the east, I live in Michigan but I do run some Finley River dogs. My female is heavy Finley River on her mothers side and she is a real nice bear dog. Cold trails real well and starts a pretty good percentage of the tracks we put her down on. Sticks real well with any bear and is a good tree dog. She also is a good handleing dog. I like her well enough that I have been on the look out for more of the same.
Bear dogger

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Registered: Jan 2010
Location: purgitsville wv
Posts: 86

had a finley river gyp i bought a year ago she came out of michigan she was 7 when i got her used as our #1 dog man she was the real deal cold nosed stick to it tuff . had to put her down in jan. from cancer i just hope she showed our young dogs some of her tricks id give anything to have ol meg back

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Registered: Sep 2010
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Try sharp tooth kennels heard they have some finley river that are Makin good bear hounds

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Registered: Sep 2008
Location: PA
Posts: 19

We have some pups out of old lone pine finley river stock that will be ready middle to the end of august. Both parents of the first litter have thrown pups last year that are really going to town on bear in Vermont. Check out our website about those pups on our website www.sharptoothkennels.mysite.com and go to the Bear Hunting with Sharp Tooth Dogs. You can read about the pups in Vermont and see pics.

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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Va.
Posts: 223

Sharptooth,
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Registered: Apr 2011
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We have a finly river male thats pretty much are best dog great strike dog good rig dog but hes a little slow just doesnt have the speed we lost him for two days and found him under a bear could hardly walk had to carry him out on the mules we picked him up for free cuz his owner couldnt handle the whineing hes makeing noise 24/7 but hes a hell of a dog i wouldnt sell him for anything couldnt buy a dog with the hunt that dog has never had any other finly river dogs dont know if there all like him if so i would say they can make as any kind of big game doghes only 3 and we have seen over 100 bears in the last two years

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