Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Missouri
Posts: 665

At what point do you start going backwards on training young hounds with the combonation of super dry conditions and a full moon.I can't remember the last time we had a rain.We were having trouble moving tracks before the full moon phase.It has cooled off but there is'nt even dew on the ground alot of mornings.
What is some of you guys thinkin on young hounds and bad hunting conditions?And if it's better to take em on out or let em sit?

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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: ackerman,ms
Posts: 2229

as long as they are holding their own i hunt them when i feel im doing more harm than good i quit... different dogs its different times

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Registered: Apr 2006
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i dont know if its dry june,july,aug,sept snow dec,jan,feb
windy in march,april showers,may flowers.i guess if he dont
want to hunt when i want to go somebody else can feed it.

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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Clarksville, AR
Posts: 1077

I've been hunting right through it. Dogs look sorry one night, better the next, but I figure if they can tree coons right now they oughta really turn it on when we get some moisture, cooler temps, and less moon. Same reason I've been hunting them in the worst swampy jungles I can stand. I figure if I can tree coons in there right now, cattle pastures and hillsides in November should be a cakewalk...
That said, if a young dog I'm messing with has two or three real bad nights in a row and I feel like I can honestly blame it on the conditions, I'll put her up for a few nights.

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Registered: Jan 2011
Location: West Plains, Missouri
Posts: 259

I don't see the weather really getting much better around here. I say keep hunting them. They got to learn how to hunt in all conditions. It will just make them better. The only time I feel like they are going backwards is when they start to look like they are losing interest in what they are suppose to do.

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