l.lyle
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I have gator problems down here where I hunt. You don't have to worry about game Wardens nor the political seasons that man puts on coons. It is a simple fact that if you want and like your pup, do dot hunt hin in between the lanes Of I -95 nor around alligaters. Plain and simple on that one. I try my best to get them started from the time they can load their own self up till the gaters get back out. I hope they learn alot and I hope to put a 100 coons in their mouth. But that is just me. When the gaters do come back out , I quit. I will agree it would be better to carry a young pup quickly on through the process but that is not an option for me. They lay up. Young and old alike. I don't see but it takes a night or two of chases in the salt marsh to take the fat off my trained dogs. Generrally , my pups that laid up must have had a while to think 'cause in my experience, in a couple of weeks they get to treeing. And one more time , I will say , the VERY LAST thing a pup needs to do is TREE. I am not trying to sell him so he does not have to BS a buyer.
I wouldn't worry about your pup if you are satisfied with his progress so far. But that is just me. I would say to ask your buddy to try to make special effort to try to take him to some sweet corn patches a few times this summer. But if he can't, don't worry too much about it. A dog has to go off and hunt, pass up trash, take whatever track is before him, learn to track , trail , very good and fast . When a dog that knows how to do that you or me might call him a COONDOG in a month or so. Ones that can't , I will never call a coondog because they are NOT a coondog, don't care how young nor how many barks they yap up a TREE. That is just me but I have learned my lesson.
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