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Either a major hunt or a large portion of one for 50 yrs or older man some of this has got to where it is a grueling marathon it just is just not fun anymore for some of us older guys they talk about not having big enough hunting places anymore some of these dogs nowadays they don't make big enough spots to hunt never thought I would say it.

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You may remember some dogs getting shot in a hunt over around Poteau several years ago. One of those was mine. We turned loose in a thousand acres, and had went through it in thirty minutes. I sold a super nice female after that because I was worried that she was gonna blow out and get run over or shot.

I think they make hunts like you're talking about, only they're not specific to age. They're cur hunts. I bought one and it'll be hard to go back to hounds after hunting a dog with some handle and sense.

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What do you hunt with cur dog?

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You may remember some dogs getting shot in a hunt over around Poteau several years ago. One of those was mine. We turned loose in a thousand acres, and had went through it in thirty minutes. I sold a super nice female after that because I was worried that she was gonna blow out and get run over or shot.

I think they make hunts like you're talking about, only they're not specific to age. They're cur hunts. I bought one and it'll be hard to go back to hounds after hunting a dog with some handle and sense.

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We like the HTX's. My knees are bad and I have a hard time keeping up with these young guys. Even at the last HTX, my husband and the inspector went up a short steep hill and waited at the top while I climbed up on my hands and knees.

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What do you hunt with cur dog?

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I've been huntin 36 years. I have owned and buried 8 above average coondogs. Now I have owned way more coonhounds than that. But I stress 8 coondogs. I've never been real big into the comp huntin. Did some when I was younger. But above all the coondogs I ever turned loose was a male I had off of Tennessee Hardrock crossed on a Cur. Smarts you would not believe. Never needed a leash. He could cur dog em ,,,then strike a track and jam one up. In that order ,,,,same night. Go 10 yards or 1 mile. He was a once in a lifetime dog. He completely ruined me on how a dog should tree coon and handle. But I'm just a lowly pleasure Hunter,,,,,,,,,But I expect alot when I unsnap one if he's gonna eat my feed.

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And not to get off topic Mr Tar. I know what you mean. I'm 56 years old. I used to be with a hound ,,,,,,,when he located I was there with him. Not so much anymore.

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We got a good population of squirrels here again I might be going to try it again I like to eat squirrels some things you never get tired of.

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We could have a possum trot senior national championship. I guess it'd have to be in KY though.

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If we are going to have a possum hunt here in Ky, let me know I will stop running my hounds so the population can grow a little. Lol.

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I may not even be worthy to respond to this thread because most of you fellows been hunting as long as I've been puffing air. Saying that I've been lucky enough to own a good mountain cur for squirrels and had family that owned some of the best hog dogs I've ever seen. They would listen like folks and was as loyal as anything I've ever been around. As nice as they were and good as they handled they never could fill that spot inside me that them hounds could!

But I reckon I'm in my golden years as a hound chaser...maybe in another 15 or 20 I may sing a different song.

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If we are going to have a possum hunt here in Ky, let me know I will stop running my hounds so the population can grow a little. Lol.

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Hunt for 50yr.plus n you have to hunt at least a 8yr old hound with one eye,if not one eyed you have to put a patch on one eye! JesseJ

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She's still tuffer than me she's all buisness lol !!

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