Jerry West
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Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Cental Texas
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Wow, this is a great read.
Type of squaller is not the key, but knowing when to stay soft and when to get excited with the tones. Also, know to keep your light dim and behind the coon. Most of the time a coon will not run toward a bright light.
In over fifty years of running coondogs I have seen hundreds and hundreds squalled right down the tree. Usually down to about 15 feet from the ground, out a low limb, and jump as far as they can.
In the past month:
1.Shot one out, while the dogs were finghting it, the second coon slipped out. We had a great race after the fight.
2. Squalled a big boar right down the tree. He jumped from about 20 feet, had a 15 minute race. Treed him again, then shot him out.
3. Squalled a young coon right out of the top of a tree. Shook some vines and squalled, he went sky diving. Dogs caught him in the water.
4. Last night, squalled and this coon went out a limb and bailed as far as possible. After a 30 minute race, treed it again in a hollow.
Not all coons will squall out. Some will never move, others will look but not move, some will move around but never come down, others will move and not stop 'til they are headed for the hills. If you are good with a squaller, you can usually tell the 'nervous ones' real quick. Just takes some practice.
I believe coons that are treed often are harder to squall out, than coons that have never heard a squaller.
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