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Wdb91
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Originally posted by Richard Lambert
I see lots of Plotts out pleasure hunting. But you don't see many Plott owners that are competition hunters/handlers. I think the reason that you don't see more of them in comp hunts has more to do with the owners than the dogs.

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Wdb91
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Registered: Nov 2016
Location: North georgia
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Lambert
I see lots of Plotts out pleasure hunting. But you don't see many Plott owners that are competition hunters/handlers. I think the reason that you don't see more of them in comp hunts has more to do with the owners than the dogs.

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Ron Ashbaugh
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Originally posted by Travis O.
I hunted plotts for 20 years and the reason you don't see more of them at the hunts is because the don't reproduce (from my experience) a high percentage of good dogs. When you do have a good one, they're tough to beat!

Oh how true it is. At least for me it is one failed project after another and i just hit the point wherr i gave up. I have one dog left that is now 10 with several failed attempts at raising pups to even do the bare minimum for me to want to take them hunting.

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