Fisher13
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Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
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quote: Originally posted by Ron Moore
Like most others are saying, terrain is a major factor in speed. I live in WV where there are no corn fields or patch woods, just cut over timber and 80/90% wooded area that's polluted with grape vines and honey suckle vines. We do have some open standing timber but this time of the year, the only thing the coon use them for is to den in. They feed in the thickets and that's usually where you end up. Also we have big hills and hollers to go with it. I am hunting a little female right now that will absolutely ware you out. If the coon aren't moving, you will walk to a tree somewhere and it won't take long for her to get gone and over the ridge and she don't need company to do it! I love her, I just wish I'd had her about 25 years ago when I was younger but then I wouldn't have had a tracking system, lol. Most of the time she goes about 4-6 mph in this terrain but she has gone faster and slower. That's plenty fast enough for my area! She doesn't hunt thorough enough to suit me but if there's a coon within reasonable distance, it's in trouble cause she has her head in the air all the time. I believe a dog would be hard pressed to average 15+ mph in my area and be productive, jmo. I do like to see one get gone quick and make things happen but to each his/her own.
Couldn't agree more.
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