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Went to the state hunt this weekend and hunted nothing but feeders. Dog stood on his head for the most part. Seems like he can't pick out a good track and drive it. Has to much nose for it. Don't hunt him on feeders at home and he looks like a million bucks. Will he ever get better about feeders or just take my lumps and go on in these hunts? He's 3 and nitech. Trees wild coons at home continuously. Thanks!

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There is a ball of coon scent around the bucket and dogs must learn to move out to pickup a track. Hunt him on a feeder occasionally and he will learn how to.

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We're thinking along the same lines. I'd rather tree em in the wild myself. But if that's how the hunts are going to be, guess I better fall in line. Thank you!

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Buckets can be useful in some circumstances, but they're not much fun to hunt off of. I wouldn't want to do it all the time. I like to hear a dog find a track and work it. Must of the time bucket coon tree quick and usually don't give a good run to listen too. JMO

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I'm with you here. I like to make em work, but I'm learning I better get him some experience with feeders. For comp purposes

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Where i live if you don't have feeder bucket in summer you could kill whole hunt on one drop. Majority hunts I go to in summer your hunting feeders

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Where i live if you don't have feeder bucket in summer you could kill whole hunt on one drop. Majority hunts I go to in summer your hunting feeders

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There is a ball of coon scent around the bucket and dogs must learn to move out to pickup a track. Hunt him on a feeder occasionally and he will learn how to.

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