Hoosier Outlaw
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Registered: Jun 2010
Location: Marion, Indiana
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Yes Outlaw Jessie is present in both Ranger and Doc's pedigrees.... but like you say...it is pretty far back with a lot of unrelated breeding in between so technically Woody is linebred Outlaw Jessie top and Bottom....but does looks more like an outcross to me also. However, by breeding woody to Outlaw Billy Jean who is directly out of Outlaw BTK on top and also goes back to him and Outlaw Jessie on the Bottom through Kate....that cross would be a little more concentrated with Outlaw blood.
I like to line breed to a point where most of the offering show similar and consistent traits I like.... and once that is pretty solid and repeatable within that line....outcross to try to add some desired traits that are not.
All our females have really good volume and are quick locating hard tree dogs. I feel like that is almost a given now...a pretty predictable trait for pups from this line. Some are very quick strike dogs...while others are not so quick to open...so that is something we are still trying to improve upon and why we are looking to cross on quick striking, open trailing colder nosed studs like Woody, Ripsaw, and Aftershock, etc. That is just one example of the type of things we want to improve to the point that its a given in our line of redbones. I think specific targeted breeding....whether it be line breeding or out crossing is the way to improve our line and we must, must, must match up a high % common traits between the male and female as a first priority and then look for males from lines that are dominant in the desired trait we want to add. By doing so...even if we dont connect and are not able to add that trait into every puppy....at least we are keeping / strengthening the traits that are common to the foundation we already have. Still.....from everything I have learned over the years and from studying breeding....when trying to add a trait from an outcross, the offspring that actually will pick up and show that new desired trait is probably only going to be 20-30% of the litter. Once those traits are identified in the pups who have them (assuming all else is good) then those and only those particular pups would be the ones a breeder would line breed for a few generations on the side of the pedigree that the desired trait came from to lock that trait in until it becomes common and repeatable.
This kind of breeding program takes many years and many generations...and one has to stay on target. But, in the end...I believe it is one way, maybe the only way to produce litters with a high % of commonalities where a majority ( not a minority) of the litter posses the desired traits the breeder wants all rolled up into a high % of the pups from each litter.
On average ....as per reproducers lists...particularly the females list. At present our best reproducing females average 15%-25% ( excluding Kate) I believe through targeted breeding like I described above that within 5 or so years...we could see that % double on average. That is one of my goals going forward...to increase the % of pups from the crosses we make that are good enough to earn a title in competition. I already place almost every pup in the hands of competition hunters so the answer is not to win more with same amount of dogs....but to produce a higher % of dogs from each litter who are better equipped to compete and capable of winning more.
Thanks for all the posts...I appreciate different ideas and learning about other breeders programs and what has worked for them. Good luck to everyone and their redbones in the coming year.
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Shane Maxey
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Banshee Wildlife Products
Hoosier Outlaw / Moonlight Redbones
1994 American Redbone Coonhound Association Hunter of the Year
My first 3 redbones raised from pup's were:
Dual Gr.Ch. Outlaw Billy the Kid
Dual Gr.Ch.- PKC Ch. Outlaw Timber Girl
Dual Gr.Ch. Outlaw Scarlett Fever
(((( Current Favorites ))))
2013 AKC Ladies World Champion
Gr.Nt.Ch.- PKC Ch- AKC Ladies World Ch Ky Moonlight Breanna
Gr.Nt.Ch. - PKC Ch. Ky Moonlight Woody
Dual Grand Moonlight Deana
Dual Grand Ch.- PKC Ch. Moonlight AfterShock
Dual Grand Nighty Night Amber
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Big Time Britt
Gr.Nt.Ch Outlaw Billy Jean
Gr.Nt.Ch-PKC Ch.-2015 PKC Red Days Champ Outlaw Cherry Bomb
Gr.Nt.Ch Outlaw Breeze
Gr.Nt.Ch.Gr.Ch. All Grand Outlaw G-Man (over $20.000 won in PKC & CHKC) 2019 Southern Redbone Days Overall Champion
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Outlaw Mac
Gr.Nt.Ch. Classy Cali (Heavy Outlaw bred)
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Cat Scratch Fever
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Addiction
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Overdose
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Jinx
Gr.Nt.Ch. Moonlight Banshee
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