Preacher Tom
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Registered: Feb 2015
Location: NW Arkansas
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Re: Preferred time on Track
quote: Originally posted by Leon Keys
I like them to get struck & treed in 30 minutes or less. My goal is to make at least 3 or 4 trees on a 2 hour hunt. I don’t always get my way! 😂
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The dog I’m hunting now likes to trail. He’s an honest strike dog that opens on the first Coon track he finds. He’s usually struck inside of 5 minutes. He starts tracks that he struggles to finish at times. I’ll give him 30 minutes on each drop. If he’s not moving it well, I tone him in and go to another spot. On the weekends, I try to let him finish every track he starts, no matter how long it takes. On weekday work nights, I try to hunt him in thicker Coon areas. I’m trying to make him a balanced hound. He can tree any type of Coon, cold track, hot track, runner, lay up. He rarely makes it look easy though. I’ve come to the conclusion that he has more try than talent. As a pleasure hunter, I’m ok with that.
I like that "more try than talent". Think you just described my dog. But then some nights he looks like Houdini and finds coons the others don't know is there. But when tracking is not good he looks pretty common.
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