Cory Highfill
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Clarksville, AR
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They're still out there, but now folks call them Mountain Curs, lol. I'm in the process of weaning myself off of hounds, and the reality for me is that I don't have the time, patience, or land access to hunt hounds anymore. Maybe I'm getting old, or maybe I'm getting irritable, or maybe I'm finally able to call a spade a spade. Whatever it is, I haven't been able to find a hound without huge, serious, disqualifying type holes in years now. They're rare as unicorns. And if you find one, it takes thyroid pills or has reoccurring bouts of tick diseases. I recently sold out of a partnership on a Walker female that could compete anywhere, anytime. Treed as many coons as any dog I've ever seen. But I hated her. Barked in the box, barked in the pen, paced in her crap, pulled on the leash, chewed her house and water bucket, etc... I just got to the point that no amount of god-given ability was worth dealing with her.
Now the curs are different. Hunt for you, not across the county from you. Handle. Listen. Eat less, bark less, crap less. I may get back into hounds, may buy one tomorrow. But I really like what I'm finding in the curs. Alot of the good traits missing from most hounds are still there, and still being actively bred for and sought after...
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