Paul Frederick
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Registered: Nov 2012
Location: Laurel, IN
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Since no one else has, I'll give my opinion.
If I was young and starting out, I'd look for an older dog. Not a world beater, but an old dog who can tree a few coon and something you can hunt pups with. Doesn't have to be anything fancy or expensive, just something you can hunt with your buddies and have fun with. Just starting out its hard to start with a young dog or pups. I know everyone wants to go that way, but it's not an easy road. Right now you'd have more fun with an older cooner that will tree a few so you can hunt with your buddies. There is always time for a young dog or pup in the future. An old dog will teach you a lot about the sport before you even realize it.
As far as breed, that's a personal preference. For your first, unless you're just 100% set on one breed, I'd be open to anything right now. It also depends on what guys in your area hunt. If there are 50 guys hunting Walkers and 1 guy hunting Redbones, you have a better chance of finding a decent older dog or even pup that is a Walker. Once you've been hunting a while you'll get to hunt with different breeds and see ones you like and some you don't and you'll be better able to make a choice. An older gentleman told me something a long time ago that really stuck. He said hunt a breed of dog you like the looks of. Life is too short to hunt an ugly dog. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. You're going to find good and bad in every breed, you might as well find the good in the dog you like the looks of best.
Good luck in your journey bud. You'll make a ton of friends in this sport and have a good time!
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