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I’m working with a dog that, for some reason, likes to tree on sourwood trees! I’ve broke dogs off of deer and possums, but sourwood??? 😳 Have any of you ever heard or seen such?

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Yep, seen it with hemlock trees

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When he trees in these sourwood trees is there a coon there? If so maybe the coons around there like sourwood trees. If he is treeing slick then the problem is different...

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My thoughts exactly, it's not the kind of tree that matters, but if the trees contain coons that really counts. We are treeing mostly oak trees as the coons are feeding in acorns. Dave

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Craig most of the large sourwoods are hollow and most are squirrel dens. Might be reason to suspect.

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Thanks for the input. It’s hard to tell if a coon is there bc of the leaves. Most sourwoods around here are usually connected to much larger trees. I almost always see a coon except the sourwoods. It just seems weird.

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When he trees in these sourwood trees is there a coon there? If so maybe the coons around there like sourwood trees. If he is treeing slick then the problem is different...

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Yes, those leaves are awful in these mountains, especially the big oaks. Thankfully time, rain and frost are going to get rid of a lot of leaves over the next few weeks. Treeing up a lot of Hugh oaks, finding a lot of the coons that look but few that don't on account of the leaves. Hunting s young dog that having some problems with colder tracks and coming up short ( in my opinion )deadly on the hot tracks, but I am getting real aggravated on some of his colder tracks he trees, just honestly think that he is missing. Boy do I hate a dog that misses on hot or cold tracks. This dog has every thing one could ask for on decent tracks, he handles like a dream, excellent strike dog, clean, hard hunter, every thing but messing up on colder tracks. If he does not get better, he is gone, I expect to see a coon in every tree. Dave

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Yes, those leaves are awful in these mountains, especially the big oaks. Thankfully time, rain and frost are going to get rid of a lot of leaves over the next few weeks. Treeing up a lot of Hugh oaks, finding a lot of the coons that look but few that don't on account of the leaves. Hunting s young dog that having some problems with colder tracks and coming up short ( in my opinion )deadly on the hot tracks, but I am getting real aggravated on some of his colder tracks he trees, just honestly think that he is missing. Boy do I hate a dog that misses on hot or cold tracks. This dog has every thing one could ask for on decent tracks, he handles like a dream, excellent strike dog, clean, hard hunter, every thing but messing up on colder tracks. If he does not get better, he is gone, I expect to see a coon in every tree. Dave

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