Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Central Va
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First off i completely understand why everyone wants a dog to be independent and split, i also here guys bragging how their dog will absolutely not be with another hound. I guess my question is when you hunting an area with a thin coon population there's a great chance that there isn't enough coons for all 4 dogs to be split, so would you rather have your dog with no points just so you can say it won't back another hound or would you rather get what you can get and hope that you can catch up on the recast?
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong but give me those plus points, I'll take that over nothing at least it keeps me in the game, jmo.

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: CT
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The new style dogs are for where there's a lot of coon. Which is where most of the big hunts are held.

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Registered: Mar 2004
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The new style dogs are for where there's a lot of coon. Which is where most of the big hunts are held.

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That's why I like the hound I am currently running. He will be by himself unless he's unable to get anything going, then he will join in.

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Location: Willard, Kentucky
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Originally posted by VAPOSSUMHNTR
First off i completely understand why everyone wants a dog to be independent and split, i also here guys bragging how their dog will absolutely not be with another hound. I guess my question is when you hunting an area with a thin coon population there's a great chance that there isn't enough coons for all 4 dogs to be split, so would you rather have your dog with no points just so you can say it won't back another hound or would you rather get what you can get and hope that you can catch up on the recast?
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong but give me those plus points, I'll take that over nothing at least it keeps me in the game, jmo.

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Location: Central Va
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Originally posted by GLANCY'S 7 MILE
If they come and back a dog their still losing, I'd rather mine be trying to tree its own, then to come back another dog. I don't care if dogs strike a track and tree together, but I don't want my hound to piggy back off another dog. Most will go to another zip code to find a coon rather then come in and tree with another dog.

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I don't want a me too dog either,but I don't want them going into another zip code to tree one either.dont care if it's pleasure or competition hunting.

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Registered: Jul 2012
Location: Louisiana
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I recall a guy telling me once that if his didn't tree FIRST; he didn't call her treed because she wouldn't be there. My response was what if she dis get treed first and you don't hear her because you were walking or other dogs were louder or something. Just seems risky to me.

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I recall a guy telling me once that if his didn't tree FIRST; he didn't call her treed because she wouldn't be there. My response was what if she did get treed first and you don't hear her because you were walking or other dogs were louder or something. Just seems risky to me.

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Location: Willard, Kentucky
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Most are trained to be by themselves. I'd say less then 10% are natural dead loners, the rest are MAN MADE LONERS. I want a 1st tree dog, weither it's by itself or a head of the pack! Alot easier to train them to get alone then it is to be FASTER!

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