TheOnlyWright
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I have only hunted with one and it was a good dog. I'm only 23 but I have hunted more than most guys my age and older. The dog was about 6 foot when standing on a tree and had a really low ball mouth on track and a low bawl chop on tree. He would hunt out as far as needed. My buddy hunted him as I hunted a plot hound I had. He only ran a deer once but after my buddy cracked him over the head with a stick he no longer wanted anything to do with deer. He later died from what my buddy said was an exploded heart due to his size, apparently the vet told him that. I'm not saying that isn't true but he is known to tell a white lie everynow and then. Now if you don't know the difference in breeds, people use Walkers because they are a more of a faster paced, hot track dog. You will most likely kill more coons per night with a walker than with a bluetick due to the fact that blueticks along with other hounds such as a Black and Tan or Redbone are a cold nose dog. They can be on a track ALL night and just tree one coon, but they will stay on that same track most of the time until they find that one coon. I have hunted almost every breed, Mountain Curs, Blues, Black and Tans, Plotts, and now Walkers. Hell my grandpa eve has a Lab that with enough encouragement will bark up a tree but will not hesitate to tear into a coon. Now back on to the Blueticks. They would make for a good dog if 1: you're old and aren't as frisky as you use to be, 2: If you're hunting with kids, because they will get tired and start dragging their feet pulling an all nighter, or 3: If you are in an area where Coons are thin. Now I'm sure the older gentlemen on this website will poke holes into what I said but oh well, life rolls on.
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01-25-2017 05:30 PM
