Adam Wingler
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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Western NC
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Well, I'm down to my last week and a half with Mac here in the promised land of western NC. It's been a blast. He was good from the first drop but I can say he's progressed even further since that first night. He developed his own style for working the ridges, hollers and creek beds to learn how to take hold of one and he sounds like a million dollars doing it. I only comp hunted one weekend with Mac as Shane's main goal was to expose him to strange territory and thin coon, so that's exactly what I did. I will say that particular week leading up to the comp hunts was our only "off" week, he was strangely out of character but by the next week he was "back". Anyhow, taking a dog to a place like this is a true test in my opinion. I know somewhere, maybe, somebody has some rougher territory than myself, but it's a workout for man and hound at times and if a coon ain't there waiting for you when you arrive...well, most should be smart enough to change dogs or quit, and Mac didn't let me down.
One other thing, Mac has a handle that was instilled into him and was clearly done EXACTLY how it should have been done. He is textbook in many departments.
Many thanks to Shane and Danny for allow me (and my boys!) to hunt Mac, I got to see first hand a strong product of Billy the Kid and another line of redbones since I've changed my breed preference. Few people have allowed me that opportunity.
Last edited by Adam Wingler on 02-10-2016 at 01:57 PM
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