QUESTION FOR SERIOUS GUN HUNTERS

Hatfield · Post by **Hatfield** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:03 pm

I think females turn out to be good easier than males The males will usually be more extreme, good or bad.

Hunter · Post by **Hunter** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:36 pm

Just make sure they are rabbit dogs and get a good double barrel 12 gauge and you have what you need to make for a great day. Paul

Buckeye Bob · Post by **Buckeye Bob** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:35 pm

My personal christmas has become rabbit opening day and my best dog was in heat 2 opening days in a row.Last year I didn't know it till I went to load her in the box.

I usually would keep 2-3 females and 1 male now I have a pack of 3 good males and an unstarted female pup.Yeah I have to put up with all the leglifting but after 5-10 minutes its over.I prefer females though for handling and the fact that they can reproduce.I have owned females that could be as over competitive as any male so I have not seen a differance there.My experiance with females also is that they hunted a little closer.My goal is to have a couple good ones of each

jon cornett · Post by **jon cornett** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:50 am

good replys guys, keep em coming. bob, i too have a very competitive female. times i love her, times i hate her. i have one male im running now, the rest are females. have a couple pups in the starting pen, one of them is a male. time will tell.

ringtail · Post by **ringtail** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:46 am

sex makes no difference to me as long as they hit the brush hard and can run a rabbit,,,,,,,i have seen some females that could out preform any male but i have seen some that were lazy but you find this in both sexes,,,,,,,,i dont think its the sex that makes them hunt i think its whats bred into them,,,,,,,,,,

ringtail · Post by **ringtail** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:52 am

i have a 5 year old , 13'' male that has a ton of hunt to him and can flat drive a rabbit,,,,,,id like to find a couple of females to breed to so there would be some pups on the ground,,,,,,,,he would of been a killer pp trial hound if he was ever trialed but im not into that,,,,,,,great jump ton of hunt,,,,,,and can work a line inside out,,,,,,,

PLATEAUBEAGLER · Post by **PLATEAUBEAGLER** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:15 am

I have both but perfer the males in the long distance, they seem to come on better as they mature, but like most i have a female that wil burn a bunnies hide up from daylite to dark, so i think it's what works with your pack and what type traits you like in a hound.

Don't get me wrong if i had a chance at a wind splitting female and a nothing male. Well we know who would be gone first. LOL

If they don't prove them self in the field they don't stay on the place long be it male or female.

Donnie Gibson/Plateau Kennels

huntinfool · Post by **huntinfool** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:51 pm

I hadn't had hounds in about 10 years, however, I got two this year. I prefer female dogs, but I just came in from feeding the hounds, and my female is bleeding. Opening day was yesterday.

I still prefer females, but a couple of more times of this, and I may change my tune.

clippy · Post by **clippy** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:36 am

I usually hunt over the dogs that i usally trial, and what i trial are male hounds. To me males hounds seem to have a little more grit and just the urge to go. There are good male and female hounds just for me the males are just my style.

Steve C. · Post by **Steve C.** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:54 pm

In my experience females are all business and males seem to find it easy to get into trouble during the course of the day. I've had one great male hunting dog and at least half a dozen females I consider as good as a hunting hound can be. If it wasn't so hard to find a good male stud to breed to I'd never keep a male.

jon cornett · Post by **jon cornett** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:29 pm

Blue Briar Kennel · Post by **Blue Briar Kennel** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:19 pm

Well I have been into hunting rabbits for about 3 years. Me and my brother bought a female and a male and neither one of them was worth 2 cents. Then we went and bought 2 bluetick females which are still here at the kennel. Well I wanted a male and went to Virginia to get a pup. He turned out to be a mouthy piece of crap so I got rid of him. My brother then bought another female which is still in the kennel. Well I bought another male which was doing a fine job but he got to big for my taste so I tryed selling him but ended up losing him. Right now I have a male and a female from the first litter I raised. They are about 6 months old now and I hope they turn out. So I have had better luck with females. I have never had one come in heat yet during the opening of the season but I'm sure it will happen sooner or later.

Jeremy

jack-hammer · Post by **jack-hammer** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:57 pm

I would say females. There most of the time easier to handle, but a good male is hard to beat.

Beagled1 · Post by **Beagled1** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:02 pm

I have two males and one female and prefer the female hands down. She's just an all around hunting companion. She's fast, clean and very easy to handle. The males are more independant and want to do it thier way, but shes working in more of a partnership with me. I never saw a dog that listened or understood so well. I hunt hare and fox with her and all I have to do is tell her what I want her to hunt, and she hunts for it. No shock collar necessary