As most of my friend know we started raising registered catahoulas back in the 80's. There was a time we were catching a lot of hogs. Then life got in the way and for a little while we were out of dogs. I just was not hunting enough to justify having the dogs. The timing worked out that my youngest was almost but not quite big enough to ever get to go with us. A few years ago life changed to where we could get some dogs back but since they are cow dogs my baby still had never gotten to go on a hog hunt. Well that changed on Saturday evening. Short story long on Friday night my dogs lost their minds down in the kennels. I got up and popped the old Hugh Murray whip a few times and they finally got quite. The next day a friend came over and we were going fishing. While walking through the bottoms I saw why the dogs had acted the way they did. It was routed up pretty good. That evening after supper Jamie, Jacie, and I decided to take the dogs out. We put my 2 grown cow dogs on leashes, turned loose 3 puppies, and then turned loose Sadie. Sadie was a hog dog in her youth but a friend gave her to me because she was killing all of his cats. We were walking up a right-of-way, Sadie and the pups were a couple hundred yards ahead and I saw 3 cows run across. The one thing I did not want. I hollered some and the pups came back. It dawned on me that Sadie was not baying so she was not on the cows. Walked down there and found more routing. We headed to the south which is the way Sadie had left and shortly I heard her baying to the west. We were trying to close the distance before turning loose the other dogs as I did not want to bay cows. By the time we fought through the brush and got close Sadie had lost the hog. I left the kids standing in a clearing with the other dogs and kept going towards where Sadie had been. Shortly I see her heading back into the thick stuff. She went in about 50 yards and started baying again. I did not hear any hogs and wondered what she was baying. I started to her but this place is a jungle. We had a bad tornado a few years ago and I do not think there is a thicker place on earth at the current moment. It took me between 10 and 15 minutes and I finally got within 10 feet of her. I still could not see anything...but I got close enough to finally hear the hog. I called the girls to turn loose the other dogs but about that time the hog broke. The other dogs were trying to get there but before they worked it out Sadie got the hog stopped and bayed about 100 yards further in the thick stuff. The funniest thing I have ever seen was my dog Chance trying to get to the bay. He had his front legs behind him, his chest and nose on the ground and was pushing with his back legs going under all of the thorns. I was still trying to fight my way there when he arrived. As a cow dog he was only seen a hog once in his life. On this one he never bayed but I heard him get there. He caught like a bulldog. It took me another 30 or so to get there. They were across the creek in the thickest place they could find. I was almost too them when our dog Will showed up. Apparently he thought we were there to bay cows but had left them to come to the fuss. He barked once or twice and then caught the other ear. They were down under the root ball of a giant tree that had blow over. There was barely room for the hog, 3 dogs, and myself. I have caught bigger hogs but I have never caught one stronger or with more endurance, It literally took me 30 minutes to get this SOB tied. It should have taken 90 seconds. Call a couple of friends to help us drag. Ended up falling backwards 10 feet down into the creek where it had 2 to 3 feet of water. It all worked out in the long run and Jacie can now say she caught a hog. The one picture does not do it justice but that is where we caught him.
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Originally posted by Chew View PostVery cool story. Post up some pics of your catahoulas if you get time.
The pups, 6 months old. Their mom is Sadie. There dad is Will but I don't have any pictures of him. He is black and tan.
This is Chance. He is my main cow dog.
Here is Sadie 6 months ago right after she had pups.
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Originally posted by bigjohntex View PostI can't help it. Every time I scroll past this thread, I think to myself....... There is a hillbilly song in that title somewhere.
Jacie has caught a hog.
Maybe I'm just bored. Lol
-john
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Jacie Caught a Hog
Aerosmith
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb let me get my gun
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb is this hound
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her whole world's come undone
Tusks caught her buns
What did her hunter do?
What did he put you through?
They said when Jacie was bayed up they found her in the rain
But man, the hog had it comin'
Now that Jacie caught a hog she ain't never gonna be the same
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her dog day's just begun
Now every boar is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue
What did her hunter do?
He tied it up with a rope
The man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under the baying and
the thunder knew that someone had to stop Jacie's pain
Run…
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Originally posted by Chew View PostJacie Caught a Hog
Aerosmith
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb let me get my gun
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb is this hound
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her whole world's come undone
Tusks caught her buns
What did her hunter do?
What did he put you through?
They said when Jacie was bayed up they found her in the rain
But man, the hog had it comin'
Now that Jacie caught a hog she ain't never gonna be the same
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her dog day's just begun
Now every boar is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue
What did her hunter do?
He tied it up with a rope
The man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under the baying and
the thunder knew that someone had to stop Jacie's pain
Run…
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LOL....you are way more creative than I am. That is for sure.
-john
Originally posted by Chew View PostJacie Caught a Hog
Aerosmith
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb let me get my gun
Dumb, dumb, dumb, honey what have you done?
Dumb, dumb, dumb is this hound
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her whole world's come undone
Tusks caught her buns
What did her hunter do?
What did he put you through?
They said when Jacie was bayed up they found her in the rain
But man, the hog had it comin'
Now that Jacie caught a hog she ain't never gonna be the same
Jacie caught a hog
Jacie caught a hog
Her dog day's just begun
Now every boar is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue
What did her hunter do?
He tied it up with a rope
The man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under the baying and
the thunder knew that someone had to stop Jacie's pain
Run…
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