finding a good bobcat hound

[chris]

how hard would it be for me to find a finished hound for bobcats? i've just recently come across hunting them with hounds and i'm interested enough that i've been looking for a finished dog. not many people in my area have heard of this and the ones that have and have done it no longer do it and can't really point me in any direction to finding a dog. any help is appreciated.

chris

[magic1]

Finished bobcat hounds...I mean Real bobcat hounds, are available. But you can expect to spend a small fortune in obtaining one. Cat seasons coming in across the country will make high prices even higher. I will keep my ears open & let you know if i hear of anything that might interest you.

Jay

[gregg]

Chris , good finished bob dogs are very hard to find. And when you do take out a loan inorder to carry it home. Good started hounds that have at least 1 season on them will be in the $600-1500 range. Top rig hounds sky's the limit

[chris]

i'm pretty familiar with the pricing game on buying and selling started and finished dogs. would i be safe in saying i'll be a little better off in waiting till after bobcat season closes to find a hound? reason i ask is, if someone were to have a young dog that did pretty well last season and doesnt live up to their expectations this season i may be able to get for a better price than trying to buy the best dog off someones lot. i'd be interested in one that would hunt coons as well as bobcats but prefered bobcats more.

chris

[aintdeadyet]

you are always better off getting a hound bred and raised in conditions you are going to be hunting in.
in that line of htinking if I were you, I'd hunt around the southland and find a cat hunter that breeds his own and make friends with him, get a pup from his lines after you have hunted over them and know what you like and dont like.

it has been my experience that there are several types or styles of cat hound out there.

you'll find as with picking a dodge, ford or chevy, redhead or blonde, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

you may also discover things about yourself you didnt know too--- such as silent dogs that are run single might kill you the most cats in a year but you are the kind of fella that would rather run and have a loss or hole a cat up every day but do it with a bawl mouth loose talking hound and after a day full of music and an empty truck bed you are as happy as if you got the cat.

just somethin to think on as you look for a dog.

$2,000 and up will get you a finished bobcat dog from up here in yankee land where we run day and night from July 1st through April 15 but keep in mind there is a reason they are parting with that dog, a real good true bobcat dog just flat out is not for sale. Puppies? they are $400 and up hereabouts and there is usually a waiting list, so-so dogs and pups, yepper, they are out there seen them plenty of times and they sell from $50 to $500 depends on how much they think you can and will pay.

[magic1]

Good advise aintdeadyet. Every word of it!!! I ain't been here for a couple of mos, but its good to here from you!!!

Jay McGregor

[chris]

thanks for all the advice and info, but i'm trying to stay away from another puppy or young dog. i have a 4 catahoulas between 3 months and and 8 months old and i spend a lot of my spare time training them on hogs, plus i've never had a hound and have never tried training one. those are the main reasons i'm wanting a finished dog. if i can find what i'm looking for and can get a 2 week trial with the dog, i'm sure i'll know within the 2 weeks if i like it or not. thanks guys.

chris

[magic1]

Did you ever find what you were lookin for?

[chris]

no, havent found the dog i want yet. it has been put on the back burner for a little while. i've been pretty busy with my hog dogs lately. i may never get a bobcat dog with all the time i spend with my hog dogs.

chris

[cyril49]

try Dale Cole he has been around forever.Not to far from you.I have some but not for sale.

[shortails]

CHRIS, IT WOULD BE REAL HARD TO FIND A BROKE CAT DOG AND WHEN YOU DO IT WILL NOT BE CHEAP, MOST OF THEM ARE NOT FOR SALE. IF YOUR PLANNING ON HUNTING IN MISSISSIPPI DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON ANY DOG OUTSIDE THE SOUTHEAST U.S. NO MATER HOW GOOD IT MAY BE UP NORTH OR OUT WEST IT WILL BE USELESS DOWN HERE, IF YOU WANT TO CATCH CATS. IT TAKES A PACK OF RUNNING DOGS TO CATCH CATS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND TREE DOGS WONT WORK. MOST OF YOUR CATS WILL HAVE TO BE CAUGHT ON THE GROUND.
I DONT KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING HARDER TO DO THAN CATCH CATS DOWN HERE, ITS TOUGH AND COST LOTS OF MONEY, HOWEVER, ITS NOT ALL THAT HARD TO FOLLOW THEM AROUND WITH A DOG AND THAT MAY BE ALL YOU WANT TO DO I DONT KNOW, BUT TO CATCH CATS ON A REGULAR BASIS IS A WHOLE NUTHER BALL GAME! MOST WILL GIVE UP EARLY ON. IT CAN BE DONE AND IT IS BEING DONE BY A HANDFULL OF MEN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. GOODLUCK

[waylow]

Just an idea but something we have had luck with training cat dogs go some were you no there is good cat numbers right at day break cast your hound we use treeing walkers usually old ditches or thickets with a lot of tops that hold rabits be prepared "SHOCK COLLAR" for a coyote chase but usually we will get on a cat pretty quick alot of the time it sounds like there running a rabit but it usually dont take to long to line it out hope this helps.

[derek]

Don't buy until you try! Be very particular if buying from someone you don't know who is claiming to have a good bobcat dog. Most people who have them want to keep them because they are hard to replace.
Derek

[bulletproof]

i have never hunted cats with a dog ..id lioke to give it a try sometime

[astringer]

There's a cat hunter in Sumrall, Ms. that uses running hounds instead of tree dogs to hunt bobcats. He goes anywhere he can, where there's big territory and lots of roads and casts a pack of Walker hounds. These are broke bobcat dogs, running nothing else. They run them down and catch. He told me the race usually lasts from 45 minutes to 4 hours depending on the cat and the terrain. He also does a lot of competition coon hunting, mostly PKC. I've got and invitation to go with him cat hunting but haven't gone yet. This was a new sport to me until I met him about 2 months ago. It sure sounds like fun.

Alan