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Hi Stabs There are plenty of dogs over here that can do that type of work my tean consist of 2 staghounds and a ridgeback. we catch plenty of hares as well as our share of pigs. Its pretty important to consider the country you are expecting to hunt, open or lightly wooded flat country suits my dogs the best though we do hunt in country you described as well. mountian pigs tend to be harder to find then the pigs out west and you need a dog with a good nose and high work rate to cover all those creeks and gullies you talk of, My nabour has a bully/boxer cross boarder collie that adds another
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Got to agree Kids come first this does not meen that kids wont do some thing to get bit. So I kennel my dogs for 2 reasons To keep them out of trouble when were not around and to proctect them from the public. this might seem like a strange statment but what happens when the dog gets out they wander into the wrong place or they run down and catch an old roo infront of some bunnyhugger, or some little kiddie screams and runs then the worst can happen, so I play it safe and kennel the dogs saves a lot of grief. Stevemac
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Hi Koru When I was a lad a mate of mine had one she was a cracker on rabbit and fox good nose and could hunt them out of scrub. She was very smart, quick and could turn on a sixpence. hope this helps. I might add her father if I remember rightly was a rangy choclate and tan working kelpy( the old folks use to recon he sired every pup for 20 miles around LOL) and her mun was a big black cousing greyhound. My mates grand dad use to do this cross a lot when he had the rabbit packs. Stevemac
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Hi Ian Good boar you have their, as big and strong as he is you might be surprised how fast he would pull up and sit down with a good staghound or terrier swinging of his nuts. The South Africans use their sight hounds on Warthog and Very large bush pig they teach them to keep away from the pointing end though. Stevemac
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hey Aaron Nice to hear from you. Keen on the Aussie running dog furum idea. Hes pretty sneaky that brother Callan so he probly got my photo. Its always a good weekend away with James but who would think you would get rained off a place during a 100 year drought. Stevemac
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G Day nightshadow Try giving Disturbed a Pm he,s over that side might be able to help , Can only say no. Cheers Stevemac
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Yes Stabs thats what I heard as well, Bl@@dy Wankers stuffed a good thing.
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HI brother fox hope you are doing well, Last weekend myself and brother Salt hunted with brother Callan out Breewarenia way only got a few small ones and were set up for a good nights hunting when the heavens opened up and put an end to that on the black soil country. the best we could do was get of the property without getting bogged. By the way I have a new staghound male very happy with his work when he had the chance last weekend looking forward to a running dog show around Bathast next year. Hi Haiybull Yes we hunt all year round as well, hope to be able to chat with a few Aussie
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Gday scouse Yes mate keep on hunting. I try to pic cooler weather but if there hasn't been any for a while we hunt of a night. Stevemac
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Nice GWP Kiwi How do you find them around your other dogs I have heard the males can be a bit dog agressive. LL Thanks mate I dont want to tempt fate but we have been lucky over the years with only minor injurys that any dog can get in the bush. Heading out west in a fortnight where the staghounds come into their own see how we go. Stevemac
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This is another of my ridgebacks and his Prize. Next is my mates bull arabxamerican bulldog and a staghound bitch sister to mine. Buggered that up. try again Tend not to take picks when dogs have game to busy getting there and helping out. Stevemac
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couple of pics of kangaroo/staghounds STEVEMAC And another. Stevemac
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This a pic of my ridgeback Mufasa and staghound bitch Gabby Stevemac
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G'Day LL Yes and no when it comes to prey drive It really depends on the individual Adding a splash of Greyhound or bully grey would give a more consistant dog without lossing the ridgeback qualites. As far speed goes we hunt much faster game than fox and this game does sretch a ridgeback the ridgeback has to use its brains to put its self in a position to catch. depending on the country the ridgeback can out run fox. Ridgebacks in Australia have a lot of americian blood these days which has given us a legger lighter framed dog From what I have read and seen of English Ridgebacks the heavye
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Gday Fellas Ive had ridgebacks for 26 years and yes I have heard all the opinions on the abilities or lack of from pig hunters. I have had ones that would find and lug I have ones that would find and bail and Ive had ones that would find and point. After 26yrs and 21 dogs you could say the only commonality between them all is they ( apart from one that could not find his tail if it wasnt stuck on ) could find game In some of the areas that I have hunted this is no mean feet. As far as foxes go it is a very sad ridgeback that can not run down a fox and deal with it. A very close friend of
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Gday All been watching this topic for a while. And it really is a case of horses for causes where we hunt it is open country or open forest and while bully cattle or bully lab would have been handy dogs at one time. The pigs are not dumb and have become very weary to noise such as the ute, dog cage rattle or dog wimper and are off at a great of knots. So we use staghounds and a ridgeback as a finder I find they to work well for me are silent hunters and can cover the ground and get to the pigs before they get to far away. Not bagging any one elses dogs this is just what works for me. I have
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bull grey cross handle pigs real well over here. stevemac
