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Date Posted: Mon, Feb 04, 12:46:44pm CST
Author: Dan McD.
Author Host/IP: 74-36-148-240.dr01.nwmd.wi.frontiernet.net / 74.36.148.240
Subject: Re: leopards rigging
In reply to: Perry 's message, "Re: leopards rigging" on Mon, Feb 04, 08:23:37am CST

>>>>>>was wondering how many people out there have had
>>>>there
>>>>>>leopoards pick up on rigging coon
>>>>>
>>>>>Spring Creek Eddi was an ace on striking off the
>dog
>>>>>box.
>>>>>Reggie Schneider had her in Michigan a few years
>>ago.
>>>>>Tried it here after seeing it done by a good one.
>>>>>Not enough roads in timber here.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jerry
>>>>>
>>>>>My Dagwood dog is really good striking off the
>>>>box.Richard Johnson has the Duck dog rigging pretty
>>>>good.Jason
>>>
>>>My Buddy dog is good on the rig and has helped me
>>>train a boat load of young dogs. A good number of
>the
>>>pups out of my last litter are taking to rigging real
>>>well but are by no means are they finished dogs on or
>>>off of the rig yet, they are only a little over a
>year
>>>old. I just really like a fine rig dog. Sure can
>>>save a buch of time during training.
>> I have 8 leps. here now and 7 of the 8 are rig dogs,
>>that's the main way I hunt for bear and after breeding
>>and hunting these dogs I believe that rigging is a
>>trait of certain dogs that are bred into them, some
>>dogs will learn to rig but most of them come by it
>>naturally, What do you guys think? Mike
>I have never experienced actual rigging. I have had
>dogs that during the summer while tied in the back of
>the truck or with the box all vents open strike from
>the truck. I guess by a liberal definition that is
>rigging. I kinda believe it has some what to do with
>the type of nose and how quick some dogs open on a
>track. I have seen dogs that open at first sent and
>those that may work a track for a while then open. I
>believe a fella could sure cover a lot of ground with
>this style.

I've had a number of mtn. curs that were silent on tack that made pretty good rig dogs. Buddy is a real nice dog on the rig. Molly is my cats only rig dog and I have not trained any of my other dogs on the rig. Many of them will do it but I don't want them up there until I get them working up there just the way I want them to. I like them to shut back up if you have to pass through a spot and not drop, like when they rig a coon at 2am and it's right at someones farm house. I usually have to work with them a little before they understand that I'm not droping there. Perry, you should train one of those dogs to work that rig for you. I'm sure you can imagine how nice that is for training puppies. You just put your rig dog up there and he strikes a good one. You leave him on the rig and start walking your pups in there. It's a sure way to keep it exciting while your trying to make pups into dogs. You don't really have to trap as many coons and they get the full experience too. I really like working pups this way. Of course, I do start out with a little cage work in a controled situation long before I get to this piont. I usually do that when they are to the point that they need to hunt by themselves. Also, I've found it to be a really fun way to hunt when your taking young kids out. It gives them something to pay attention to while your driving. It could be that I'm just not that entertaining but they do seen to like it quite a bit and I have fun showing them.

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