Dogs have a long history alongside mankind for hunting pigs. Dogs have a success rate of 96% than the other hunting methods. The most effective and efficient way to hunt pigs is dog hunting.
Traditionally, Early American farmers used to hunt pigs with dogs to save their livestock and crops. Usually, Pig hunting dogs are grouped into three categories.
Silent dogs catch dogs and open trailing dogs. Generally, the hunter’s uses Catch dog and trail dog. A bay dog can be from any breed, they have long tracking ability and their scent detection is superb to track pig.
A Bay dog released to track, smell and find location of pigs. As soon as the dogs locate the animal, the hunters are alerted by these dogs that they have an animal.
Catch dog is released to hold the animal. The Catch dog is the burliest and biggest dog with massive jaws that are capable of holding and securing down a pig. They hold the animal by the ear or face and hold it until the hunters arrived and dispatch the animal or tie it up.
All the dogs need training on how to handle a pig; they all need to wear a cut-vest to secure their neck and vitals. It’s a very dangerous exercise for the dogs and the hunters should be trained in advance to provide first aid for dogs. The first aid should include needle and thread and trainers can sew dog wounds that arise during the tracking or holding.
Bay dogs are working dogs that are very strong and easily trainable. Although, these dogs are very loyal, because of their energy they do not make as good of a family pet. If the breeders know that dog will be used hunting and ranching, they don’t even think of selling the dog.
Catch dog build is perfect for taking down a pig. Mostly, catch dogs have a very strong bite and some of them have locking bite. Generally, these dogs bite, hold and wobble their prey as the natural tendency. They are trained as good hunting dogs, but they are an ultimate risk around the children.
The hunting dogs are not guarding or personal protection dogs. These are not pit fighting dogs. These dogs are supposed to run in packs to hunt the animals. In some parts of the world, dogs are used to big cats and bears.
There are thirteen best dogs for hunting, including Bay and catch dogs are following:
Bay Dogs
- Lacy Dog
- Catahoula Cur
- Black Mouth Cur
- Mountain Cur
- Jagdterrier
- Redbone
- Walker Hound
- Plott Hound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
Catch Dogs
- Dogo Argentino
- Bull arab
- American Bulldog
- Florida Cracker Cur
- Pit Bull