Quote Originally Posted by FACE203
I was taught, breeders breed and hunter hunt...

As far as know your breeder. I think it's the way they talk, walk and the record of the animals they breed... JMHO

Im not sure that applies that much. All most every breeding has been tried and tried again, and in all these tries there has been a format that has shown what works. I consider jack something different from the norm! ( I say that in a good way). Very few if any can do what jack has done and thats create a very competetive line of hounds without competing. For the people like me it's following a format on the hounds i run then compteting and culling. I can say i could never breed good working hounds without checking, but i check and i only have made one breeding in my life and because its only my first doesnt mean That it wasnt a first class breeding. I think it's simple work the hounds by competing. Then take most proven cross or inbreed, regardless its knowing whats worked in past with the line u run.