What is the best trailing hound on fox or coyote, that you've ever seen?

Back in the 50's I had a wisemasters hound that I called HITCH he was one of the best start dog in our part of wva. You could turn hitch loose and he would trail a fox up the best I ever saw. That was out side before pens were even thought of. Old hitch like a red fox wasn't much for grey. Don Steele

Missy, but it wasn't on a yote or a fox.

I had two, much different in style. The first one was a gyp off Hill's Busy Bug. I have showed up late to the cast, turned out and she would hit a cold trail, work it for an hour and finally put it running. Was offered $1,000 for her and turned it down fearing Ralph Bivens would have me killed if i let her go. She wouldn't be worth 50 cents now in a pen. The second was a Red Gyp off NC Ch Misenheimer Yogi. She was a red fox dog. She would strike, bark 3 or 4 times, the next time you heard her she would be 200 yards away, bark another couple times, the third time she was running.

Then again i trail pretty good myself. But, as Hank said not on a fox or Yote.

Barry, are you an open trailing or silent on the track? When juiced up do you babble and give false tongue? LOL
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He's gotta be very very quiet . What they call a sneak attack.

The best trailing hound I've had would be Rueben, off Pretty Boy Watt's x Carolina. Pretty Boy was a half brother to your Alf Dog and Carolina was a straight Flower's bred female. He could find and run red foxes and coyotes when other's couldn't.

There was an old hound, years ago, called Denver Haggin that trailed the way I wished mine would.
He had a big squall mouth, would work a cold track but wouldn't open til it was reasonably hot. Then he'd squall about every 200 yards until he jumped. Never seemed to get bogged down once he opened on a track.
Had a hound years ago called Storm. He was the best 'open trailer' I ever had. Would work old tracks and open on them, but wouldn't get hung up the way most hounds that open that freely tend to do. His sire was the old Chancey hound of Al Wrightman's, who was a good start dog in winter conditions but got anchored way too much at other times. His off-spring was much better, for my money.

nobody cares about the dogs that are capable of this anymore...........electronic devises and wire have eliminated the need for these traits....glad theres still a few that enjoy them...have had and enjoyed a few...and like hunting with a good one !...free barking...or capable of hitting here and there and moving it !......they're gonna get harder and harder to find....maybe the game call companies will keep improving thier products....they're cheaper to produce and easier to find than a real jump dog !

Toby and Jody both were Elder bred hounds fron South West Oklahoma. Bingo half running walker half coon hound, all 3 could run a track that nothing eles could smell,and they would jump the coyote.