CRIMINOLES
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I know this has probably been asked a thousand times ! But what's yalls #1 breed ???
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Best breed of squirrel dog ??
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I use a miniature schnauzer , and she is tough on a squirrel , only fault , after every kill I have to hide the dead squirrel before she will find another.
Sugar Plum
Nurse Shuga
We have a feist and it's hit or miss with her. She'll open up in the yard but if you run her, she is quiet on the trees. Frustrates me.
We also have a Ladner's Black Mouth Cur. He's a squirrel killer for sure. He's 6 now. Got a girl pup on the way.
We also have a Ladner's Black Mouth Cur. He's a squirrel killer for sure. He's 6 now. Got a girl pup on the way.
Wire Nut
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I just bought another mtn feist for my boy. I had really good luck with my last one. Good luck finding one though!!
Scrapy
Banned
I thought I was the only one To have a silent treeing fiest. This pup was ordered from Tennessee and supposed to be "the stock". She would "hunt like a bullet" and point up a tree but not open. She got to be the kids pet. I bred her to a local Jack Russell That would tree but the pups I kept would not.
One Keemer I trained was excellent. She would even fetch. The other was so- so. I understand Mr. Keemer was breeding some feist X mountain cur he called hybreds. Not sure how that worked out. You might also want to check out "Parnel's Carolina Curs". I think they are a cross with something with farm shepards. Never been in the woods with one of those but heard lots of good things. One blackmouth cur I hunted with was good on squirrel but he had other issues.
It took me about three years to get a good squirrel dog. Then it seemed like everything I touched, even regular yard dogs turned into squirrel dog. Good luck.
One Keemer I trained was excellent. She would even fetch. The other was so- so. I understand Mr. Keemer was breeding some feist X mountain cur he called hybreds. Not sure how that worked out. You might also want to check out "Parnel's Carolina Curs". I think they are a cross with something with farm shepards. Never been in the woods with one of those but heard lots of good things. One blackmouth cur I hunted with was good on squirrel but he had other issues.
It took me about three years to get a good squirrel dog. Then it seemed like everything I touched, even regular yard dogs turned into squirrel dog. Good luck.
hambone50
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I ran kemmer curs for a long time and now just starting to run a decent female feist. They each have their own advantages in my eyes, but if you held me to it, I'd have to lean toward a cur. In my opinion curs have more endurance, and thus can be hunted harder/longer than feists. Also, again just what I personally have seen, a good nosed cur is less affected by bad weather days (wind, extreme cold, overcast)etc than the feist I'm running. If the squirrels are leaving hot tracks, the feist can pile em up, but if its one of those "layup days" I like a cur in the mix.....just my opinion..not the Gospel... 
justhuntinSC
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Parnell's Carolina Cur was started with feist x Stephens Cur. Most look similar to this dog.
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