We breed hunting hounds in Pioche and run them on lions in eastern Nevada. Every hound we keep or sell is bred for four things: grit, drive, tracking ability, and heart.
Tracking Ability
A lion track can be old, cross bare rock, and run over a whole mountain. A good hound reads it, works it out when it goes cold, and doesn’t quit on it. Bear hunters ask the same of a dog.
Drive
Drive is what keeps a hound moving on a long, hard track in steep country. Without it, the best nose in the pack doesn’t matter.
Grit
At the end of the race, a hound has to hold a cat in a tree or stand its ground at a bay until the hunters get there. That takes grit.
Heart
Heart is the hound that keeps going in snow, cold, and rough ground, day after day. It’s hard to measure and easy to see.
Lion Hounds and Bear Hounds
Many houndsmen run the same dogs on lion and bear. Whichever you hunt, ask any breeder how a dog has been started and worked, and what its bloodlines are.
Ask Us
We don’t publish prices. Litters and started dogs change, so call or text us for what’s available now and what’s coming. See our hounds and hounds for sale, or read about lion hunting behind hounds.
More Field Notes
- Mountain Lion Hunting Behind Hounds in Nevada
- Choosing an Elk Outfitter in Eastern Nevada
- Elk and Mule Deer Hunting Near Ely
