Curt Lytle- former professional BASS fisherman has started a campaign against hunting with hounds in Virginia. You can read most of his lies and mis-information on his poorly designed website http://www.virginiacontroldeerhounds.com/ FYI he's included his personal email on the site,(curt.d.lytle@gmail.com) which I encourage you all to use to send him your opinions on his "solution" to hunting with hounds in VA.
I'm suprised PETA has not already attacked him for his threats to set leg-hold steel traps for hunting dogs, in an attempt to mame or injur them. This man is a spoiled rich boy who wants his cake and eat it too. I can't count the days I've been sitting on a peaceful river or lake enjoying some quality free time fishing, when 30-40 high speed bass boats came racing through at 90 mph, up and down, up and down, and running overtop recreational fishermen at fishing spots. Curt was one of them, and back then he could have cared less how his actions impacted the enjoyment of others on the water. Now that he has retired with his fat check, and bought himself a little hobby farm in the middle of hound-hunting country he wants everyone else to suffer so he can have ultimate enjoyment of his land.
Curt's "solution" is to limit hunting hounds to fenced-in enclosures, thereby completely outlawing outside running. Because his public support has been so futile, and his relization that throwing his big money at it doesn't work either, he's now looking for support from the Virginia Dept. of Game&Inland Fisheries. The same state organization that receives millions of dollars a year from hound hunters statewide.
This clown not only aims to stop deer hunting with hounds, but all outside hunting dogs including rabbit, fox, coon, bear, waterfowl, and upland birds. According to Mr. Curt Lytle dogs should know how to read POSTED signs, and therefore should stay off POSTED lands. I'd love to know his training methodology behind teaching them to read, I could make millions in the training business. ;)
If you research more into his previous statements and actions, you'll find this man is not someone who should be respected or involved in hunting law regulations.
Please contact the VAHDA, VADGIF, and Mr. Curt Lytle directly and let them know your opposition to his "solutions", and your support for responsible and ethical hunting with hounds in VA.
THANK YOU
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
This is Cole, the son of BG and Cookie. He was my pick of the litter and has been my best friend ever since. He sleeps in the house, walks on a leash, sits and stays, and rides in the front seat of my truck with me to work and everywhere I go. However, don't think for one minute he doesn't earn his keep. Cole has been undergoing training for blood-trailing and deer recovery. He started jumping and running his own deer at 4 months old and he hasn't quit yet. Just this weekend he was leading the chase with his father BG as 10-12 long legged walker hounds brought up the rear. He's got a great temperment and I just can't say enough about his nose and tracking abilities. He's a great all around dog, great with kids, other dogs, and cats chickens and pigs. Oh and did I mention he's housebroken?! :)
Cole is currently at stud, as is his father BG. I'm reluctant to breed to Cookie again as she had some hormone problems after the last pregnancy and subsequently gained a lot of weight. If you've got a good gyp your looking to breed either BG or Cole would definitely add something to your pack that it's taken me a long time to find, an outstanding all around dog with superior nose.
Cole will continue his blood trailing training this winter/spring, and hopefully next fall we'll be advertising him as a deer recovery service in central VA. $50 for within 35 miles, $75 up to 50 miles and $100 for within 75 miles. No deer, no pay. May consider going further if I have time. But if you've shot the buck of a lifetime, don't risk losing it, the small fee we charge is a drop in the hat compared to the taxidermist :) haha
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Possible Breeding for Spring 2012
Hello All,
Sorry for the delay in updating the site and getting back to interested beagle owners. I've got a new laptop and after much haggling with internet service providers, I've taken to sitting in McDonalds parking lot using their free Wi-Fi. We've gotten a tremendous amount of interest in our dogs since the site went up, and the emails and phone calls continue to pour in. To answer a lot of the questions I figured I'd just write you all at once here on the site to clear up any confusion and to save time.
The majority of persons contacting me are in search of buying broke grown dogs, of which I'm particularly not too fond. Primarily because any beagle hunter worth his weight will tell you that if you've got a good dog that works for you then you'd have to have Uncle Sam take the house and your wife first. It just doesn't make sense for a guy/gal to sell a dog they've raised from a pup and hunted behind for years. I've seen a lot of friends end up disappointed after buying a supposed "broke" dog. I know of one such dog-mill here in VA, where the guy has over a hundred beagles on site, and he'll guarantee you the dog will run or your welcome to come back and swap out for another one. What he doesn't guarantee is that you'll be able to catch the dog, or that it isn't harboring parasites that could infect your entire kennel, or that it has other serious health problems not visible to the eye.
We started breeding dogs for the purpose of creating a better deer beagle, not to get rich, so we don't usually raise and break dogs before selling them. What we DO, is we take exceptional care of mother and pups through gestation/pregnancy providing top quality food, vitamins, and vaccinations. ALL our puppies are raised by us, we handle every one from day one. We provide supplemental feeding of vitamin enriched milk replacer to ensure that each puppy has the basic foundation of a healthy long life. We expose the puppies from a very early age to chase and reward, a main reason we don't sell pups immediately at 6 weeks of age like some breeders. Basically I would rather sell a hunter a puppy from a mother and father who both run deer exceptionally well, a puppy free of genetic health concerns, free of parasites, and ready to be trained. That's not to say I won't train or work with a puppy purchased from me. I'm willing to work out something with the guys who want a puppy from our stock, but don't have the intense amount of time required for the early stages of puppy/dog life. I do have friends with beagles they are sometimes willing to sell, mostly because of financial reasons, and I'd be happy to put anyone in contact with them should I hear of any, but I cannot guarantee anything about someone else's dogs.
Our upcoming projects are building a half-acre to acre excercise pen to give the dogs a place to work out and allow me to work with them more.
We're planning a selective breeding this year between Rose and LJ(not yet pictured on the site). LJ is the first son of Louie V and Hazel. He's one of the best examples of Redclay Beagle we've produced so far, and we have very high hopes for this limited line breeding. I'll be watching Rose and as soon as she goes into heat I'll be sure to update ya'll.
I've also got several dogs at stud this year, including the infamous BG, Louie V, Reb, and our newest addition to our family Cole. Cole's pictures will be up soon, along with Reb's. Reb is the son of Dixie-Dot and Lucky(RIP). He's been a beast in the woods since last year and has really impressed me so far this year. He'll add a lot of speed, mouth, and endurance. Cole may be the next up and coming hound of a lifetime. At only 11 months he's our youngest male, and by far one of the best hounds I've ever owned. Cole was originally intended to be my housepet. He was the runt of the litter and almost solid black when born, hence the name Cole/Coal. I picked him out of the litter because even before he could open his eyes he would crawl out of the baby-pool we raise the pups/mother in, and he would sleep in the corner by himself. I immediately admired his individuality and he's never stopped impressing me. He's house-broken, knows the sit and stay commands, and he rides with me to work everyday in my truck, riding shotgun. At 4-5 months of age he was picking up tracks and jumping his own deer. By 8-9 months he was disappearing for hours, traveling miles running deer. I've also worked with him in following blood trails and baying wounded deer. So far he's 3 for 3 in recovering dead deer by following blood trails, and if he keeps up this success we'll be advertising him for deer recovery services in the VA area next year, due to our new law changes that allow for the use of dogs on leads/leashes to trail wounded deer/bear. Cole not only has the drive to hunt that most beaglers dream about, but he's also got the personality of the most loyal lap-dog. He's great with children, other dogs, and other animals (pigs,chickens,cats,etc). He's at stud to anyone looking to really add some great blood to their stock. He's a 17" tri-color beagle, born to Cookie and BG.
If interested in any of our studs, just drop me an email and we can discuss terms.
I upgraded to the new Garmin Astro 320 Tracking System this year, and I couldn't be happier. I've used much less fuel running the roads, have been in front of more chases, and have recovered dogs/deer much faster. I bought my system from Buzzards-Roost http://www.thebuzzzardsroost.com/ and he provided me with super friendly service, great price, and fast shipping. I highly recommend him, and if you talk to him tell him Matt from Perfect Ten sent you.
Well that's all for now, but stop by again soon as I'll be updating the site regularly, and if there's something you want posted or want to see on the site don't hesitate to email me.
Thanks & Happy Hunting!
Matt Craig
Perfect Ten Kennels
Louisa, VA 23093
Sorry for the delay in updating the site and getting back to interested beagle owners. I've got a new laptop and after much haggling with internet service providers, I've taken to sitting in McDonalds parking lot using their free Wi-Fi. We've gotten a tremendous amount of interest in our dogs since the site went up, and the emails and phone calls continue to pour in. To answer a lot of the questions I figured I'd just write you all at once here on the site to clear up any confusion and to save time.
The majority of persons contacting me are in search of buying broke grown dogs, of which I'm particularly not too fond. Primarily because any beagle hunter worth his weight will tell you that if you've got a good dog that works for you then you'd have to have Uncle Sam take the house and your wife first. It just doesn't make sense for a guy/gal to sell a dog they've raised from a pup and hunted behind for years. I've seen a lot of friends end up disappointed after buying a supposed "broke" dog. I know of one such dog-mill here in VA, where the guy has over a hundred beagles on site, and he'll guarantee you the dog will run or your welcome to come back and swap out for another one. What he doesn't guarantee is that you'll be able to catch the dog, or that it isn't harboring parasites that could infect your entire kennel, or that it has other serious health problems not visible to the eye.
We started breeding dogs for the purpose of creating a better deer beagle, not to get rich, so we don't usually raise and break dogs before selling them. What we DO, is we take exceptional care of mother and pups through gestation/pregnancy providing top quality food, vitamins, and vaccinations. ALL our puppies are raised by us, we handle every one from day one. We provide supplemental feeding of vitamin enriched milk replacer to ensure that each puppy has the basic foundation of a healthy long life. We expose the puppies from a very early age to chase and reward, a main reason we don't sell pups immediately at 6 weeks of age like some breeders. Basically I would rather sell a hunter a puppy from a mother and father who both run deer exceptionally well, a puppy free of genetic health concerns, free of parasites, and ready to be trained. That's not to say I won't train or work with a puppy purchased from me. I'm willing to work out something with the guys who want a puppy from our stock, but don't have the intense amount of time required for the early stages of puppy/dog life. I do have friends with beagles they are sometimes willing to sell, mostly because of financial reasons, and I'd be happy to put anyone in contact with them should I hear of any, but I cannot guarantee anything about someone else's dogs.
Our upcoming projects are building a half-acre to acre excercise pen to give the dogs a place to work out and allow me to work with them more.
We're planning a selective breeding this year between Rose and LJ(not yet pictured on the site). LJ is the first son of Louie V and Hazel. He's one of the best examples of Redclay Beagle we've produced so far, and we have very high hopes for this limited line breeding. I'll be watching Rose and as soon as she goes into heat I'll be sure to update ya'll.
I've also got several dogs at stud this year, including the infamous BG, Louie V, Reb, and our newest addition to our family Cole. Cole's pictures will be up soon, along with Reb's. Reb is the son of Dixie-Dot and Lucky(RIP). He's been a beast in the woods since last year and has really impressed me so far this year. He'll add a lot of speed, mouth, and endurance. Cole may be the next up and coming hound of a lifetime. At only 11 months he's our youngest male, and by far one of the best hounds I've ever owned. Cole was originally intended to be my housepet. He was the runt of the litter and almost solid black when born, hence the name Cole/Coal. I picked him out of the litter because even before he could open his eyes he would crawl out of the baby-pool we raise the pups/mother in, and he would sleep in the corner by himself. I immediately admired his individuality and he's never stopped impressing me. He's house-broken, knows the sit and stay commands, and he rides with me to work everyday in my truck, riding shotgun. At 4-5 months of age he was picking up tracks and jumping his own deer. By 8-9 months he was disappearing for hours, traveling miles running deer. I've also worked with him in following blood trails and baying wounded deer. So far he's 3 for 3 in recovering dead deer by following blood trails, and if he keeps up this success we'll be advertising him for deer recovery services in the VA area next year, due to our new law changes that allow for the use of dogs on leads/leashes to trail wounded deer/bear. Cole not only has the drive to hunt that most beaglers dream about, but he's also got the personality of the most loyal lap-dog. He's great with children, other dogs, and other animals (pigs,chickens,cats,etc). He's at stud to anyone looking to really add some great blood to their stock. He's a 17" tri-color beagle, born to Cookie and BG.
If interested in any of our studs, just drop me an email and we can discuss terms.
I upgraded to the new Garmin Astro 320 Tracking System this year, and I couldn't be happier. I've used much less fuel running the roads, have been in front of more chases, and have recovered dogs/deer much faster. I bought my system from Buzzards-Roost http://www.thebuzzzardsroost.com/ and he provided me with super friendly service, great price, and fast shipping. I highly recommend him, and if you talk to him tell him Matt from Perfect Ten sent you.
Well that's all for now, but stop by again soon as I'll be updating the site regularly, and if there's something you want posted or want to see on the site don't hesitate to email me.
Thanks & Happy Hunting!
Matt Craig
Perfect Ten Kennels
Louisa, VA 23093
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Buck of a Lifetime
We haven't yet started general firearms season/dog season here in Louisa, VA, but I wanted to submit this picture to highlight me taking advantage of the new rule change in VA allowing hunters to use dogs on leads to track wounded/killed deer/bear. I shot this buck at 80yds with my .50cal Knight Muzzleloader shooting 150gr pyrodex pellets, and 250gr TC shockwave ballistic tips. The buck was in a green field, and ran only about 50 yds total, but was in a dense oak thicket. I waited 30 minutes in which time I came home and got my beagle Cole. I returned to the field, and Cole who's just under a year old, literally dragged me into the woods and right up to my buck of a lifetime, his second recovery this week after he found a doe I shot who ran 50 yards into a thicket and across a creek. The buck gross scored 173 7/8" but after deductions scored 165 3/8". The buck was killed on a QDMA farm we've managed extensively for the past decade. This is the 2nd buck over 145" we've harvested in the last two years, and we've had 3 others score in the 130-140 range.
I'll hopefully soon be submitting pictures from our club dog hunts, but wanted to send this in not only because it's a huge Central VA buck, but also because my deer beagle Cole helped me recover him quickly. If he keeps this up I may start advertising our services in deer recovery. LoL Thanks for the great site as always and Happy Hunting!
Thanks,
Matt Craig
Perfect Ten Kennels
Louisa, VA.
Friday, February 18, 2011
All the puppies are gone...
Friday Feb 17th. - As of this past Monday, all the puppies have been sold. Thanks to all those who got one/several of them, please stay in touch and feel free to email me pics of them as they grow up. We may possibly be having a litter of RedClay puppies this fall, but if we do we'll be asking for deposits, as many of the people who emailed me saying they definitely wanted a puppy from this past litter, then never returned my emails or attempted to contact me back.
For all those who have requested help with breaking pups, I'll have to regretfully decline until closer to Spring, I've been laid up in bed with the flu for an entire week, so I'm falling behind with my work schedule. I'll still be happy to help, but right now I just can't afford the time off. Thanks, and I hope ya'll understand. Happy Hunting!
For all those who have requested help with breaking pups, I'll have to regretfully decline until closer to Spring, I've been laid up in bed with the flu for an entire week, so I'm falling behind with my work schedule. I'll still be happy to help, but right now I just can't afford the time off. Thanks, and I hope ya'll understand. Happy Hunting!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Puppies are ready to go
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