Registered: Jun 2007
Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada
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I have a pup that was sired by one of Gerry Washburn's hounds; Coon Sackin J. Porter.

I'm looking for info on Washburn's lines, their hunting aptitude, tracking and treeing manners, and pretty much any info on his dogs and what he was seeking to breed into them, as, I'm trying to learn more of what my pup is made of.......

I've been able to research that his hounds were good big game hunters, but that's all I've been able to find out.

Here is a bit of J. Porter's pedigree;



Talbot's Flying Rocket

Washburn's Boomer

Talbot's Midnight Ruby

Washburn's Peco's River Turbo

Guess Hardwood Maniac

Garnetts Harwood Maniac Amy

Pal's Candy





Hard Knockin Stylish Hayes

MC Mahah's Hammer

Schmersal's Stylish Anna

Washburn's Pecos RV Stylish RB

Timber Rattler

Turnbough Lipper

MC Kissick Creeck Ruby



The dam is out of Dave Rude's Tru Blu Kennel's "Peaches" X "Grit", with Grit being his tri colored english stud.

Any insight on the Washburn history appreciated.

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Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Arkansas
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what you found out as far as big game hunters is correct , they are also good for cats and coon , they are dual purpose hounds with speed good noses plenty of mouth and eager to please . they are not slouchers , meaning when they do there job is time or you to do yours and they will stay treed until you get there and when i say that im not joking , a buddy of mine had 2 brothers differant litters apart he got on a cougar track and we lost the dogs could not here them but we could get a hammering signal coming from differant portions of the mountain we were on . there were roads in the botom we walked them from every direction getting funky signals if memory serves me correctly those dogs were in there for a week until they saw human life . they pretty much were barked out and they still had the cougar in the tree . now that in itself should say something , many dogs would have quit and came out sooner or later but not these ones . quit is not in there vocabulary. so be sure you have a good tracking box and the proper abilitys before you go and stick your pup on something you may not be ready for , not meaning it in a bad way or not to be rude . but if that pup is anything like the washburn dogs i hunted with you are in for a real treat and another thing if you do not have fast dogs to go with that one you better aquire some or you will be running batterys out of that tracking box i promise you that . happy hunting...

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I have owned three Washburn dogs. One was a better than average bear dog. One was OK. One didnt work out (my fault, I'm not much of a pup trainer). that being said, i would get another Washburn dog if I had the opportunity. I think he breeds some excellent hounds. One down side that I noticed is that the dogs that I had seemed to have a tendency to keep too much weight on, I could never slim them down. These dog will run a track hard, they dont want to quit. They handle great. Voice = chop track, chop tree, not very loud. A guy was selling some pups on here not too long ago sired by a direct son of Washburns Buford. If he was closer to NM, I would have wanted a pup or two out of that breeding. I'm sure you will do fine with your pup. Best of Luck

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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Arkansas
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My hunting partner and I have owned and hunted Washburn Hounds for the past 13+ years. Gerry wrote for the Big Game Past and Present in the Bloodlines several years ago. He listed as his favorite all time hound as Buford. He said he had some faults but all dogs do, however was a pleasure to hunt with ran to catch and caught more than his share. Gerry said Buford was what made him want to breed and sell pups, he wanted the blood to get around. Buford died from blood poisioning ( run a stick through the gut in a bever pond) Boomer and Woody were brothers to Buford. All of the hounds we have owned were above average in physical ability, super good feet with a nose that wouldn't stop. We liked these things coupled with the fact that these hounds had brains. They hunt to please and handle the best. We really like this strain of hounds and are attempting to carry on the bloodlines. The Harry blood got mixxed in the later years from one of Gerry's old friends hound. I am interested in the Hammer dog's UKC Number from your breeding. I may have this dog???? We currently have 5 males and 1 female from a line bred Finley River gyp X Slayton's Bender ( Direct son of Buford) Mike

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Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Herriman, Utah
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I don't mean to be disrespectful to anyone becuase there are alot of good dogs in that pedigree but looking at them I would hardly call them Washburn boodlines.There are more big name coon dogs than anything, and I am a firm believer that the right bred coon dogs can make top big game dogs which by looing at this pedagree I think Washburn would agree. JMO

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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Arkansas
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The bottom on that pup is not Washburn bred as i know Washburn bred. However in the later years Gerry did start outcrossing, we never understood why, as the Buford line was what made the Washburn Hounds. Turnbough was a friend of Gerry's and he liked to cross to the Big Name hounds so some made it into Gerry's breeding program. Some of these outcrosses did make outstanding hounds on both coon and Big Game.

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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Utah
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Why not just call Gerry himself.....?

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Registered: Jun 2007
Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Fellas, thanks for your replies.

I am new to hounds and hunting with hounds. Living where I do, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, we have the highest population of lion per sq km of anywhere in Canada, and that's what I plan on running.......lion.

I had aquired this pup from a breeder who runs big game in Washington State, and and he told me that his pups ought to have it in 'em to run lion, bear and bobcat. Supposedly, the dam is a cold nosed dog, with sire J. Porter being faster drifter type warmer nosed dog.

Since I've had this pup, I've learned a ton about hunting with hounds and it has sparked an interest in learning some of the better known big game hounds and breeders lines and history. Facinating indeed.
I figured I may as well start learning about what I've got, and thus the questions.

Grizzlymike, Mahan's Stylish Hammer's UKC # is; M743,003

Well it sounds like this pup is going to have in her, all I have to do is MY part...... She's seen a couple of caged coon already [ 6.5 months old ] and has shown good aggression and the ability to track a dragged caged coon up a tree. Hopefully she'll strike a lion track this winter and with the help my airedale for grit, we'll be on our first lion.

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Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Herriman, Utah
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Good luck and lets us know her progress.

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