You guys want to know the truth, I'm not too far off with what I already have. My Jagd suits me fine but I'd like a little more handling and need about another 20 lbs. Don't know how much I want a straight decoy dog. More of a chase type hunt with some decoy thrown in. Duane brought up a good point about a dog with nose or no-nose. Sometimes I think a smallish stag in the 40-45 lbs range would work well for what I want. But I want a good handling (i.e. close hunting while walking) dog.
Thought about Airedales and BMC's for years but both are rare as hens teeth around here and both are being bred for sizes bigger than I want.
My experience with Mt. Curs re-enforces the reason why they work well for decoy work. But I'm not sure that the curs I've been around have enough "balls" to put much pressure (either bay or teeth) on a coyote. They need a little of the terrier attitude from what I've seen. That's why I was asking what the other cur hunters looked for.
