I hunt hog 2-3 times a week all year long here in Texas and if you want to go with hounds I would go with the plotts. The open mouth arguement is a bunch of BS IMO, a hog knows when its being trailed wether its a silent dog or not. I perfer a yella black mouth cur but have many crosses on my yard like plott x cur, plott x Cat, and have pure plotts as well. My yella curs will go out longer on track and seem to work them faster. I use pits as catch dogs, they are a must. I dont like a rough bay dog at all that is the main reason a hog will break and run.