A Little Tid-Bit from Ben Lilly, a long gone but very honest Houndsman.

 One story making its way around various Catron hunting camps, tells of a young boy asking Lilly if it was true that his dogs "never run deer.” Bear and lion dogs are trained to chase nothing else, and not to get distracted by the scent or sight of other game. Needless to say, most proud hunters and dog handlers would see the little fellow’s question as an opportunity to brag, exaggerate, obfuscate or lie. But not Benjamin Lilly. "I’ll tell you, son,” the by then old man replied.... "sometimes they run them ragged!”