[QUOTE]They weren't, so what you are saying is they should be looking for a different breed. [/QUOTE]

That's exactly what I'm saying and exactly what I say to pig hunters when I see them complaining about RRs. They have the wrong idea of what a rr is supposed to be, it's not a hard lugging dog akin to a bullbreed, it's just not the way they hunt, doesn't make them worse or better, doesn't make them "gutless", their method of hunting is different because it's been honed on different game, different game your typical pig dog with it's reckless brazen attitude and approach would die hunting nearly 100% of the time.
For what boar hunters want and expect from RRs, they don't deliver. Understanding what being a "lion dog" entails could have saved them a lot of hassle. It's like they assumed RR's were some super dogs that lugged up lions like a bull terrier will lug a pig, obviously not the case.