Tail draggers actually handle a little better than tricycle gear does on grass runways. A tail-dragger can be a bit tougher to control on a paved runway until you learn one simple thing. When taxiing and taking off with a tail dragger on a paved runway, you need to keep a little bit of up elevator on the control stick. This pushes the tail, and hence the tail wheel, down against the pavement and provides more positive steering control. If you forget, the plane may have a tendancy to spin around or "ground loop" while you're trying to steer it.