Sure yoy can make them track. They are bred to do it.
Mybrother has had SHGP for 30 years and every one of them has been agood tracker dog. Not like bloodhounds or schweissdogs but any lengths of a track if not older than a day or two. Being a breed that goes for the throat it is also good for letting loose ( if you hear the deer leave whwn you get close). They will take the deer if they can or drive it for a few minutes whichmay give you a possible chance to shoot. We often use them for unwounded game as well and they will drive any animal they come across. Hares, roe deer the occasional moose or wild boars.
The dog will point birds tooand does a steady job at retrieving wet or dry.
They are however very intensive animals and require a great deal of time to feel good. Or else they may be all over the place.
