Zilly I will go ahead and give a few suggestions.

If the dog is going to stay in the kennelwhenever they are not being used and not come in the house then a Begal or one of the many hunting hounds will work. They tend to do better than most other breeds when left in the kennel.

If you only have a small area for exercise then you will probably need one of the smaller breeds such as the Datschund.

If you are only going to be tracking for yourself and a few friends and most of your tracking jobs will be under 4-6 hrs then most hunting breeds will work. But if you will be taking lots of calls 20+ and the calls are 12 hrs or longer then you will need to go with a more specialized breed. The more calls the better a dog shouldbecome of course. This is very important init gives the dog the oppourtunity to learn and reach their full potential.

Ifyou hunt upland game and/or waterfowl then one of the versitle hunting dogs like the Deutsch-Drahtaarwould be good.

If you are up north where you do not have to worry with snakes then a short legged dog will work. But in snake country a bigger dog would be needed.

If you have never trained a dog then a easy to train dog like a Lab would be better for you than a hound which is going to be hard headed.

With what ever breed you choose. You greatly increase your chances of getting a good tracking dog if the parents are working dogs. Some breeds test their dogs specificly for blood tracking so you can look for this also. Each breed has its good and bad points. You will just have to find the one that best fits your situation.
Good luck
wildlands