This year I've been working with one of my dogs. She is getting pretty good at trailing scraps of deer hide. I'll drag a scrap through pastures and woods and then put her on the scent a couple of hours later. She finds the scrap of hide probably 95% of the time. Check your state regs to be sure its legal to use a dog. I haven't used her in the past, this year will be a first, and only if I can't get the job done myself.