Are you talking about for tracking deer or for general tracking? According to some of the folks taking part in the raging catfight on another thread, that new breed of super beagle that can run a deer down may be your best bet if you are talking about deer hunting. When i was young we had a dog that was one hell of a mongrel mix, but he could track everythng from pheasants to coons. I miss him more than any of my old girlfriends.