In Alabama, US ... using hounds to "run" deer is still legal ... with certain well defined limitations. This has been a point of contention for decades. The main reason for the friction is the "slob" hunters that intentionally push dogs onto land they either have not leased for hunting or own ... and "stand" the along the boundary, staying on land that they do have under lease or own. Once upon a time, in the 1974-75 time frame, I had deer dogs. There were no restrictions then. Dog hunting was a great social time. But I soon tired of "hunting" my hunting dogs all night long and gave them to a good friend. Went back to my 1960's roots as a stand hunter and have been here ever since.

Most of the dog hunters use the usual suspect scent hounds. I know of no one that uses Coursers. Not enough open ground to "sight run". The more popular hounds down this way are Redbone, Plott, Walker, Black & Tan, Beagle, Catahoula Curr, etc. ... and every imaginable cross there of.

As for "blood trailing". That too is legal here. I use Dachshunds. I have 2 ... Mojo and Tex. They both have been very good, with Tex (now 15 and at the end of his career no doubt) being superb. Mojo is 4 and did super last year. Mojo found 9 total last fall, 3 we would not have recovered otherwise.