Currently hunt a Black and Tan and I like him. First Black dog I have hunted. Brother runs a Blue Tick and he is a good dog as well. I don't really have a breed preference. We just pleasure hunt so we don't like the go deep hard knockin dogs. They haven't hit one in a half hour I like to load up and go home. Keeps me away from the Walkers. Had several Walkers when I was younger and had more and bigger land to hunt but they don't work for me now.