Red Earth

Pol,

I disagree totally!

Our dogs are upland and waterfowl dogs as well. THe older finshed dogs will track onlead or off, and will not run unwounded deer!

Some will alert the handler by one of two methods. A bayer, will bay at the carcus so you can find him. A Toter, once the deer is found, will return to you with his training strap in his mouth and take you back to the carcus.

They also will do a searh for a dead animal with out scent or blood, and retrive it to you.

Versatility at its finest!

You get out of your dog only what you put in to him!

Phil
REO

3Ddepression

Theres dogowners for you!
Never agreeing on the preference of a breed!

Ive seen both do great work on tracking. The bigger dogs have their advantages mostly when let loose. They will kill the deer, if they can catch it, and a beagle cannot. Totenverbellern and Bringselrapportieren are not easy to train.A loose beagle does not often make a wounded deer stay but follow it, and on a hot day maybe bite it in the hind legs, being dragged away! They are moreso than the GPs, bread to follow scent tracks for long periods of time! If you get a hunting bread one at all, that is!

If you are not allowed to let the dog loose and not allowed to use a weapon to kill the deer it cant make a big difference what breed you choose. Cant be a wrong choice here!