iv seen people use jack rusells for tracking a hit deer wandering if anybody
has seen this.
i am interested in buying one for my father would like to get a few year old dog thats ready if you have one or no of a sight i can find one did a search could not find a thing about it i now thay use them in africa seem to work real well wish i could find one to give him for xmas

please help
thanks

I had a Jack Russell that I used for tracking wounded deer. Alls I did was to go get him and let him follow me to a deer that I had killed maybe a couple of times. After that he knew what was expected and did a real good job.

The problem was that I'm just not a dog man and during the non-hunting season I just did'nt care for his hyper nature so I sold him off. I've found that most any kind of dog is quick to pick up on a blood trail if worked with. I may get some other more laid back dog of some kind as I am color blind and have difficulty seeing blood on the ground.

THANKS FOR INFO

mn archer- check out http://www.unitedbloodtrackers.org/

if you have not yet. folks on that site have lots of solid knowlegde in tracking deer.
jack russels should work great , Africian PH'S use them and seems i've heard of them being used in TX
i'm looking at wire haired dachshound , and bavarian mountain bloodhounds and even at Karelian bear dogs none are easy to come by.