My father and I are starting to look at getting a pack of bear hounds and we were wondering what breeds we should consider when choosing. The landscape we would be hunting would be thickswampto hardwood groves. We hunt in WI

Up here they hunt bear with mostly redbones

we were thinking redbones and plotts ( my fav. I think they look awesome)

Plotts and Walkers over here in Vermont.

I agree with everyone so far. You can't go wrong with redbones, walkers, plotts, cursetc. If I were building a pack, it would be mixed so each dog would bring something different. Look into the Cur breeds. If you areunfamiliar with them, check out (www.sqdog.com), they are not simplymutts contrary to what some people think. Good Luck!