Congrats Stan. I know your excited!! Let us know when they are born.

Yea thats kind of where I'm at now. I have a Lacy Game dog(very similar in nose) and as long as I get there quickly they do fine. Trouble is most hunters look for it half the night, go back the next morning, then call me at work mid day to come when I get off. That's what I'm looking for a dog to ...

I would consider a beagle if it could track a line 30+ hours old. I don't have any expirience with beagles, do you think they could be successful on a line that old. A deer leaves a strong sent trail behind, I really don't know how different animals compare.
The dry ground blood lines are kind of ...

Thanks for all the input, I guess I wasn't very clear. Just wanted info on American hound breeds, I know about beagles, bassets, jags, teckels, bavarian, hanoverians, drahthaars, slovakians, cur breeds(what I have now), and most any other breed of dog that will track. I asked here because I wanted ...

Bloodhounds typically extremely exceed what you need and you have to lead that huge (100+ typically) dog through the woods. I know most of you guys seek a dog that can run old cold lines well, and I believe they would work well. Breeds have changed a bit since I last worked with them. I know you can ...

Hello all I'm not hear to start an argument, but since I'm an old coon hunter I can guess where this will end up.

I've recently took up tracking wounded game for people. I'm looking for the breed/bloodline that in your opinion has the best cold nose. Keep in mind this dog will work on lead and ...