No offence but, I'd take a hound over your black trackers any day. When I was there in '01 I was doing as good as they were on a blood trail and I'm not a good tracker at all. I had looked forward to seeing the trackers in action, disappointing to say the least. I guess they lived in the civilized world a bit too long.
I have a breed of dogs called Catahoula Leopards. They are what we call curs here. They were bred for hot trails & boar hunting vs. your blue tick which has a very good nose for cold trails. They also run silent giving voice only when they locate game. Curs don't hunt/track far from their master either. They like to "check-in" vs. hounds that range far. I've done a little 'coon hunting behind blue ticks and black & tans. I think for every hour we hunted we spent another hour looking for the hounds.
Here in the states in our over-zelous quest to maintain fair chase in many states it has become illegal to track deer with dogs. The legal concern is that people would use dogs to hunt with vs. blood trail.
Of course it is perfectly legal to walk your dog on a 20' tracking harness.
One of the true joys in life is watching a well trained dog do what it bred for.
If you like hounds & hunting you might enjoy this web site
http://www.baydog.com/
