Not so much using them on unwounded but wounded/hit game in tracking mainly, i have been giving it some thought especially after watching the excellent video Nitro sent me on Saeed`s buff hunting etc.
During one hunt a bull was wounded and he and his Pro were following up huge blood splashes in long grass and came to the bull which gave a good shake (though not a dangerous movement) and had them all jump with much hasty shouldering of arms but all ended well,why? i`m asking are dogs not used for this purpose as a good dog will outtrack any person and are worth their weight in gold,a dog can be up and with a wounded animal in minutes/seconds etc and be barking right on the animal thus giving an exact location especially in heavy cover/long grasss etc
It wont matter to a good dog what he is on wether it is on a boar, a scrub bull, a cape buff, a tiger even (J Corbetts Robin) read about Jock of the bushveld`s exploits etc he/she will tell you a mile in advance as to whats ahead and as far as tracking/bailing /barking on wounded game they are impossible to beat compared to us lowly humans with their far superior senses........why hasnt every safari camp got a pro hunters dog in it? is it illegal?
I do know that leopards love them but dogs under control in long grass following up wounded buff would be so good,maybe even a pair of scrub bull catching dogs from North Queensland would be the ones for the job.