What are you after out of a dog? If you want a companion who stalks with you and follows up on your deer then any dog you choose with some guidance will do what you ask, if you are looking for a dog to track for others then I would say do your research and think hard about what you need, speak to yorric on hear about working retrievers he some good knowledge with them.
With a little training you will get what you are after, don't associate the gun to tracking in the early days and get the nose on the floor to help you out more, let us know how you get on, wayne