I was talking to the VH when they drew my attention to the tracking figures by the reporting members.
Total searches 14'231.
Succesfull searches 6'107, 43%.
Searches ending with a chase (hetze) 43%.
Searches after other dogs had failed 39%.
The majority were searches after wildboar 4'448, then reddeer 1'276, then fallow 332 and ending with mouflon, sika, chamois and even 1 elk.
These figures show pretty clearly the importance of having hounds trained for tracking as opposed to trailing and the importance of wildboar on german shoots.
Total searches 14'231.
Succesfull searches 6'107, 43%.
Searches ending with a chase (hetze) 43%.
Searches after other dogs had failed 39%.
The majority were searches after wildboar 4'448, then reddeer 1'276, then fallow 332 and ending with mouflon, sika, chamois and even 1 elk.
These figures show pretty clearly the importance of having hounds trained for tracking as opposed to trailing and the importance of wildboar on german shoots.