I have ran full blooded fox Hounds , full blooded beagles, grade Hounds as some call it . I ran Walker Hounds crossed on beagles, Red tic crossed on Walker and every thing in between. Walker mix Hounds , Blue tic, Full blooded on both, and all the above crossed on each other. To say which is best at the time any and all have got the job done. The better track running hounds that will stay on track I'd to say would be tree stock bred to Walker. Great nose for taking a track and working it to the jump and fast enough to run it out of any size block. For small woods you can't beat the running of a good pack of beagles. Or beagle Walker mix. For pure drive and run to catch hills bred Hounds on hellums has been really good for me. Liquor bred hounds on hills and heads up Hounds. I have a good pack of Hounds out of all registered Hounds. Go back to action cat hills rip Rock and pinedale, as well as several other Hounds that are bred to run jump Hunt trail catch.
Now I know your going to get a response to this that any old dog can run a Deer and to some extent it is true. The difference is a Pack of coyotes can run a Deer and catch it and often do as deer is a great source of food for any meat eating animal. That's why you can have and well see, labs, mutts, and grade Hounds that can run a deer and want not can't but want run a fox or coyote. There is a difference in running deer for fun and for food. I use to run to kill Deer for the freezer and still do, but I have always ran Hounds for the mere enjoyment of watching a good pack of hounds and listening to a good pack of hounds run regardless. That is what it is all about.
My first years of running Hounds I did not have a hound that ran a fox and there were not many coyotes along that time . Now I just love to listen and watch a good pack of hounds run. I enjoy the spirit in a good hound no matter what they are as long as they are running Hounds and run the track like it should be.

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