Dog training question, need advice

UG, I think you missed my point. I think its great when we winds the hog but my question was about when I can clearly see him pick up the smell on the ground and you can tell he recognizes it but he fails to act on it. I completely understand that I'm dealing with a hot nosed cur dog but when the smell on the ground is fresh enough for him to smell it I expect him to follow it or least start doing wide circles trying to pick up the wind. At his point I think its a confidence issue with him. He smells the ground, perks up a little bit, looks directly off into the woods in the correct direction but if he can't wind it from the general area he is currectly standing, he says screw it, lets move on.