Ideal traits of big game hound

That makes sense, there's no "magic" line with curs, so it would make sense that there's no magic line with hounds either. That's what I'm after though, a quick dog, cold nose, and lots of bottom..... a dog of which I have not seen many of, particularly around here.

This is just forethought for another pack, independent from what I run now. From what I've experienced in this style, I feel a pack of at least 6-8 hounds would be the minimum for what I would use them for, primarily big track work(trophy hoggin'), and the occasional bear(and extremely rare panther)... two packs to work in rotation until the animal can be bayed.

Is this basically how you straight hound hunters work?