Hunting dogs in Sweden

The Laikas & elkhounds are primarily silent & they only run one at a time. They do not want aggressive bay dogs because they do not want the moose to break. The Laikas are used more on bear & the elkhounds are used more on Moose. I was more impressed with the Elkhounds then the Laikas. I did not get to hunt with that many but the Laikas I hunted with are short ranged & very hot nose tending to wind there game more then trailing. The Elkhounds seem to have much more hunt, stick, & better noses. JMO on the few I did get to hunt with.
I was really surprised at what a dog running country Sweden is. They love to hunt everything with dogs. They hunt the traditional way of putting standers out & then driving the woods with people & dogs. They are a dog loving country but they are also having trouble with the Anti hunting crowd & people like Peta. Also, a lot of upland bird hunting as well as ducks.