re: Training a dog to track wounded deer.....

I started by dragging hot dogs around the yard for mine to find and left the hot dog at the end of the trail. Started mixing blood on the trail then eliminated the hot dog all together except for at the end of the trail. Extend the length if the trail and complexity over time and get stingy in the amount of blood used. I also used a deer hide with the blood sometimes to get that smell in there too!