Deer hounds were selectively bred for their loud, steady vocalizations, which allowed hunters to keep track of them and get ahead of the chase to shoot a buck. But many dogs are not recovered until the day after a hunt, or even later, because huge areas of the Angola Bay and Holly Shelter game lands have no road or foot trails.
Nearly all hound-hunters now use radio-tracking collars to locate hounds that have gone silent because they lost have the trail or have moved beyond earshot. These collars cost between $200 to $600 and have many capabilities. Some of the most advanced units use GPS technology to track and map the locations of as many as 10 dogs at the same time.
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