saddlesore How would a person go about working a bark into something like that, then maintaining on the of season?
I'd think saving your latest kill's green hide and work the dog on it. I usually bring my hides home unless it is a long pack. Then I hang them in my mule's stalls to get them use to the smell. Those hides carry scent for a long time and just about any scent tracking dog should be able to pick up the task fairly easily.
My problem would be I am usually 200 miles from home and the dog stays home with my wife. Don't knowhow I would keep the dog in camp while I am out hunting and surely could not make a 400 mile round trip to get the dog.
