My neighbor has a German Shepherd I get when I shoot a deer and it runs into the thicket that surrounds my food plots. Saves me a lot of briars. I used to track on all fours till 10 p.m. and used to consider myself ok at it... now I can't see crap , especially at night so I just go get that dog. He's awesome.

And it's just my opinion but I think overall woodsmanship has probably improved over the last 30 years, and I'm not talking about only tracking. But setting up on a deer, when and where to get one, patterning, etc. There is just so much more info out there on places just like this one. Great resources for people to educate themselves while hunting. Again, my opinion.