I've hunted in Poland and it was mandatory for hunting Association that had Red Deer or Moose in their hunting area to have access to tracking dogs.
Mostly Hanoverian or Bavarian Bloodhunds were used.
My own Drahthaar was trained for tracking any wounded game including Roe Deer, Hare, birds.
I trained and used Jagdterrier ( German Hunting Terrier)to hunt and track Wild Boar as they were more specialized then my Pointer for this work.
As for DDrahthaar testing there are a few options for tracking large game.
There is link to full test requirements:
http://www.deutschdrahthaar.com/bree...chsprufung-vgp
There is tracking:
Test 8 – Reimenarbeit (Tagfurte) (Blood track – laid same day)
This is the normal blood track option (worth less points than if the handler has opted for the overnight blood track, where it is laid the day before).
The dog is placed in a down near the start of a blood track (laid several hours earlier) whilst the judge explains the general direction of the start of the track. The handler then places the mandatory special track collar on the dog and long lead (usually 10 m or so).
The handler sets the dog off on the track and the dog is expected to use the full length of the lead and lead the handler through the woods. The other competitors and all the judges follow. If the dog stops and investigates areas where the game has left a wound bed then the handler indicates this. Eventually the dog must find the game (usually a deer) to be successful. The dog is left near the deer and handler and judges retreat and hid out of sight for a short while.
The dog should remain in a down near the game and not make any attempt to pick up or eat the game. This test was a joy to watch, with all dogs taking us through the twists and turns of the track for over 400m. Even better, one of our group had opted for the option to grade as a Totverweiser (worth extra points).
Additional Totverweisen option (Blood Track with Bringsel)
This test follows the same pattern as the test above but the track ends at a second wound bed. The judges then instruct the handler to go to a point with the dog where they cannot see. One of the judges then lays a fresh blood track for 200m to a dead deer.
The handler is shown the start of the track and releases the dog with a special ‘bringsel’ on its collar (usually made of horn or leather). The dog follows the track alone and the handler remains. The dog, on locating the game flicks the bringsel into its mouth and returns to the handler. The handler then have previously explained to the judge how he will know that the dog has found the deer and having decided it has located the deer, follows the dog. The dog runs from handler to the deer and back, encouraging the handler to follow and eventually leads the handler to the deer and the exercise is complete. Again the dog is left at the game and observed to ensure it will not attempt to chew at or eat the game.
Another variant of this test exists where the dog remains with the deer on locating it and bays to call the handler, rather than returning to the handler. This technique, known as
Totverbellen, is very hard, the dog expected to call constantly for 10-20 minutes. None of the dogs on our day had applied for this variant.
At the end of every track, the handler is awarded a couple of small sprigs, usually of an oak tree – one for his hat and one for his dogs collar. It is so typical of the German pride for hunting and tradition that makes the event so special.