HI KYE,
Will find out exactly where he live, and hunts, I know they travel hellish distances just to show, I know he also hunts wild pig and bear, but not with first crossers or deerhounds. Have a look at his site, contact him, he will be able to give you much more information than me I can.
Dont know how mine would fair, Im not one for taking things for granted, its easy to say they would do the business sitting here in the UK, but, they might just as easy not go in at all. Mine do foxes easily, but I am not so much a fox hunter. Big scores of rabbits on the lamp thats my kink, some