i know some people who work them , those dogs are a class apart , very difficult to get w/o a hunting license ((but i guess you have one))very sharp on people and they cost allot
i would not go for a bavaria hound but i would take a kopov , they are just as good, some people say better but i think they are both good one's easy to get and they don't cost so mush and you can get them w/o a hunting license and verry friendly !!! exept when they are whit there game
this are trhe kopov's of a german friend of mine