I have seen plenty deerhounds run to the lure and they are not impressive, they don't seam to ever commit their selfs and treat it more like a game, some would say thry are to intelligent but I have owned collie cross lurchers that chase the lure, deerhounds in my opinion are slightly lazy and won't lay themselfs out unless its the real thing.
Seeing a big fit deerhound on a hare or a deer is an experience but on the lower flat land the smaller racier ghound types in my opinion are more suited and I can say this with experience, in the highlands of Scotland running the land they bred for I