...on the ancestry of your new hound? This is your forum. Post your question and others will fill in the blanks for you. This is also a good forum for asking about particular hounds and bloodlines (past or present) when considering a breeding or purchase, or just breeding questions in general.
I've hunted in Nov. on bare ground and in Dec. on snow with some success. Last year i was very disapointed with the lack of hare in both the Eastern and Western UP. No lack of wolves though and that was not fun. 2-3 years ago I had a friend lose his male to a wolf. It didn;t quite kill it so he had to finish it off. Last year I heard of some guys who dropped 6 beagles down at their first hunting spot and wolves came in and killed every one. Not fun!
We've gone up to Drummond Island (eastern UP) for past 5 yrs in Oct. We've always run a ton of hare, last year was the best year we've had yet. Almost too may hare, alot of splits.