I havnt heard many good things about these scents, they say its not the same. I got two pretty good bear dogs i would trade for a good coon dog. lol
you said you couldnt find a track, thats part of bear hunting. like the other feller said, lot of walking, lot of looking, lot of money, lot of time, lot of...... just keep looking you are bound to find one, and if your dogs stick their noses in it and pull on the lead and whine a little,
then pet em up real good and turn em loose.
JMO if i had a sure nuf good coon dog I would keep it a coon dog. GOOD LUCK!!!