I know they were not using bloodhounds, or any hound for that matter.

I am pretty sure it was a bird dog and what looked to be a yellow lab.
an interesting side note.
The people in the article that are calling BS are also houndsmen....

Seems there are an awful lot of references from law enforcement organizations that have had good results with this group.
Like I said in an earlier post, I am skeptical, but would sure like to know how it was pulled of if it really was a hoax.