Ive never tried to train a dog to wind, but ive never had a strike dog that wouldnt... even my cds will wine when they smell one. Id guess anything in the 4-600 yd range make them wine in the back of the truck.
I do agree with what you are saying…but something to consider…
Sometimes we have one dog making the other me too dogs look good because they follow the strike dogs lead…same thing with winding…but I am not saying a dog does not learn…I am mainly talking about what I think is the best…
As you probably know some dogs need very little scent to trigger the winding response and others may need a stronger scent to respond…