Registered: Mar 2006
Location: va
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I apologize if I sound like a complete idiot but the majority of my hound experience has been with coon hounds but beagles have really sparked my interest the last couple years. I figured I'd ask this question though as I'm pretty curious, when running a rabbit what would be about the average size of a chase? I'm talking when the rabbit is jumped will the hounds run it out of hearing before circling it back to you or are we talking a matter of a couple hundred + yard circle? Do guys typically follow the hounds while they run or do you hang tight in one spot and wait for them to circle? I enjoy following along close enough to hear my coonhounds if they're moving away from me but didn't know if that was the typical way guys rabbit hunted? I'd imagine it wouldn't take much to rack up the distance traveled during a chase on a gps as I've seen with my coon hounds it doesn't take much for them to put on a couple miles. I just know that depending time of year with coons you may have a 50yd trail job to .5 mile or better trail job. Any insight would be much appreciated!

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Registered: Sep 2016
Location: WNY
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I think you might get a couple different answers.
It depends on where I run my dog as to how it is. One place I can hear him because the rabbits don't seem to run wide there, here I stand in once place and wait for the rabbit.
Another place I go to is an old apple farm, my dog will run until I can't hear him. This place I try to cut the rabbit off because they tend to run up to the barn and I just have fun running around like I am going to figure out the rabbits paths. As much as I want to and wish I could hit every rabbit it would be crazy to. It's all about hearing the dogs so I want rabbits left for next time or next year.

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Registered: Mar 2006
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Thanks for he reply, that's along the lines of the answer I'm looking for. I love hearing the hounds run whether is bear hunting coon hunting or whatever. There's a spot I coon hunt very regular and there are a couple coon i have fairly well patterned as far as the track goes but I don't kill many coon at all there and most likely am running the same coon multiple times a week. I just have no idea what to expect if I dive into this beagle game, and as it stands this late in the season I have no intention on shooting a single rabbit more so just having somthing to run hounds on during the day watching and listening to dog work just wasn't sure if it was somthing where I needed to follow along or hold tight and listen.

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Registered: Dec 2015
Location: Findlay ohio
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You always want your beagles close to you when hunting I don't let mine get 25 to 30 yards from me you want them hunting with you not against you if your dogs go 80 yards the opposite direction jump a rabbit then you have to that direction not good there's always a certain way or direction to hunt the woods hunt one side down other side back that's why it's important to keep them beagles close see what and yes the dogs can take a rabbit out of hearing range but the rabbit will always come back in the general area you jumped it at sometimes you might have to move up a lil bit if the dogs came back and circled the rabbit out Infront of you I've had a single run last 35 to 45 minutes before we get that bunny

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Location: WNY
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Why do you want your beagles that close and how do you manage to keep them that close?

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Well that's my preference now sometimes they'll range out to 40 yards that's my max I think it's better to keep them close I always keep the hounds out in front of me I don't let them get behind me it's just better for the hunt when there close and out in front that way there not running off wherever they want jumping rabbits then you have to set up to them only thing that will keep them close is shock collars I have one male that listen s without a collar it only took me 15 years to get a dog like that lol beagles are stubborn animals

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I know they are stubborn that's why I was curious. :-) good training

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Originally posted by Letsrunthem016
Well that's my preference now sometimes they'll range out to 40 yards that's my max I think it's better to keep them close I always keep the hounds out in front of me I don't let them get behind me it's just better for the hunt when there close and out in front that way there not running off wherever they want jumping rabbits then you have to set up to them only thing that will keep them close is shock collars I have one male that listen s without a collar it only took me 15 years to get a dog like that lol beagles are stubborn animals

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