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Post by doghuntingforlife on Feb 19, 2007 22:11:26 GMT -5
was just wondering what size beagles do yall run? can a beagle be to short for deer hunting? we usually run 14" beagles.
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Post by mjadams on Feb 21, 2007 12:02:47 GMT -5
My female is 14 1/4".
I am tring to breed her with a 14" male. Both are AKC registered. Both will blood trail but my female is just now getting introduced to running deer w/ a pack. She did ok for her first year. Hopefully I can have some good pups in a couple of months.
I am new to this. Is a 14 inch tall and quick enough to run deer with?
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Post by doghuntingforlife on Feb 21, 2007 17:09:05 GMT -5
i am not really sure i usually only rabbit hunt but am tring to start running deer with beagles mine are around 14" maybe a little taller. i do know when we have rabbit hunted before they have jumped deer and the move him on along.
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Post by bulletproof on Feb 21, 2007 22:01:28 GMT -5
14 inch plenty tall enough..... for deer or rabbits
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Post by doghuntingforlife on Feb 22, 2007 20:44:08 GMT -5
i have some that are shorter than 14" think that they could still run a deer good?
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Post by Gunslinger on Feb 22, 2007 23:17:16 GMT -5
Yes,Its common for people to think a deer will run wide open as long as they can hear a dog behind them.And thats just not true!A deer will only move as fast as it has to,to stay ahead of the dogs.I have seen deer stop and wait for walkers to get right on top of them before running again.But I have seen them 15 minutes infront of the dogs to.I guess it just depends on the deer and its mood..lol But I don't think a dog can be to small to run deer. The slower the dog the slower the deer will move..I'm a walker man myself,we have some big blocks where I hunt and the faster you push a deer out the sooner you can have another race.But that is just me, a beagle makes a fine deer dog.And if they will pack together on a rabbit I see no reason why they wouldn't do the same on a deer..
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Post by runemdown on Aug 10, 2007 2:12:49 GMT -5
Well I run beagles anywheres from 14 to 17 inches But seems they puch the deer just fine big lots or not.As for the 15 minutes infront of the pack I dont know every time a deer was shot or there was a deer crossing the dogs where with in 100 yards or so but the deer seem to run all over trying to loose them in the swamps up and down the hills to loose them like rabbits do but when they feel the pack closeing they will run strait when pushed harder .Just from what i have seen anyways.
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Post by BrandonHavis on Aug 24, 2007 7:39:16 GMT -5
Yes,Its common for people to think a deer will run wide open as long as they can hear a dog behind them.And thats just not true!A deer will only move as fast as it has to,to stay ahead of the dogs.I have seen deer stop and wait for walkers to get right on top of them before running again.But I have seen them 15 minutes infront of the dogs to.I guess it just depends on the deer and its mood..lol But I don't think a dog can be to small to run deer. The slower the dog the slower the deer will move..I'm a walker man myself,we have some big blocks where I hunt and the faster you push a deer out the sooner you can have another race.But that is just me, a beagle makes a fine deer dog.And if they will pack together on a rabbit I see no reason why they wouldn't do the same on a deer.. ive seen the same thing with my own eyes, i watched a small buck stop on a lane and look back into the woods until the dogs got closer and then cross out and run again..... i think the deer doesnt like to have that dog too far behind him cause he dont know where it is. the 14-15 inch beagles make very good deer dogs, but like dd said, in a big block you're gonna spend a lot of time waitin on a deer to come out of the deep woods. brandon |
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Post by BrandonHavis on Aug 24, 2007 7:40:16 GMT -5
you can look at my avatar, thats a pack of beagles that i used to have, they were good dogs, but i just like the brains and nose of a bluetick.
brandon
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Post by beaglepower1 on Aug 27, 2007 23:41:29 GMT -5
i run fox and coyote in the pens with my beagles, but all of the ones that dont make it as trial dog go to virginia as deer dogs. 90% of them are between 16-17 inches. We can only trial up too a 17 inch beagle. I have sent some 18-19 inch beagles to virginia cause i can not run them in the trials. the guys up there love them better than the walkers. but it is all personal preferrence.
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Post by Mark S. on Aug 28, 2007 7:23:43 GMT -5
gotta go in them blocks and get the deer boys. lol. cant always hang out near the truck to listen to the cb, sometimes gotta get in there and get that deer and not be afraid of missing something on the cb or getting left behind the race. lol.
beagles do a fine job, i have seen deer just barely ahead of beagles and i have seen them two blocks ahead. i dont think the size of the dog neccessarily dictates how far or fast a deer is ahead of a pack of hounds. just my opinion
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Post by buttermilk1979 on Aug 28, 2007 13:27:31 GMT -5
MY,BEAGLES RANGE IN SIZE FROM 14 TO 18 INCHES THEY DO JUST FINE SOMETIMES ITS BETTER TO RUN A BEAGLE I,VE SHOT DEER BEFORE STANDING LOOKING BACK AT THE BEAGLES HE WAS JUST RUNNIN A LITTLE AHEAD AND WOULD STOP AND LETEM GET CLOSE AND TAKE OFF AGAIN.I,VE SEEN BEAGLES SMALLER THEN MINE OUT IN THE DEER WOODS BURNIN THE DEER UP.
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Post by runemdown on Jan 31, 2009 3:13:13 GMT -5
Well most of my beagles are 15 inch but have 6 Fox trial beagles that are close to 17 will burn a deers a** up not to mention catch a few foxes or yotes
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Post by carolinadoghunter on Jan 31, 2009 19:37:02 GMT -5
all igot is rabbit dogs and their all from 9-14 inches tall.
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Post by iceman on Feb 20, 2009 11:43:58 GMT -5
15 inch is what I have
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