The hunters follow the chase by listening to the baying of the dogs. That's the second big thrill of this fast-paced sport. The hurly-burly of a pack of beagles running a rabbit is heavenly music ...

This distance between Brer Rabbit and beagle is useful, naturally, for the hunter, who wouldn’t want to fire a shotgun at a running rabbit with a dog too close behind. Of course, all this works ...

“The best way to judge beagles is to watch them running rabbits. When you see what you like, buy from that bloodline. I like a long chase that ends in a dead rabbit, so I like dogs that have good ...

The circles were growing smaller, the yelps drew closer, and the rabbit was at last running toward us ... and he is preoccupied with his dogs. Herbie has a halfway decent nose, but his yelp sounds ...

Yes, it is possible to hunt rabbits without a beagle or two ... rabbits making a break for it, running and dodging and jumping. It was the kind of stuff rabbit hunters love for the challenge.

Pushed by dogs, a swamp rabbit traces huge ellipses and figure ... Benson’s pack traces its lineage to a foursome of beagles run by his longtime mentor, Robert Clark, of River Falls, Ala ...

The Old Man kept the small variety of beagles ... Rabbit hunts underway occupy one of two stages: jumping one, then chasing it. Jumping one to get the race started is the first place a little dog ...

Dogs are released into the "running grounds" and two field judges ... I really enjoy talking with DeCesare about rabbit hunting with beagles, as this use to be one of my favorite sports in the ...

Beagles are among the most popular dog breeds in America ... They were valued as rabbit hunters, but their appealing good looks made them popular as companions. People today still use them ...