Shovel shy 4,032 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Your right lads although they're beagles there leggy. We get plenty of digging. Sometimes the foxes bolt to fast for the lurchers lol Quote Link to post
ijf 109 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Sure its only useless foxes that beagles put to ground how could they be too fast for lurchers when bolted Quote Link to post
Shovel shy 4,032 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Sure its only useless foxes that beagles put to ground how could they be too fast for lurchers when bolted no no the useless ones go to ground the good ones can be to fast lol 1 Quote Link to post
Toby13 1 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I'm not running down the beagle... In fact they are a great little animal with a better nose than a harrier an can hunt any day of the year wth minimum scent...the question was asked about foxes going to ground...I seen 1st hand a top class pack of beagles with 15 couple hunting day in day out hunting the same fox for anywhere between 2 an 3 hours with no conclusion as there was no pressure on... Obviously would mark some after short hunts but numbers would be small in a season...I hav seen pack of harriers in same country who find it hard to get anything over an hour as foxes can't stick the pressure... 100 odd foxes marked every season..often 4 or 5 in a day...they meet the useless ones 2 that are gone in after 5 mins...that is just my experience of both games... Not knocking ss either but he did admit to bolting to lurchers which is completely different game... Quote Link to post
Bryan 1,361 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) What pack was that that couldn't run in foxes in 2-3 hours? Edited July 31, 2017 by Bryan Quote Link to post
ijf 109 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm not running down the beagle... In fact they are a great little animal with a better nose than a harrier an can hunt any day of the year wth minimum scent...the question was asked about foxes going to ground...I seen 1st hand a top class pack of beagles with 15 couple hunting day in day out hunting the same fox for anywhere between 2 an 3 hours with no conclusion as there was no pressure on... Obviously would mark some after short hunts but numbers would be small in a season...I hav seen pack of harriers in same country who find it hard to get anything over an hour as foxes can't stick the pressure... 100 odd foxes marked every season..often 4 or 5 in a day...they meet the useless ones 2 that are gone in after 5 mins...that is just my experience of both games... Not knocking ss either but he did admit to bolting to lurchers which is completely different game... You obviously haven't seen a 'class of pack' if they can't put foxes to ground. Quote Link to post
harrier 46 Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 I know a pack of beagles that hunt fox and they are brilliant to find, flawless to keep a line and better to mark than anything. They regularly knock foxes above ground. Quote Link to post
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