My first beagle died of a heart attack running a deer. If it wasn't for the tracking collar on him I'd have never found him. He was truly an unbelievable little hound. When a deer was shot in front of him and was down he'd be the first one there and get right up on it's back and wouldn't let another dog near it no matter how big it was.
I'm afraid the little female I have now will eventually go the same way, not chasing deer although she will, but put her in a cedar swamp and she'll run non stop for 4 - 5 hrs before you can catch her, cause she won't come in to a whistle when running. You literally have to lie in wait and ambush her when she gets close. There's just no quit in her...She'll be 5 this April.
Mine can't be called off a track either. What I do is I fire a shot, most times this breaks his concentration and he comes toward me to see the dead rabbit. This works most of the time but I do not overuse it.
There's an old saying that goes something like, "A beagle that you can call off a track, ain't worth calling!". I wouldn't go that far, and it sure would be nice if they had a built-in auto shut-off, say after 1 hour.
I've just picked up a tracking system for my 5-year old female. She just won't stop...
"What calm deer hunter's heart has not skipped a beat when the stillness of a cold November morning is broken by the echoes of hounds tonguing yonder?" -Anonymous-
I have been around a bunch of beagles, some of which were CKC field champions and I never seen one you could call off a line. Basically try and cut them off and hope for the best. Make sure everybody has a good lead with multi connectors to walk them back or they will get right back at it.
I’m suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog who doesn't like a person.
i could not imagine living with out a beagle in the house .I just love mornings like today when it warms up to just under 0 and fresh snow perfect weather for the hounds to track in .makes for a great day in the woods .beagles also make good watch dogs ,my wife works night shift so she sleeps all day and that little hound lets everybody know if anyone comes anywere near are property ,Dutch
I can call mine off a track - but she has to be able to see me for me to do it. You can only teach them that if you are willing to chuck your rifle and run them down if they don't stop. Not sure I'd use an e-collar for that sort of training.
There's an old saying that goes something like, "A beagle that you can call off a track, ain't worth calling!". I wouldn't go that far, and it sure would be nice if they had a built-in auto shut-off, say after 1 hour.
I've just picked up a tracking system for my 5-year old female. She just won't stop...
Originally Posted by ninepointer
There's an old saying that goes something like, "A beagle that you can call off a track, ain't worth calling!". I wouldn't go that far, and it sure would be nice if they had a built-in auto shut-off, say after 1 hour.
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