Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1896 — Hunting With Beagles. [ARTICLE]

Hunting With Beagles.

Maryland boasts the best beagle packs to be found In this country today, and it is there that the sport lms been brought almost to perfection. In that State a number of packs are hunted without the guu, and are trained to run their rabbits to a kill. These hounds are followed on foot, and the chase Is most Interesting and exciting. A successful pack will kill fairly on the ground half the rabbits it starts, and the scores made by some are far better than that. These beagles run with a dash and speed rarely seen in those which are bunted to the gun. They know that there is no time to waste, that they must press their quarry every Instant, or he will escape them. They drive at full speed and over-run but little. When checked they cast in different directions. lmrk to one another instantly, and throughout the chase work wth wonderful precision and intelligence. Such a pack Is not made in a day. It is the result of years of careful selection and breeding from the best stock, and it’s training is the work of a master’s hand. Only a true lover of hounds and hunting can bring such a pack to perfection, and When once it is formed, constant care is necessary (o keep it from falling below Its high standard.