I’m planning on purchasing some dogs for deer and rabbit hunting this year. I would like to know which breed is best for deer hunting and which breed is best for rabbit hunting? How much can I expect to pay for good quality dogs? What is the minimum number of dogs needed for each game?
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Beagle for both. I suggest minimum of 2
Beagle or hound dog
I saw a guy that hunts hog with about 4 pit bulls and 3 labs he uses then for deer to.I saw it on youtube
lurcher,,,grayhound x houndbull very good allround dog,
There is no better rabbit dog on the face of the earth then the beagle. And They can be trained to hunt deer. Some people in my area even use the small sizes of beagle on deer. They say they run the deer so slow, all it does is keep the deer moving and they will eventually circle like rabbits and come back to the area they were first jumped at.
I have been on a few hunts with them and would have to say they are right. I saw the deer they were trailing and the deer would walk and pause and listen for the dogs and walk some more. The only time the deer really ran was on the initial jump. They make good dogs to use in areas you don’t want to run the deer slap out of the country such as smaller wood lots.And it doesn’t take near as much room to run the small dogs in.
You can actually use one dog, but more is better and more fun to listen to.Use at least two with 4 or more being even better.
Standard Wire-Haired Dachshund….not the minnie’s. They are smart dogs that respond well to training. They are also very good blood tracking dogs for wounded deer if trained properly.
A beagle is a nice choice as well, but they’re not the greatest at listening. Trying to get a beagle to just chase deer and rabbits is pretty tough. They’ll end up wanting check raccoons and other animal scents, as well.
If you’re in the south, you might want to think about something a little bigger. Anywhere that you have to worry about poisonous snakes being active that time of year, you really need a dog that is taller. A snake bite to the neck or torso is a bad thing. A lab could be your best bet, here. Anything that has hound in it, is usually a little harder to do exactly what you want it to do when you add other tasks.