I can not see why beagles would not work well here. Just keep them away from gators, coyotes, and of course there are always venomous snakes. But then that is true of just about any dog.Spot and stalk ??
You would most likely need a trained dog. Most rabbit dogs that I have hunted over are trained to chase the rabbits in a circle,back towards the shooter.
The type of rabbit that we have down here typically hangs out in the area of the thickest undergrowth. Between the thorny berry vines, "wait a minute" vines,and Johnson Grass,these areas are typically super hard to hunt. In the wettest areas the little critters love to hang out in "fuggowie" grass.
Possibly a couple pit bulls from the animal shelter over in Baldwin County would help with the hunt. --- SAWMAN
Most feists have an extreme drive to chase rabbits, squirrels, and all rodents.
Just my observation:
As previously posted, I spend a bit of nighttime out for hogs, dillos, and coyotes. I walk up on deer to chase them out of farmers’ fields to help prevent crop damage at night. I grew up in Indiana and loved hunting rabbits in the fall and winter. My mother and grandmother were awesome rabbit cookers. Now in the north part of Santa Rosa County there do not seem to be many rabbits. I see more deer and hogs than rabbits. I am not saying do not try, I am saying if one got a rabbit under fair chase standards (using dogs or simply kicking through weeds and brush, not by using thermal at night), I’d consider it quite an accomplishment. On my little hobby farm I see maybe 1-2 rabbits per year. Good luck.
we have eagle around too they will eat all your wabbits and small dogs too
My dogs go ballistic when ever any large bird flies overhead. Likely due to innate behavior developed in their ancestors to guard small domestic critters from eagles. They have some mastiff genes in their distant ancestry.
Usually I see a few rabbits around my place but it’s fenced for the goats which also protects the rabbits
Some years there’s more rabbits than goats
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Depends on size relative to goats. A pygmy goat i think would be within the prey size that a large grey fox could handle. Coyotes will decimate goat herds.Their ain't a fox made that would take on a grown goat. ESPECIALLY a gray fox. And female goats are pretty protective of the young.
A farmer friend has two donkey's in a 12A fenced area with his cows and horses. If a domestic dog or coyote enters the field,the cows and horses head for the barn. The donkey's take off after the intruders. If they catch it,and they work together extremely well,they will stomp it into mush. ---- SAWMAN