At what age should you start training a beagle pupy to hunt?

Question

When should you start training a beagle pup to hunt (deer), and do you have any good tips?

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure its illegal to use dogs for hunting deer.

Answer 2

Beagles are NOT deer hunters, any Beagle hunting deer in Ohio is usually shot. Beagles hunt rabbits and birds in some cases. If your Beagle hunts Deer that's a good way to never see it again. Most deer hunting Beagles become lost for ever, Deer can leave scent for miles (usually) the travel 3-4 miles a day. Do yourself a favour and take the dog to rabbit spots around 8-16 weeks and leave they deer alone.

Answer 3

I have a 1.5 yr old beagle and he started to hunt deer on his own at age 10 months. I don't hunt nor does my father so this is something he learnt on his own with instinct. To this day he will hunt deer in the hills but since they are faster than him, he can only chase them so far and comes back. He is much better at hunting field mice, gophers, squirrels and grouse as he can kill them. This started at age 7 months and has never stopped. I say get your beagle out there and start right away with it.

Answer 4

Beagles hunt small game. Rabbits are what they mostly hunt. If you get a dog to run deer in Pa. it would be shot and you would be fined or even arrested. You better check your local laws.

Answer 5

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/jlFSp

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 6

As a professional dog trainer for over 16 years, I have to tell you my strong opinion that you need these group classes for obedience training. http://OnlineDogTraining.enle.info/?1W40

Other pet warehouses are there to get you to buy their products and hang around their strore. And their trainers are their employees...never forget they have an agenda. Most of the trainers have very little education--if they had actual training and skills they wouldn't be there making just over minimum wage--trust me on this. But even if they did have experience and talent...a group setting is a terrible place for learning to take place. It's distraction training and it is the LAST phase of training not the first. You wouldn't have your child try to do their homework in a toy store, would you? Of course not...the level of distraction would be too high! It's the same with dogs. Having said that, these classes can be an excellent way to socialize dogs...but not to train them. And while they appear to be cheaper than a professional trainer...you have to attend many more sessions to get the same results because of the poor learning environment--so you wind up spending MORE money for less training than you would with a professional. Save your money and go to someone who actually knows how to train dogs. OR, read books and try to train your dog yourself. There is nothing they train at a Petsmart or Petco that you can't do yourself with a couple of hours of reading.

Answer 7

First, I hope it's legal to hunt deer with a dog where you live...

Second, here's a link that might be helpful.
http://forums.huntingclub.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/968004106/m/2601000333

Answer 8

As quickly as you get it in all honesty. Just fully grasp that once they are incredibly young they have low vigor and can not work very difficult to educate. I labored mine from the time I bought him ( as a tiny puppy ).

Answer 9

They're never too young to start teaching.

Answer 10

you should try as soon as you think that they will be able to understand you and try your best to start as early as you could