The American Beagler Forum

Man. This sucks. Huntstarted out good. got two bunnies in the pack within 20 minutes of starting. We wandered around for awhile then the beagle took off. Ran into some hunters about an hour later that said he was chasing 2 moose. We followed his tracks for a ways but it was getting dark.
I went home and got his kennel and a blanket and dropped it off where we started that day. I will go back in the morning to check and see if he is there.

I cant believe he would run Moose, even harder to believe they would run from him. My worst fear is that they got tired of running and then eventually stomped him.

Its gonna get cold tonight, 25 degrees is the forecast. So what do you guys think? Have I got a good chance of getting him back? I need to hear some feel good stories right now.

I'll say a prayer for you tonight... I hope things turn out ok...

Moose around here don't travel that far.I think there is a good chance he will be back.Good Luck

I'm betting he will be where you turned him out in the morning. Know nothing of Moose but Elk will run until they tired of the fun and then they will chase the dog. The Moose may have run him in the brush but he return when things settle down.

My experience Beagles are pretty tough in the cold. Had our old male that had been missing for four days. He was in great health. The female wasnt, on day five when we found her, but a day at the vets, and some good rest and she was doing great. This was two or three years back, cant even remember how long now. Temps were in the single digits and below. Good luck to you. We will be thinking of you in this house. Been there. Done that. Hope you find him.

Phew! what a relief. got up at 4 this morning, made the hour drive and there he was in his kennel. He must have had a rough night. he looked pretty scared when I showed up. He didnt want to come out of his kennel and kinda flinched when I reached in there. He sniffed my hand and gave it a little lick but still didnt want to come out. I had to reach in and grab him.

He was thirsty and hungry but is sleeping pretty soundly now.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. You guys are great. Now what brand and model of tracking collar do you guys recomend I get?

Glad to hear it. I couldn't imagine losing such a good friend! As far as the tracking collar goes I just bought the Tracker classic. Happy with it thus far. It is for 2 dogs only though so that is a big consideration when buying.

Sounds to me like you need a shocking collar more than the tracking collar. Of course both would be great.

I do have a shock collar. Just havnt needed it till now. He will wear it next time out. I still want to get a tracker though in case I dont shock him in time when he decides to run trash.

Glad to hear that hes back... Hopefully you can stop him before he does it again....

What is the daily limit for moose anyway? Can a beagle circle them?

you brought the entire kennel? ...glad to here you got him back though

Good to here things worked out for you
I didn't want to say so while the dog was missing.But in deep snow moose can be dangerous.They can out run the dog as the beagle flounders they can close in on them and lay a stomping on them.
It's been my experince a harassed moose in the winter will stay in the open so it can turn on it's pursuer.The poor dog has nowhere to hide.
I have never lost one but have heard of it

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