Starting in the snow

[bjacks]

I'm a new beagler and am unsure if I should introduce my 6 month old to rabbits now or maybe wait till the snow melts off in March. We have about 5 inches on the ground and 6 more coming tomorrow.

Any suggestions or experience?

Thanks !

[oceanguy]

Now ,as long as the pups not bored you ll be that much ahead,might be a little harder to start though.

[NorWester]

Starting a pup with snow on the ground is a great opportunity as you can see what the rabbit population is in any given area. Just put him in thick with rabbits enough and he should figure it out.

[Ky. Hunter]

I would think that if you started them on snow they would have no problem running on sod later. I have seem plenty dogs that could run the fur off them on sod but couldn't run them on snow.

[DIXIEDOG]

It's easier because you can quickly locate the rabbits. Just look for lots of sign and start kicking brushpiles so you can jump a few for him. Even better if you trap one and release it in front of him.

[mjd]

heres my pup last december at 4 months old,im workin on a couple 3 month old pups now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV1MaN7p7rM

[dogfacenh]

Ky.Hunter, we're suppose to have somewhere around 26 inches of snow by Sunday night. The pup I bought from you should be here this friday, guess we're going to see what he's made of in a hurry!!!

[Ky. Hunter]

dogfacenh, I like hunting in snow but I don't know if I could handle 26' of snow.