The American Beagler Forum

From the few mature hare I've witnessed, they will put up with hounds only so long pulling stunts to throw them off, guiding them through young hare of the year and then "poof" their gone to country not trod by man. If your hounds are true and stick to the old matriarch, you'll think they've gone on a riot and be looking for the road to cut them off...lol
Nothing like a race on a mature hare!

The last book I received from the Clinkards was, Beagling, by J.C.Jeremy Hobson. 1987 .Colne Valley Beagles.
A picture of Walter Clinkard K/H to the Christ Church Beagles and his son Roy Clinkard, K/H to the Aldershot Beagles.

Hare don’t “pull stunts” to throw hounds of their trail. They are merely doing the same thing they do when being pursued by any other animal or bird of prey. Running for their life according to how eminent the danger is.

Big runs on hare are usually caused by the hound or hounds able to apply enough pressure to make the hare run for its life or else its heading back to the normal area it resides in during daylight hours. How often do you see hare take huge circles on days when the running isn’t good? During mating season there are times when you’ll catch a male that’s been out of its own territory head for home turf which can go a good distance.