Suggestion for Beginners—A Rabbit Hunt 61 
out on the hot trail the rabbit made a turn, passed 
Charlie some ten rods farther down and he let go. 
The bunny was tumbled over, the dogs were up 
almost at the same time and the race was over. 
“You had the best chance of your life to kill,” 
said Charlie half apologetically as we stood there, 
while he allowed the dogs to mouth their prey. 
“I know I did, but it was a shame to kill that 
rabbit when it promised to be such a good drive,” 
I replied. “He’s a fine, big one, too; he miglit have 
given us a long run.” 
Charlie, always a gunner, could not see my view¬ 
point ; he believed in bagging the quarry when the 
opportunity offered, and so he placed the rabbit in 
his bag and started the dogs off once more. 
In less than a minute Bill started one along the 
edge of the thicket, but this proved to be a little 
insignificant “twister” that would not run. He 
started down the woods, turned into the briers 
where we could see him squat. Both dogs were 
checked several times and then to get the dogs off, 
Charlie gave him his left barrel as he started out 
of the thicket down toward the creek. 
The next work produced some quick action; both 
dogs started rabbits almost simultaneously. Belle 
brought one down in a furious line drive through 
the woods, where Bunny turned and practically 
double-tracked in front of me; while Bill had one 
going on Charlie’s side. This promised to be two 
races at the same time and we did not want that, 
so both of us killed in short order. 
Once more the dogs were sent on. They went 
down the outer edge of the briar patch this time 
