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Beagles and Beagling 
paratively easy to raise and, as a rule, he is not diffi¬ 
cult to break for the field; nor does it require the 
services of a professional trainer to bring out his 
best qualities. Furthermore, the favorite game of 
the beagle is to be found wherever there are open 
spaces. The rabbit is a denizen of all climes, 
whether it be the cotton tail, the snow shoe, the 
northern hare, or any of the many other varieties. 
The beagle is an adept in working all classes of this 
prolific tribe. In this connection, it might be ob¬ 
served, that while other game may become scarce 
or even extinct, there is little danger of the genus 
Leporidae passing out of existence. 
In those states where the quail has been wrong¬ 
fully placed upon the song bird list, the beagle has 
made the most rapid strides toward ingratiating 
himself into the hearts of the sportsman. Ohio is 
one of those states, and as a result more beagles are 
bred and owned within its boundary lines than any 
other breed of sporting dog. His rise in popularity 
might have been at the expense of other varieties, 
but such a condition is only natural, for once a 
sportsman always a sportsman, and when the 
primitive instincts of man are suppressed in one 
direction they will find expression in another. With 
the passing of the quail in Ohio many a bird dog- 
lover transferred his love for sport to the beagle, 
perhaps without the smallest pang of regret, for the 
merry little hound can furnish him an abundance of 
exciting pastime. 
To own one, or a brace, or a pack of beagles en¬ 
tails a comparatively small investment. It is true 
the supply and demand regulates prices, but there 
