Module 5 of 8 Core
The Two Styles: Beagles & Walk-Up
Execute the two dominant Piedmont rabbit methods — running cottontails behind beagles and jump-shooting on foot — and make the shot and recovery on each.
Best after: Reading Cover & Sign Shotgun Fundamentals & Group-Hunt Safety
Lessons
5 lessons in this module · 35 across the path
- Running Cottontails Behind Beagles Covers the SC-norm dog hunt: how beagles jump and trail a rabbit, the music of the pack, and what the hunt flow looks like from jump to circle.
- Playing the Circle: Where to Stand Teaches the key insight that a chased cottontail loops back near where it jumped, and how to pick a stand with open visibility to intercept it.
- Walk-Up Jump-Shooting on Foot Covers the dogless method: zig-zagging and pausing through thick cover, kicking brush piles, and being ready for the explosive close flush.
- Driver & Stander Teamwork Teaches the small-team tactic of one hunter driving cover toward posted standers near escape holes, and how the roles hand off the shot safely.
- Making the Shot & Recovering Game Covers shot selection on a jumped or circling rabbit, marking the fall, recovering downed game quickly, and confirming a clean, humane kill.