I may be able to help you. We have 3 females and 1 male beagle. With 2 of the females pregnant as of right now. We should have pups in about 45 days. We sell pups 2 times a year for 4 or 5 years now and only heard positive resposnses from our area from all hunters. I can give you some numbers to call if you would like to ask them but most of the beagles we sold went to houses for pets. Ocassionally hunted but we put the add in papers and sell they sell very quick with numbers left over. I live in manitowoc county in wi if that helps