I would have to agree Beagles! It' s been about 10 years since I' ve hunted with dogs, and I sure do miss it. I moved to PA. from Virginia about 10 years ago and had to leave my deer dogs (all beagles) behind. I prefered beagles for a couple of reasons. One they didn' t seem to run the deer as hard (because of their short legs) and two, because they were cheaper to feed. You could feed 2 beagles for the same cost of feeding one big hound.