When I was big in the hounds and coon hunting. We used to hold 3 different hunts at the club I use to belong to.(Michigan Coons Hunters Assoc.) Some times we would have a few bags of dog food that didn't sell. Well this one night sitting around the camp fire, we started talking who's dog is the best. And decided to find out. We had a coon we used for the tree contest, and we would let the coon go. After 20mins. we would let the dogs go. The dog that treed the coon first would win 200lbs. of dog food. Well it always seems when you brag about your dog, he/she never show what they can really do. Well the dogs took off on the trail, and 15/20mins later all we heard was a bunch of booger barking. Well this older gentleman that hunted with us had a beagle and told us to watch this. Well Mr. Hill let his beagle go, and within 10mins treed the coon. Talk about getting your nose rubbed into the dirt. This beagle was also one of the best rabbit hounds I've ever hunter with. So with the proper training and the right dog. You can hunt anything I guess.