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The best known breed to go behind hares and rabbits are Beagles, in fact it seems that hare hunting and hunt with beagles are synonymous!

And such reputation is not for free! These middle sized, robust, energetic dogs will run all day long barking and yowling to help you on your hunting expedition and will not stop until you reach your game.

Considered the classic breed for hare hunting, their size allow these dogs to go behind an elusive rabbit or hare even on the most intrincated vegetation; moreover they are able to go almost inside hares burlows.

But Beagles are not the only breed able to do this extenuating job, so if you are considering to do something different about hare hunting it's possible to try with different but very effective breeds to make the job.

On the other hand, a wounded, suffering animal running away for its life is not the most humane way to kill a deer.

Because of the above some hunters prefer a straight hit on the brain. This way the deer will die instantly with almost no meet loses, however the head is a small, hard to aim target, especially on long range shots, thus it's easy to miss over the head or hitting the jaw because of a tiny aiming mistake.

This is common when aiming to the head from the animals front; using the technique to  point to an area located around 2 inches above the imaginary line linking both tear ducts. Especially from below, missing or hitting may be just a matter of luck.

To reduce fail chances some hunters prefer to hit the skull from the side, a couple of inches below the eyes. This approach allow a larger target and deer will die immediately too; however you don't have the chance of a lateral head view all the time.

First think to know is from where waterfowls approach your land during migration, that way you will be able to place your pond just on the right place.

Once you have selected the area, it's time to build levees surrounding the area where the pond will be and allow water to flow inside impoundments. During winter it will be an easy task since mother nature will help a lot; if not, you will need to use your own water, however remember to hide pipes properly, otherwise ducks will suspect about your pond and will pass over it.

During spring it's time to drain the soil and plant corn, wheat, milo and other grains ducks and geese use to feed from, once completely dry, plants ducks eat will sprout all around the area spontaneously. Remember to plant only around 50% of the new pond area, since waterfowls will need some open, shallow water to land, usually a 4 to 5 inches deep will be enough.

On big rivers, even when riversides are frozen, most of time the underlying currents keep a water way open at the center, something useful for those ducks looking for something to eat, thus once a duck finds an open pond on the frozen river, it doesn't take longer until many other join it, and that's your chance.

First thing to do is find ducks, and even when it might take longer than you expect, at the end you will look over the horizon, along the river line a crowded sky with dozens of greenheads. Once you see it, you are on the move!

Probably that section of the river will be open for a while, time enough to find a proper position, tie your boat and deploy your folding cover, that's it!

However it's not as simply as it seems. Against a completely white background it won't take longer for ducks keen eyes to spot your position and, as usual, they will leave you behind without any chance; thus you need to be fast and nimble to set everything properly without being detected.

From the above it's easy to understand that to perform a remarkable duck ice hunting you need to be ready and everything must be at your reach, otherwise you won't have a second chance; at least not on that section of the river.

On this regard, calling, luring and stalking a cougar have demonstrated to be ineffective, so using such techniques is a waste of time; furthermore, probably you will alert lions as well other cats on the area of your presence and they well leave the area much before you are even close to see them.

Since cougars prefer high positions to bed, they usually are able to have total visual control of a wide area and will see you even when you are moving slowly; on the other hand these animals are very active predators instead of opportunistic so luring or calling won't work properly; perhaps a coyote will show on the area, but not  lion.

So, if you really wish to hunt a cougar the best choice is to use hounds. Properly trained dogs will be able to follow a cougar track left even one day before; but with so much time ahead, there will be a lot of territory to cover, but there's not other choice, you must trust your dogs.