I also have a beagle but he has 0 prey drive lol. I swear he thought my guinea pigs were baby puppies, he loved them XD (though, just to be safe, we never let them actually interact without a boundary).
I think part of the fun of the hunt is the actual, well, hunt though. I don't think it would be much of a game if the rabbit was just trapped in a yard... that's just letting your dog kill another animal for fun, which doesn't sit well with me personally. Then again, I also feel that it's fine to hunt, but only for food and not "game" in general. But anyways, I assume that part of the excitement is that the dog has to outsmart whatever it is tracking, and that aspect would be taken away if the animal was just trapped.
If you're really interested though, definitely look for hunting clubs. I'm sure they can give you more pointers!
I think part of the fun of the hunt is the actual, well, hunt though. I don't think it would be much of a game if the rabbit was just trapped in a yard... that's just letting your dog kill another animal for fun, which doesn't sit well with me personally. Then again, I also feel that it's fine to hunt, but only for food and not "game" in general. But anyways, I assume that part of the excitement is that the dog has to outsmart whatever it is tracking, and that aspect would be taken away if the animal was just trapped.
If you're really interested though, definitely look for hunting clubs. I'm sure they can give you more pointers!
