On a Heritage Hunt

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Even on nearly 1,200 acres of Piedmont paradise, rabbits have few places to hide from John Bishop, Lee Efird, and a pack of historic hounds.

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A beagle with its nose to the ground.

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John Bishop in the field.

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A few rabbits from the morning hunt.

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Lee Efird with one of his prized beagles.

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On a good day, four hunters might bag twenty rabbits thanks to their pack of historic hounds.

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The pack working the land.

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Lee Efird with one of his prized beagles.

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Bishop (left) and Efird run across the land with their beagles in tow.

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On the hunt.

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