Huntin' With Beagles

[B-Ready]

  Any Beaglers on this forum ?? I sure like hunting with Mine!

[Bulldogmikey]

They are awesome Rabbit dogs!

Mike

[letinmfly]

I had Beagles for many years and I miss not having them anymore.  There's nothing like rabbit hunting with them.  Man I miss the experience. 

[Porter]

I had Beagles for many years and I miss not having them anymore.  There's nothing like rabbit hunting with them.  Man I miss the experience. 

I do too.  Used to rabbit hunt all the time.  Enjoyed training my beagles and hunting them.  I've always had a kind heart for Beagles!

[B-Ready]

Hey  Guy's do you remember if they were Reg. Bloodlines or Grade dogs?......... What about size? Big or Little..... I run Little.... Under 13 inches.

                              Brent

[letinmfly]

Brent.

I always a mixed bag.  Some were Bloodline dogs and a couple of Grade dogs. Most were in the 13" range but a couple of the best dogs I had were smaller, one was no more 9" at the shoulder.  We would carry her in our back packs when there was deep snow.  Then we would put her down at the edge of the brushpile and she would go in and do her job.  Killed a lot of rabbits with that particular dog.
If a dog wasn't a good hunter by the age of two I would usually sell it or give it away.  Most of the pups I trained broke before their first birthday, considering I got them real young.  It was aggrevating yet very rewarding when it was all said and done.  I really miss the aggrevation and the fun of it.

[turkey stew]

They are awesome Rabbit dogs!

Mike

[B-Ready]

Great story, I know what you mean about young dogs ....... They change like the weather. There a lot of fun to fool with. You gotta love those "Pocket Rocket Beagles" little dogs with big hearts. My biggest fear with them is a Big Buck rabbit turning on them   ..... There really cool. Have you ever went to a field trial?

[letinmfly]

I never ran field trials.  I had two possibly three dogs that would have probably faired very well in field trials.  My passion was always more to hunt.  If my dogs were running you can bet that I had a gun in my hands. 

[B-Ready]

I really enjoy Hearing the Run..... I've harvested my fair share of rabbits..... Any more I Just like running them, I'll go hunting with friends and sometime I'll leave the gun in the truck...... let everybody else shoot and clean them. I used field trials to help keep a dog in shape in the off season. Nothing like a pack of hounds "Driving it like they stoled it" 

[superstrutter]

Anybody in or close to PA, have any puppies?

[B-Ready]

Anybody in or close to PA, have any puppies?

             I know a few beaglers from PA. I'll find there number and maybe they have what your looking for!!

[bowrebel]

I love my beagles. My dad had one that was named "Duke", after John Wayne. That beagle taught my brother how to hunt. He took him out on day and pointed him to some brush. Duke ran up to brush, stopped and pointed. My brother kept trying to tell him to get in there and chase a rabbit out, but ole Duke stood his ground. Finally my brother walked up and tried to push him into the bushes with his boot. About that time, doves took off in every direction. My brother said he looked down at the dog and he was looking back up with a "I told ya" look on his face. 

James

[K]

I really enjoy Hearing the Run..... I've harvested my fair share of rabbits..... Any more I Just like running them, I'll go hunting with friends and sometime I'll leave the gun in the truck...... let everybody else shoot and clean them. I used field trials to help keep a dog in shape in the off season. Nothing like a pack of hounds "Driving it like they stoled it" 

 

[Gobbler Commander]

I ve been running beagles for 28 years also im AKC field judge