Oh them doggies. I love them so. The rabbit season is upon us, and beagles are the stars. Beagles with good bloodlines are born to hunt rabbits. “Training a well bred beagle is mostly correcting its ...

Beagles are built for rabbits. They are small yet sturdy. Short enough to dip under briars, yet rugged enough to chase a scent track all day.

There’s something special about the unique bond hunters have with their dogs. When it comes to rabbit hunting, there’s nothing better than hearing an excited beagle baying on a fresh trail. In my ...

As I slide Pastor Bob Ford a fresh PBR, I notice that his hands look like he’d just wrestled a meat grinder. The day before, Ford had shredded his hands on cactus and barbwire while chasing mountain ...

My son, Damon, and grandson, Zane, enjoy rabbit hunting. Rabbit hunting is much more enjoyable and successful with a good rabbit dog. In the past, they have used Zane’s dog, Karl, who is half beagle ...

It seems reasonable when God was creating the animals of the earth, he’d have made beagles right after he made cottontails. Without the cottontail, why would a beagle have reason to live? Actually, ...

Beagles trail them, bawling and yelping and yipping and wailing as they go. People who have never been rabbit hunting with a beagle hear that "music" and would swear the little dog is caught in a ...

Some outdoor activities stimulate the senses more than others, like an elk bugling, the gobbling of a mature tom, the honking of a flock of geese or the quacking of mallards on the wing. There’s much ...

Williams relegated that gun to a closet long ago in favor of an old Sears & Roebuck pump with a Polychoke and a hand-carved ...

From left: Joe Fodor and my sons, Bobby and Park, start hunting on Joe's farm in Medina County, Ohio. Homer the beagle trails the trio. Some mornings are made for hound-dog music and this one in late ...