The American Beagler Forum

An update on the mowing back in the fall. It is gorgeous!! I have a wide swath of berry canes, sumac, sassafras and aspen whips, timothy and brome grass, vetch, wildflowers and other vegetation. A patch of sumac has expanded at least 10 fold! The dogwood thickets are regenerating and so are the elde...

I've been feeding Diamond naturals Lamb and Rice for about four years. They do well on it. In the winter, I switch to Extreme because of the cols and running them more.

Larry

Crust and cold or hot and dry are our (Michigan) worst conditions. It takes a big nose on both conditions. Lots of minus score in LP if the other dogs can't smell and help the dog that opened.

Larry

In Michigan, we have a "quiet time" from April 15 to July 8th where you can't run your dogs, except in designated field trial areas or if you have a training permit. I have a permit, so I run on my property year round. I used a pen to get a dog started, but I usually start them on wild stuff. This d...

Orchard grass doesn't hold up as well as the warm-season grasses if you get a lot of snow. It will go dormant but come back in the spring. To keep it palatable it should be mowed when it gets to tall and rank.

Larry

I won a "cheese wheel" trap at The World Hunt. Caught two rabbits in four days. They really work!! And they are relatively easy to make compared to box traps. I used the one that I won as a pattern and made five in an afternoon.

Larry

I agree. Only met him a couple of times.

Larry

Sorry I missed your post. This was a little pack hunt--males and females run together.


Larry

Thanks Chris. They were expecting their first the last time I saw him.

Larry

Anyone know what happened to Broc? He used to come to the Michigan State Hunts but I haven't seen him in a couple of years.

Larry

results are posted under "Trails Results."

Larry

I've never been to a trial run in a pen, so I'll hold any remarks. I run Little Pack in the wild. Some days there are several rabbits that run well and other days it's hard to find one anywhere--just like hunting. Michigan just held there state hunt and out of 115 dogs I don't think we had one off-g...

Results from 2016 Michigan State Hunt 60 opens 1---Hillcreek's Blue Eli owned by Amanda Lyons and Allen McNutt 2---Wireman's Hawk owned by Michael Wireman 3---Twin Pines First Lady owned by Twin Pines Kennels 4---Big Meadows Shine owned by Big Meadow Kennels 5---Big Meadows Leed II owned by Big Mead...

I have; they are supposed to help with bigger litters. I know I see rabbits in my gravel drive picking up pebbles that I assume have salt from snow residue on them. I think it's hard for them to find salt in most habitats.

Larry

One of my pups started barking track at 13 weeks. I started taking them afield at 8 weeks. We learned how to get over, under or around obstructions, about thickets, tall grass, new smells, etc. I would just take the pup out and let it learn. Everything is new, no matter what age. As Ronnie Smith, a ...