The American Beagler Forum

I go to the UP every year,its would not be a bad trip for you. I live in central Pa and its a haul,but worth every minute. Good friends,lots of hare,no wives for 10 days.Al

I know Im getting old when you go to unload the dogs and the box is empty. Al

It only went up $10 dollars for me ,my trip is always a 7 day hunt .I would pay double than that for the amount of fun we have,just dont tell Mi DNR.

I have a male from Fred that is Big Time bred,Chance is the sire and Rose is the dam. He is a super jump dog. His litter mate Buster that Fred kept was shot by a hunter,Fred was sick about it. I sure miss Fred I ran with him 2 weeks before he died. Al

Order some forbid,it will stop her from eating her waste.I have had it before and it works.Al

Most will grow out of it,I use carpet remnants on the floor of the dog box until they get over it,it sure can be a mess. Al

Hey Andy,I was in the Up with Dave Frazier,Eric Austin,John Gerdes,and Jim West.Its not worms,I keep them on a regular schedule of Valbazin and Ivermec.I bit the bullet and drove 2 hours and bought Pride yesterday.I know you know all those guys,its the main reason i go to the Up ,good running and gr...

Thanks for the input,I had been feeding Pride with good luck,its just a long way to travel to buy food.Switched to Diamond Naturals chicken and rice and the dogs look awful,skin and bones,loose stool.My dogs wore out in the Up and never have before.Thanks Al

Was wondering if anyone is feeding Sportsman Pride.Its now available near me.What blend an price.Thanks Al

Mine has shut down a few times,it just fades out and you have to restart,it always picks the dogs up right away.It picked the dogs up at 425 yards in the UP.Al

I use a product called Cedarcide-Best yet it is all natural and I spray the dogs before i let them loose and when I finish. I have been using it for 5 yrs now and have not had a tick on the dogs or myself yet. cedarcide.com.You can spray dogs,kids,kennel without harm. Al

I switched to Diamond Naturals 2 months ago,I went to the UP and hunted 8 days.I doubled their feed while up there and my dogs look really bad.This is my 6th trip up there and they never looked this bad.Im going back to Pride orange bag,my big male looks sick like he lost 10 lbs.Al

Thanks I will give him a call.Al

I got home from the UP sat night after 8 days of hard hunting. The hare population was very good.We had alot of days where we has 3-4 splits and steady running.We didnt shoot very many ,but the running was great,most of the time it was non stop from start to finish.If you dont have a Alpha buy one,i...

I'm looking for a set of bibs for a big man 66 inches waist and 28 inseam,Anybody know who sells this big or makes custom.Thanks Al