The American Beagler Forum

OK Bev, I have mentioned it before but I will make it public knowledge. I like the old layout of the magazine MUCH better than the current one.

Let's hear it folks, which way is better?????

Emery

i like the old one better not enough articles on running dogs and to much stuff on trials in the new ones

you ought to make a speicial mag with just field trial dates in it

Come on, 173 views and only one other person has an opinion on this. Swing must not have been looking at this yet...

i like the old layout better.

OK, I'll bite...... Not to complain because TAB is a great magazine!

I liked the old layout better too, and the more hunting/kennel stories, the better.....

I do like the old layout better; however I do understand that magazine now covers what two magazines used to cover. She picked up a whole different crowd that is huge when she picked up the ESPO folks. From a business standpoint Bev has a bigger audience so she will have to have a little something for everyone namely the SPO guys and the UKC guys and all of the rest of us who gun hunt or run arha or fall somewhere in between. These are typically completely different audiences with different tastes so it will definitely be a challenge to try and keep everyone happy.

Big Dog

I neither for nor against , so there Emery. lol

i like the old one better, i like reading the hunting articles,,but this is just my opinion,,,,,i have the hounds and hunting but my sub is about to run out and tab is my choice,id like to get a sub to the rabbit hunter if anybody knows where i can get one,,,,but bev you got my vote,,,

Like Big Dog said, TAB now has to make another group happy. I dont give 2 hoots about all them trial ads, results and upcoming hunts when im reading the articles and I dont like to thumb through them looking for something else. Im not saying I dont look through them but when im reading TAB they just seem to be in the way. Maybe putting all the different registries ads, results and upcoming hunts together on the last pages of the mag would go over better. That way when you start seeing trial ads, upcoming hunts and results you will know its time to start over at the beginning and read the articles you skipped over. I dont think there are less articles to read than before(there are probably more) its just that there are alot more trialing pages due to SPO coming on board. Just my opinion.

lonewolf> go to http://www.americancooner.com and click on The Rabbit Hunter and it has a subscription form.

I don't really care which comes first the stories or the trialing stuff but I would like to see more stuff to read (not trial related)like what was in the older style magazine.

thanks illinios,,,,,,,im with all you guys, is there not just a trial book,,,,,but again im just a hard nosed gun hunter,,

I think the mag does a good job at trying to cover both. There are usually stories about hunting or how to and reports from various field trial events. Its like any other magezine, the hunting stories and related items will come more towards hunting season or during, and the trial stuff comes in the summer. If you want more hunting stories, pick up a pen and write some, I am sure Bev could use all she can get.

Guys, you can't blame it on picking up the "SPO" folks. I used to subscribe to SPO magazine also. And....they had tons of good hunting and training articles, plus trial coverage. But I am with you, I would just as soon see more articles. I get Hounds and Hunting for the trial results I want to see.

I liked the old format also. lonewolf you don't want the rabbit hunter if you don't want to see trial stuff. It has gotten worst, it is mostly trial results and basset stuff. If it wasn't for the old houndsman article I wouldn't get. It wasn't in this month, didn't make be happy.