running this year in michigan

[chapkosbeagles]

just got in from running i ran a cotton tail for an hour, and that was to start the day off.
now normally i just like to get you old boys fired up, so i brag up my hounds just a little bit. the truth is i have been getting good runs. i have had some holes, but i am getting more rabbits that will run than i am getting holes.i really do think that most see one rabbit go in a hole, so every one the dogs lose go in a hole. they will run if presured believe me. any one of you boys can come down to play and my little 13 inch ace dog will plow a trail for the rest of the hounds to run i promiss you will see and run rabbits well my dog will run for ya anyway what do ya say


matt wilson
tony
#1beagler
mr king
big rufus
and any others that might have any doughts about these FACTS
OHH CANT FORGET ABOUT YOU FLINT RIVER BILL I DONT THINK THAT YOU HAVE SEEN MY LITTLE ACE DOG MAN HE CAN JUST FLAT GET IT DONE

[big rufus]

CHAPKO(aka.SMOKEY) YOU GOT GOOD HOUNDS YOU FEED THEM, I'LL BRING FARMBOY UP AND RUN WITH YOU, IF YOUR RUNNING THAT MANY RABBITS IN THIS STUFF FARMBOY WILL LET US KNOW, .

[Matt Wilson]

Problem is chappy is your ace dog is more like 17 inches tall. Was down your way on sat and ran in the afternoon had one good run where rabbit circled 3 times and ran 1 other that circled once and then ran under a shed. The faster you pushem the sooner they will hole up.

[jt&z's dad]

The faster you pushem the sooner they will hole up.

Your exactely right Matt... Right now with the snow the way it is the bunnies don't want to play. If they aren't sitting right outside of there hole browsing they aren't far away from it and they know they cannot get away from a predator in this snow. I like a fast dog but... they aren't real effective on days like this.

[chapkosbeagles]

JT A Z DAD THE SPOT WHERE I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUNS IS THE SPOT WHERE I TOOK YOU WHEN YOU BOUGHT RUBY AND THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING WE HAD A RACE TODAY FOR A HOUR AND IT WAS FAST MATT DID THEY TAKE YOU TO MY SPOT? GUYS COME ON UP OR COME ON DOWN WE WILL POUND SOME RABBITS


GUYS BY THE WAY WE MIGHT HAVE 6 MAYBE 8 INCHES OF SNOW

[TallPaul]

Chapko
He didn't buy Ruby.
Reading your posts makes me wonder sometimes. From how you state things we should all be hearing about the great news of your new champion dog this spring. Congrats
The only way you may be getting runs like you say, is if you're standing on his hole, and even then they'll have secondary escape. No wait what was I thinking, you have those special cottontails in Owosso. or maybe they're crossed with varying hare.
Anyway if you're getting runs like that good for you

[Matt Wilson]

Derek didnt go to your spot your brother joel dilday guided us to his spot. Were I run mostly we have a big junk pile and I stand by it and try to keep them from going in but they will darn near run between your legs to get to that pile.

[Ron Conroe]

alls i know is i've got to get me some dogs like chappy, or trap me some rabbits that don't hole from down their, i could use them in my pen, i could start pups real easy then.

[chapkosbeagles]

hay ron you can just pay me to start them
matt ohh dillday showed up ha i was out yote hunting and i told them guys to guide you boys to my spot on the tracks where all the rabbits are . i here abbigale did good in the champion class but guys like i said come on down and run

ps paul how is ruby doing do you still have her?

[Ron Conroe]

hey chap i would like to get together and run with you but all i have is started pups, i lost my best dog last week, but i have a pretty good one coming up she is about 7 months old and does a nice job on this snow, she can hang with the big dogs.

[chapkosbeagles]

paul i would be braging up that champion dog but he is a full 15 i dont want to tell everyone how good he is. they will all be trying to beat him with the stand. i should call him the intimidator. he has all the tools but dose need to get a little more experience on hare. i will keep quiet about him i try do tell everyone size dont mean nothing a dog can olny go as fast as there nose can take them i had that 13 inch bitch that just died she could take the front on him man she had wheels

[chapkosbeagles]

ron i have a good dog to run with pups just a good med speed but drives the line and gives a lot of mouth triple chop the young dogs seem to do good with him

[jt&z's dad]

Chapko, Paul bought her I just came and checked her out for him since he couldn't make the trip from the north pole to see her himself. I'm glad he was happy with her as I was a little nervous buying a hound with someone else's money. He still has her and she is doing good.

[Ron Conroe]

chap, i got a buddy from down there coming up this weekend, you should get ahold of him and come on up with him, his name is roy munroy he has a nice little male, i have a couple of nice spots we can run.

[TallPaul]

Yep
I still have Ruby, Loud chop mouth, mixes with a squal

May get your male into some, depends

You downstaters, should quite crying eh. Cold temps, snow deeper than *&%$ Not many deer will make it this year.