LITTLE ROCK — Some things fit together perfectly, and when one component is missing, the whole thing seems out of kilter. Rabbits and beagles are one such pairing. You can hunt rabbits without dogs.

GOODHUE COUNTY, Minn. — The circle of life for a hunted cottontail rabbit goes something like this: Rabbit emerges from hiding. Beagle sees rabbit or picks up scent and alerts hunter. Baying beagle — ...

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 ...

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 ...

If Elmer Fudd had a hound, maybe Bugs Bunny would not have been so elusive. Beagle owners are still cheering for Uno, the plucky dog from Columbia, S.C., who became the first ever beagle to win the ...

The North Mountain Beagle Club held a Fun Hunt Sept. 9 on a parcel of property along the Cowpasture River outside of Clifton Forge. The club hunts rabbit using beagles which have a natural nose for ...

My hunting buddy’s shouts were measured and rhythmic. He repeated the words over and again, giving emphasis when he stepped in, likely looking for pieces of cover. When he reached something he thought ...

I don’t like to hunt with a hungry man,” Dungee Taylor says. He’s a bull-sized fellow, bald, with one foot in the briers and a grin on his face, but I can read between the lines. His comment is both a ...

Because it has big, sad, dark eyes and jowls that form a frowny mouth, the beagle ranks high on the cuteness meter. Its floppy ears, wet nose and jolly temperament contribute to the reasons why ...