Methodist pastor Bob Ford, nicknamed the Beagle Bard for his fondness for writing about his hounds, has a stature reminiscent of his days as a tight-end playing college footabll and a beard suggestive ...

Beagles were bred to hunt rabbits, which emit scant and fleeting scent and less when they don’t move. Thumper’s tracks can pock the snow for days, beguiling a human stomping around trying to ...

But those hunting with a good beagle or two almost always do well, and they do it leisurely, without much effort. I’ve hunted with beagles since I was 10 years old in southern Ohio.

But those hunting with a good beagle or two almost always do well, and they do it leisurely, without much effort. I’ve hunted with beagles since I was 10 years old in southern Ohio.

Lau was fortunate that the rabbit tried to sneak by him too close and he was able to make a clean shot with his .410 gauge pistol shotgun. “Those beagle chases are quite exciting, especially ...

Registration for the hunt, which sends teams of one to four hunters into the field throughout southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania with their beagles in pursuit of rabbits, remains open ...

If they win, they move on to the next level.Rabbits are not killed during the event, and guns are not used.The first World Hunt was in 1987 in Petersburg. Only about 20 to 30 dogs competed.

The Harrisburg Beagle Club will accept beagle-hunting teams of one- to four-hunters each through Saturday, Feb. 13, for its sixth annual Rabbit Hunt and Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 20.