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 ...

Some outdoor activities stimulate the senses more than others, like an elk bugling, the gobbling of a mature tom, the honking of a flock of geese or the quacking of mallards on the wing. There’s much ...

There’s something special about the unique bond hunters have with their dogs. When it comes to rabbit hunting, there’s nothing better than hearing an excited beagle baying on a fresh trail. In my ...

Rabbit hunting, at least among non-dog owners, has been a little slow in recent years. One hunter told me last season, “We hunted all morning and only jumped two.” A farmer said “I combined corn ...

Chasing rabbits and hares with beagles has a long and storied history in the Northeast. As with most outdoor activities, unless you have been exposed to them, you simply do not know what you are ...

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 — ...

Williams relegated that gun to a closet long ago in favor of an old Sears & Roebuck pump with a Polychoke and a hand-carved ...

If you are looking for a fun way to spend time in the woods with family or a hunting dog, rabbit season in Pennsylvania has plenty of opportunities if you know where to look. “People hunt anything for ...

For almost as long as he can remember, Bob Benedict has been chasing beagles that were chasing rabbits. It’s really no mystery why Benedict is so smitten by these gentle little hounds. Once heard, ...

Rabbit hunters and beagles pursue rabbits in the 2013 Harrisburg Beagle Club rabbit hunt One of the 53 teams competing in the annual rabbit hunt works its way through a tangled marsh. The Harrisburg ...

The hounds have turned. I hear them in the distance, echoing off the rolling, snow-clad Maine hills. A chorus of barks and yips morphs into a clamor of bawling chops and ringing howls, sharp as ...