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 ...

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 — ...

Handler Brad Cameron of Warren, left, and Trumbull County Beagle Club President Michael Fusco, and other dog handlers watch as beagles from left Swirl, Willie and Sandy are let lose to sniff out ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Winter cottontail rabbit hunting is about more than just shooting rabbits. It’s about getting outdoors and enjoying the fresh air, getting exercise with the constant walking — and more than anything ...

Earlier this year, the American Kennel Club, or AKC, released its list of the 10 Most Popular Dogs in America for 2014. The lowly little beagle, a dog I dearly love, was in fifth place. That might not ...

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 ...