Lots of things have been just hard to swallow lately......and tomorrow morning will be a time to think and reload.
Thanksgiving Dinner with the family and in the morning, 7am sharp.......Rabbit season opens!
I have a friend with a big pack of Beagles....Cry Baby, Black Dog, Fancy, Spot, Half Ear, Weenie, Blue and the rest of the pack will hopefully run a Rabbit or 12.
The guns are cleaned, bought shells today and my son has his clothes laid out.
A great day to be Thankful for! Yee yee yee.......live action boys! fudd-smiley
Go get 'em Kid! :D
You got to be feeling like Christmas Eve tonight. I've had some great Beagles and I loved that music they sing in the Woods more then anything. We may butt heads on eatin grits, but I'm with ya on Outdoor Medicine. ;)
I hope You and Paul have a Great hunt.
Time spent with Paul is priceless. Enjoy!! :)
I'll post some pics tomorrow night. Y'all come go with us! :)
If I leave right now I'd make it. ;D
prefer to box trap my bunnies. don't like busted guts and eating lead pellets.
Quote from: trapper on November 26, 2014, 10:38:32 PM
prefer to box trap my bunnies. don't like busted guts and eating lead pellets.
Aw com'on trap. Lead shot seasoning adds to the flavor. :D
Poston, ( you better be a sleeping but...) if you want some LIVE ACTION, you need to load up your friend and Paul and that pack of hounds and head north for some snowshoe hunting this winter. We got em almost as big as goats up here! ( insert pinnocio smiley here). ;D
I had a pretty good pack of beagles at one time...rabbit hunting with them sure is a good time...have fun. Banjo
OK Boys....time to get up!
38° outside.......
Wait a minute, WmFritz......you must think I believe anyt.........Rabbits big as Goats huh.......REALLY?
GET UP PAUL.......WE'RE GOING TO BILL'S. move_it
Back when I was a teen, almost every household had at leas one beagle, now maybe about 2-3% have beagles.
No rabbits in this area, except for an occasional glimpse of one or maybe just seeing tracks.
Used to love turning the beagle loose, finish up the chores, eat breakfast, then grab the 22 and intercept the rabbit the dog was onto.
I got rid of my beagles and bluetick when they opened the new 4 lane US72 many years ago. They built the hwy. right through the middle of our bottom land, split the place right down the middle. I didn't want to find my hounds run over so I got gave them to a friend.
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Yup, .22 to the head is my kind of rabbit hunting. fudd-smiley
i still see carrot parts in the corner of their mouths :D :D
I came home at 11 o'clock and left the rest hunting. So far they had 9 Rabbits.
Magic....we had to use a 12 gauge.....there just to fast for a 22. :)
The dogs were sooo excited.....first hunt of the year.
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Gotta get the shock collars on.
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I managed to shoot the cotton tail off one but Paul got him on up the run.
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Paul kept busy carrying his Rabbits and trying to keep the dogs off them. :D
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And me.....I guess the highlight of my morning was a call from Red Oak Lumber. :D :D :D
He's snowed in. :o
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looks like you guys had a hoot!!! i love seeing dads hunting with their kids . :)
your buddy has some nice looking dogs :)
Quote from: coxy on November 27, 2014, 05:28:19 PM
your buddy has some nice looking dogs :)
I told him...if I saw him good Cedar, he better bring some good dogs.
Looks like a fun day for all, especially Paul. smiley_thumbsup
Quote from: Magicman on November 27, 2014, 06:17:04 PM
Looks like a fun day for all, especially Paul. smiley_thumbsup
He's going again tomorrow. I'll be at my cousins funeral.