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Title: saturday rabbit hunt
Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 06:43:54 AM: went out this saturday morning with rangerGSP on this site. weather was perfect,we hunted until noon, the shooters did well, i think we seen about 11 or 12 rabbits, and brought 7 home. dogs did there part, lots of good races, dogs almost had one caught on the ground but it sliped away.
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 06:45:55 AM: pic of the 4 dogs
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Post by: jackmaster on December 31, 2012, 06:48:33 AM: that is cool, whee do you rabbit hunt if you dont mind me askn, we use to hunt ft lewis when i was young but we didnt have dogs
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Post by: ICEMAN on December 31, 2012, 06:53:48 AM: Is Rip the pup? Very cool pic.
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 06:57:27 AM: for cotton tails theres a few bird release sites around sw washington. and in oregon theres e.e. wilson area. theres lots of bunnies in a small area. but i mostly hunt the woods for the bigger brush rabbits. not as many rabbits in the woods, but they make for a longer race for the dogs.
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Post by: jackmaster on December 31, 2012, 06:59:58 AM: how much room do you need for rabbits? i have about a million of them around my place, i only have 5 acres though not sure if the neibors would lose their mind but it would be cool to thin them out, but they damn sure arent very big rabbits, fast little suckers though
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 07:00:55 AM: yes the female pup is rip.(rose in paradise)
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 07:03:59 AM: jackmaster, it just depends how thick the cover is for them, if its all briars, the rabbits wont go very far, but if theres lots of open areas they will make about 500-800 yrd circles and probably run off the property. that is for cottontails. snowshoes and brush rabbits can make 1 mile circles or bigger.
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Post by: jackmaster on December 31, 2012, 07:09:17 AM: that pic of the pup trying to help is awesome, i think i would get a poster of that pic made
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 07:14:38 AM: lol. i wish she tried to help... the old dog was bringing the rabbits to us, and the pup trys to take them away from him. she took one back in the briars and i had to crawl back in to get the rabbit. not easy to get in a rabbit tunnel!
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Post by: jackmaster on December 31, 2012, 07:16:43 AM: that is awesome, i bet its alot of fun on the snow, well as long as it aint to deep right? are those beagals? what does a good started rabbit dog cost?
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Post by: plottwalker on December 31, 2012, 07:33:59 AM: they can run in snow, but you dont want deep snow, maybe 3-6 inches is about perfect. yes they are beagles. it all depends on the price of a dog. and what kind of dog you are looking for. a good brush dog may not work out on the faster longer races like a snow shoe hare. and a hare dog might not get in the briars enough to push a cottontail rabbit enough. but a finished rabbit dog is alot cheaper then a bird dog. or finished hound. i would say 200-800 is about what they would go for. that is if you can find one around here.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 31, 2012, 08:09:30 AM: Awesome ....need to get by butt off the couch and run my dog !! :tup:
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Post by: MIKEXRAY on December 31, 2012, 08:26:40 AM: Now that looks like a blast ! Congrats on a great day. I need to start implementing some of my ideas instead of working. Mike
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Post by: dkecoleman on December 31, 2012, 08:30:48 AM: Awesome post man, it's been a long time since I've been on a rabbit hunt, my older brother used to run dogs back in Kentucky, that brings back some memories, congrats on the good hunt
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Post by: C-Money on December 31, 2012, 08:36:28 AM: A Beagle on a rabbit is a wonderful sound. Great times. I harvested my first bunny that was chased to me from my Uncles beagle in Pennsylvania.
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Post by: crazysccrmd on December 31, 2012, 08:41:35 AM: I need to try gun hunting rabbits with a beagle. I've only ever done it with a hawk (falconry) which is a whole different game. My beagle now is a house pet, not a hunter like his predecessor, that needs to change.
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Post by: C-Money on December 31, 2012, 08:53:38 AM: Quote from: crazysccrmd on December 31, 2012, 08:41:35 AM
I need to try gun hunting rabbits with a beagle. I've only ever done it with a hawk (falconry) which is a whole different game. My beagle now is a house pet, not a hunter like his predecessor, that needs to change.

I am sure your dog would pick it up quite fast with a little time in the field.
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Post by: swwaoutdoorsman on December 31, 2012, 06:11:11 PM: Love the little hound dogs. Looks like you got some go getters. :tup:
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Post by: crazysccrmd on December 31, 2012, 06:37:45 PM: A picture from the good ol' days.

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Post by: plottwalker on January 03, 2013, 07:03:54 AM: looks like beagles and a hawk would be a blast. how open of an area do you need to use a hawk? lots of the areas we run in are pretty thick.
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Post by: crazysccrmd on January 03, 2013, 08:28:03 AM: Quote from: plottwalker on January 03, 2013, 07:03:54 AM
looks like beagles and a hawk would be a blast. how open of an area do you need to use a hawk? lots of the areas we run in are pretty thick.

It's pretty awesome. You really don't need a very open area. Since the hawks have the altitude they can strike in pretty small openings. Depending on the hawk (aggressiveness/weight) and the overhead cover thickness they can crash through brush pretty well.
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Post by: lokidog on January 13, 2013, 05:57:42 PM: Cute pup, sounds like a good day and some fine eats to boot.
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Post by: Donaye37 on January 14, 2013, 11:15:53 AM: man that is awesome!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 14, 2013, 03:52:13 PM: Quote from: Stilly bay on January 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM
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Post by: Stilly bay on January 14, 2013, 04:50:06 PM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on January 14, 2013, 03:52:13 PM
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I stoled it from the facey pages
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Post by: plottwalker on January 16, 2013, 06:26:37 AM: ran on sunday and had a quick race and a dead rabbit in the end, weather was cold(18-20 degrees)dogs had a hard time pushing the rabbits out, by noon it warmed up to 25-26 degrees and they could keep on the next rabbit for a 2 hour run before we pulled them off.seen the rabbit 3 times and he was moving!
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Post by: plottwalker on January 16, 2013, 06:33:00 AM: ride home
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Post by: hunter93 on January 24, 2013, 02:28:41 PM: those pictures are awsome. makes me want a beagle now really bad. so i can hunt day with them and nigh with the big ones. if you guys ever get rid of any i would be intrested.
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Post by: Machias on January 25, 2013, 04:22:18 AM: Love the bottom photo, ah blissfully sleeping after working their little butts off! Very cool photo!
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Post by: plottwalker on January 29, 2013, 12:46:33 PM: hunter93, thats what i did for the first part of the season, i ran the hounds till day light and beagles till around noon. worked out well, mine dont ride the box, but i do road them like the hounds and they take tracks that way as well as free casting. pm if interested in a dog, i might know someone getting out of one. or some pups coming up.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on January 29, 2013, 01:30:26 PM: Wow, now that looks like fun!! :tup:
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Post by: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM: Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?
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Post by: crazysccrmd on July 11, 2013, 10:27:53 AM: Quote from: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM
Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?

Mine does that sometimes without even having been hunting recently
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on July 11, 2013, 11:11:23 AM: Man that looks like a blast!! And I love eating rabbit!!!
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Post by: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 11:31:17 AM: Quote from: crazysccrmd on July 11, 2013, 10:27:53 AM
Quote from: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM
Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?

Mine does that sometimes without even having been hunting recently
My labs do everytime after a hunt and think its great :tup: One of these days I need to get it on video :chuckle:
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Post by: Brianshounds on August 05, 2013, 07:30:53 AM: A bear we caught this spring in Idaho
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Post by: plottwalker on October 11, 2013, 10:27:38 AM: next generation of hare pullers!