Just wondering if we can get some stories of who started everyone out rabbit hunting and beagling. And how it came about to be what I call an obsession. I'll type up my story when I got more time I need to get some rest long day ahead of me tomorrow.

I am 35 years old now.And when I was 6 my GrandDaddy took me with him one hot summer night to run his hounds and I will never forget the sound and the experience of seeing and hearing those Beagles barking off in the distance for the first time.And the anticipation of the sound getting closer and closer,it felt like my heart was gonna beat right out of my chest.I will never forget that first time feeling as long as I live.My GrandDaddy saw the expression and the smile on my face and he just knew I was hooked for life.On my 7th birthday shortly after he gave me one of his best hounds for a birthday gift.I will never forget it.

its was my dad and grandpa that got me started. they both had hounds since before i was born and i can't even remember growing up with out a beagle in the yard. my grandpa loved to take me along with him and tell all his "secrets and Tall talls" and of course this is what got me hooked the fact that i was treated not like the little kid that i was but as a fellow beagler

Great story Rocky Top keep em coming guys.This is a good thread.

I always used to go with my brother, dad and my uncle every weekend. I couldn't wait for the weekends to get here because I knew I got to go stand beside my uncle and kick some brush piles before the dogs could to em because he never liked kicking the brush and i was always full of energy to kick em lol. Anyhow, 90% of the time he would miss but that 10% of the time when he did kill something I was there cleaning it and holding it for the dogs when they made there way up to the rabbit. Just being with my family and everything was awesome and I loved dogs, my uncle passed away and I just kept into beagles and got into more and more since then.

I know everyone has a story behind how they become beagle addicted lets hear em.

my uncle got me started @ 4/5 yrs old &ive had @least 1 beagle since then had to keep 1 @parents house after i got married 4about 5 yrs until got my own place didnt have no land lord to deal with

I got started by myself when i was about 19 my first dog was a delmation,beagle,lab mix ihad to get rid of him then i got my first beagle when i was 21 im now 24 so i havent been running beagles for to long but ive learned alot and dont ever see my future without a beagle hunting with me

i got started by going with my dad we have always had rabbit dogs my most memorable hunt with when my dad and my little brother and me went with mike his dad and brother to our honey hole and we ran and killed rabbits all day but some out of towner bought the land we now we cant hunt it but that doesnt mean we havent snuck in there a time or two aint that right mike,,, lol

THATS IT TIM I'm turning you & Mike in for trespassing!!!!!!!!!!
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All this talk off getting started remind's me off one off the first time my brother went w/ my dad and me. First off let me explain that he always went hunting with us but hardly ever rabbit hunting for some reason anyway he was about ten and I was eleven, a couple of days before he acidently got ran over with a four wheeler and was limping around on crutches and making a big deal of it and then one morning my dad woke me up to go rabbit hunting and we were fixing to sneak out and here he comes crutches and all limping along with his shotgun and hunting clothes on and my dad says to him i thought u was to hurt to do anything and he says that he didn't care if his leg was broke he wanted to go hunting. Then my Dad said theres no way you can keep up with crutches walking thru brairs and jumping across ditches and he just up and drops the crutches and says what crutches . The little faker been milking that hurt foot for two days and all a sudden hes cured. I guess mircules really do happen and Rabbit hunting can cure anything

Thats some funny stuff Rocky Top.I am going to have to try that one with the wife and milk an injury to get out of her honey do list. LOL

mike are we going to sneak back in there this year lol,,, that place definitely has to be loaded

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mike are we going to sneak back in there this year lol,,, that place definitely has to be loaded

OK I have the Game Warden on speed dial.I'll turn you in.Then tell the landowner that I busted you guys out trespassing on his land and he will be grateful and then give me permission to go in there and kill all the rabbits. Ha Ha LOL

haha Jason I don't know if you should do that maybe you could come with us when we go! LOL!!