It's that time of year!

Over the next three months men and dogs will embark upon the greatest time of the year, that is if you enjoy rabbit hunting. The warmer months behind us, deer hunting nearly over, the snow is on the ground, thank heavens the football season is almost over if you are a Detroit Lions fan! Time to get out and get some exercise, load up the hounds, we're going rabbit hunting! I can hardly wait to listen to the sweet music of the pack on track. Each one amazingly distinguished by their own unique bark. Some howl or bugle is another term, others are choppers, which is a short choppy bark and others can't seem to make up their mind as to whether bugling or chopping would be better. None in the field will be more excited about the hunt than the beagles themselves. The rabbits, I believe, look forward to the event too. I think they find a thrill in leaving a difficult track to follow. If they get too tired, or just are not in the mood, they often will hole up, which means its time to find another to chase. Once the freezer is full, I prefer to give the rabbits a sporting chance, so I resort to my 22 handgun and eventually to my longbow and arrow, totally instinctive of course. It is after all the chase I really enjoy the most anyway. It is just so much fun to get a pack on track and try to predict where to go to head off the chase, to get positioned for the oncoming rabbit! So get ready! Get out the gear, it's time to go rabbit hunting!