Well a local state senator just introduced a bill in the Vermont legislature to make the beagle the Vermont state dog. Boy does that get 'em talking, from the rabbit hunters who say that that makes perfect sense to the owners of all other breeds who are outraged.
We shot a lot of rabbits growing up but didn't have a dog. That wasn't a problem for cotton tails because it was my job to crash through the puckers and the brush to get them moving. No regrets with my assigned as there not much better than a day with a parker trojan, a pile of cottontail or snow shoes and then Cajun smothered rabbit with mashed potatoes for supper.
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