Club Events
We have a very active beagle club and hold several events each year. There are a variety of activities to keep everyone involved. We have something for everyone!To work towards our primary goal of promoting hunting beagles, the beagle field trials are our main endeavor. However, we hold other events including an annual rabbit hunt, a club picnic, a wild game dinner and many smaller informal gatherings. It's not uncommon to see many members attending a Super Bowl Party at the clubhouse or watching the 4th of July fireworks from the great vantage point our grounds provide.
With the river on one side of the property, we have some good fishing that many members take advantage of.
Beagle clubs can be a great place to have a good time!
Beagle Field Trials
We hold anywhere from one to four beagle field trials per year at our running grounds. In the spring of each year, we hold an AKC Licensed Beagle Field Trial. This is usually towards the end of April. Throughout the remainder of the year we will hold other beagle gundog field trials that vary from year to year. Usually, in the fall we hold an AKC Sanctioned Beagle Field Trial. A local UKC Club, the Full Circle Houndsmen, usually hold a UKC Licensed Beagle Field Trial at our running grounds. Other beagle trials, such as derby trials and Association Championship Trials are held from time to time when we've been selected as the host club.We've never held a trial where we didn't have an abundance of rabbits. The club has a good winter-time stocking program. We also put out feeders in the winter and plant food plots in the spring.
If you've never been to one of our trials, please come. If you like beagles, good food and friendly people, you're in for a treat. We welcome everyone. You can come to enter your beagle in the trial, show up just to watch or drop by to find out what we're all about.
2010 AKC Licensed Beagle Field Trial details - click here.
These are our club's main events each year. AKC registered beagles can earn championship points only when competing in an AKC Licensed Beagle Field Trial. These trials attract our biggest entries (averaging from 100-130 entries) and they also requires the most work from our members to make them successful. They are also our largest fundraiser and attracts the greatest number of beaglers. They typically travel here from several states.
Annual Rabbit Hunt
This event has grown in popularity each year. It's really amazing how many hunters participate. We hold it each year on a weekend in February. Anyone who can legally hunt may enter. The 2009 hunt will be held Saturday, Feb 7th.Click Here to see past hunts!
Click here for printable entry form!
Annul Summer Picnic
This beagle club event is held each summer in August. It starts out with a fun-trial at 8:00 am. After the trial, the rest of the day is spent eating, pitching horseshoes, playing cards, eating, having a great time with friends, talk'n dogs, and more eating. By the way, the barbeque chicken is the best you'll get anywhere.
Fun Trial - Before the picnic, we hold this low-key trial where we judge the pack based on the amount of time there are at least 2 dogs barking in the pack! No, we don't care if they're backtracking, or barking because they're hungry! It will start at 8:00 am. Entry fee is $3 per dog. Each dog in the winning pack will take home a bag of dog food.