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Feb 13, 20212 min read
Hunt Report - Windy Meadow Farm - 2/13/21
The recent cold snap we’ve been experiencing has made stepping out in the early mornings feel something like a page out of a Jack London...
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rcallister
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Hunt Report - O'Neill's & Mueller's - 2/6/21
The 12-degree temps and brisk wind blowing over the fields of Glengaragh did not keep away a field of 30 at today’s beagling meet. We...
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rcallister
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Hunt Report - Chadwick Farm - 1/31/21
The cold and snow flurries did not keep our wonderful field of beaglers from the outdoor fun today, so I was most grateful that our...
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rcallister
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Hunt Report - Hunter's Creek Farm - 1/24/21
Today was a bitterly cold one, with temperatures still in the frigid teens when we drove out of the kennels, so we did not know if our...
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rcallister
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Hunt Report - Colleran's - 1/16/21
The beaglers had a wonderful morning at Colleran’s today. There was great company, breathtaking scenery, a bit of sunshine, and even...
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rcallister
Jan 10, 20211 min read
Hunt Report - Goosehaven - 1/10/21
Our much-anticipated Goosehaven meet was a wonderfully good time in a huge 1000 acre wood, near LaDue reservoir. We had beautiful...
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rcallister
Jan 3, 20212 min read
Hunt Report - Andrews Osborne Academy - 1/3/21
Friends… I’m not here to lie to you. I must confess that we do not have a perfect pack. We love them all as if they were perfect, but...
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rcallister
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Hunt Report - Boxing Day Kennels - 12/26/20
With 2 1/2 feet of recently-fallen snow and temperatures not even out of the frigid teens, we decided a walk-out would be more successful...
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rcallister
Dec 20, 20203 min read
Hunt Report - Windy Meadow - 12/20/20
It was a damp, cold, miserable day with an abundance of humidity in the air, cloudy skies, and completely saturated, wet ground. Awful as...
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rcallister
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Hunt Report - Hawken School - 12/6/20
Hawken is an almost-sacred spot for the Chagrin Valley Beagles. When my father was a young beagle Huntsman, the Whitford beagles were...
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rcallister
Nov 28, 20201 min read
Hunt Report - Windy Meadow - 11/28/20
Meadow Run is famous with the beaglers of the Chagrin Valley for near-perfect rabbit habitat (or “rabbitat”, as we like to call it). The...
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rcallister
Nov 26, 20201 min read
Hunt Report - Thanksgiving Day Gray Barns- 11/26/20
After 2 weeks’ worth of cancellations due to inclement weather, the Chagrin Valley Beagles and their staff were glad that the overnight...
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rcallister
Nov 7, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Fox Hollow Farm - 11/7/20
4 ½ couple of beagles showed a tremendously enthusiastic field a fun-filled day at Fox Hollow Farm. Our initial draw along the fence-line...
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rcallister
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Hunt Report - Windy Meadow - 10/25/20
Our day out started off promising and rabbit-y with some lovely music and even a view! But an ambitious huntsman and a full pack of...
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rcallister
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Gengaragh - 10/17/20
The field and beagles had a great time trundling over the O’Neill and Mueller properties today, even if it didn’t happen to be the most...
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rcallister
Oct 10, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Meadow Run - 10/10/20
HUNT REPORT: 10/10/20 at Meadow Run Farm Conditions: very warm, overcast, dry, light wind out of the south It was a beautiful autumn day...
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rcallister
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Hunters Creek Farm - 10/03/20
HUNT REPORT: 10/3 Meet at Hunters Creek Farm The beagles had a 90-minute screamer at Carol Donaldson's Hunters Creek Farm today. ...
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rcallister
Sep 27, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Peninsula - 09/27/20
HUNT REPORT: 9/27 Meet at Peninsula The Chagrin Valley Beagles had a very active day in Peninsula. Although the landowner warned us...
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rcallister
Sep 20, 20202 min read
Hunt Report - Gates Mills Blessing - 09/20/20
HUNT REPORT: 9/20/20 Blessing and Opening Meet at Gates Mills Village The opening meet of the Chagrin Valley Beagles was preceded by the...
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rcallister
Feb 23, 20201 min read
Hunt Report - Hawken - 02/23/20
Today's Hunt Report: 2/23/20 Hawken Meet,We started our draw to the North near Sherman Rd., hoping to open up some new-to-us coverts,...
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