JessMar 272 minHunt Report - Closing Meet Gates Mills - 3/27/21I could not have hoped for a better closing meet. With some recent rain and still-damp ground as well as mild temperatures , the scenting...
JessMar 213 minHunt Report - Andrews Osborne Academy - 3/21/21The last time the beagles hunted Andrews, the temptation to run deer was just too much for the pack and we came home muddied and...
JessMar 142 minHunt Report - Colleran's - 3/14/21It was a beautiful, sunshiny, crisp March morning at Colleran’s. We had a wonderful time cruising down the north side of the creek with...
JessMar 73 minHunt Report - Chadwick Farm - 3/7/21Conditions: Sunny, low 30’s (after cold/frosty overnight weather) After getting rained out last week, the beagles were more than ready...
JessFeb 213 minHunt Report - Peninsula - 2/21/21The Chagrin Valley Beagles love being invited to Peninsula because the region is fairly overrun with cottontail rabbits, and today proved...
JessFeb 132 minHunt Report - Windy Meadow Farm - 2/13/21The 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...
JessFeb 61 minHunt Report - O'Neill's & Mueller's - 2/6/21The 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...
JessJan 312 minHunt Report - Chadwick Farm - 1/31/21The cold and snow flurries did not keep our wonderful field of beaglers from the outdoor fun today, so I was most grateful that our...
JessJan 242 minHunt Report - Hunter's Creek Farm - 1/24/21Today 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...
JessJan 162 minHunt Report - Colleran's - 1/16/21The beaglers had a wonderful morning at Colleran’s today. There was great company, breathtaking scenery, a bit of sunshine, and even...
JessJan 101 minHunt Report - Goosehaven - 1/10/21Our much-anticipated Goosehaven meet was a wonderfully good time in a huge 1000 acre wood, near LaDue reservoir. We had beautiful...
JessJan 32 minHunt Report - Andrews Osborne Academy - 1/3/21Friends… 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...
JessDec 26, 20201 minHunt Report - Boxing Day Kennels - 12/26/20With 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...
JessDec 20, 20203 minHunt Report - Windy Meadow - 12/20/20It was a damp, cold, miserable day with an abundance of humidity in the air, cloudy skies, and completely saturated, wet ground. Awful as...
JessDec 6, 20203 minHunt Report - Hawken School - 12/6/20Hawken is an almost-sacred spot for the Chagrin Valley Beagles. When my father was a young beagle Huntsman, the Whitford beagles were...
JessNov 28, 20201 minHunt Report - Windy Meadow - 11/28/20Meadow Run is famous with the beaglers of the Chagrin Valley for near-perfect rabbit habitat (or “rabbitat”, as we like to call it). The...
JessNov 26, 20201 minHunt Report - Thanksgiving Day Gray Barns- 11/26/20After 2 weeks’ worth of cancellations due to inclement weather, the Chagrin Valley Beagles and their staff were glad that the overnight...
JessNov 7, 20202 minHunt Report - Fox Hollow Farm - 11/7/204 ½ couple of beagles showed a tremendously enthusiastic field a fun-filled day at Fox Hollow Farm. Our initial draw along the fence-line...
JessOct 25, 20201 minHunt Report - Windy Meadow - 10/25/20Our 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...
JessOct 17, 20202 minHunt Report - Gengaragh - 10/17/20The 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...
