From left: Joe Fodor and my sons, Bobby and Park, start hunting on Joe's farm in Medina County, Ohio. Homer the beagle trails the trio. Some mornings are made for hound-dog music and this one in late ...

THREE RIVERS AREA — Standing ankle deep in the blackwater bayou, I watch the swamp rabbit. I can hear, in the distance, two beagles hot on its track, but this bottomland creature seems unconcerned.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tradition of beagles and bunnies lives in the South. Daniel Williams sits on the tailgate of his Chevrolet Silverado and leans ...