Wilderness Patchwork

Patchhounds · Post by **Patchhounds** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:50 pm

I am just now trying to get back in the patchs,.The first patch that i had was in 1959. lived at the time in oregon, the patch i had came out of N.Y. .I have had a lot of beagles since and a couple patchs too, To be real honest with you i have not seen or owned a better dog than the first patch i had . He ran to catch,geared up or down . he just did what ever it took. he ran a rabbit as if he was the rabbits own shadow.If you get what i mean..If a person ever gets to see one like that let alone own one he will never forget it

wingpatch · Post by **wingpatch** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:00 pm

[quote="wingpatch :]I am just now trying to get back in the patchs,.The first patch that i had was in 1959. lived at the time in oregon, the patch i had came out of N.Y. .I have had a lot of beagles since and a couple patchs too, To be real honest with you i have not seen or owned a better dog than the first patch i had . He ran to catch,geared up or down . he just did what ever it took. he ran a rabbit as if he was the rabbits own shadow.If you get what i mean..If a person ever gets to see one like that let alone own one he will never forget it

[/quote] ooooops i guess i was,nt loged in........wingpatch

DG TX · Post by **DG TX** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 5:35 am

PatchHounds, The biggest problem I see is that Willet died since you had that first Patch in 1959 and I would imagine the blood has changed drastically since he died. This is exactly what happened with the Yellow Creeks after Lon Watson sold them to his brother-in-law Vander Mass.

wingpatch · Post by **wingpatch** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:03 am

dg. what you say is very true,but i do beleave that both of this fine breeders culled very hard in there own line right up to the end. that to me is why they had such fine beagles. I think it is still there, but mabe i am wrong.

....wingpatch

DG TX · Post by **DG TX** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:34 pm

I, to myself, was just comparing them to the Gay bred hounds of Frank Reese's kennel. There today is many variations of interpretations of what a Gay bred hound is. Lots of these I imagine Mr. Reese would not waste a handfull of feed on, if he was still alive.

MelW · Post by **MelW** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:59 pm

Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of Wilderness Patchwork? Who is the author? Publisher? It sounds like a fascinating book. thanks for your help.

wingpatch · Post by **wingpatch** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:06 pm

Order from bob beahm rt.1 box59 ,montrose, wv. 26283...$9.95

PATCHMAN · Post by **PATCHMAN** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:14 pm

I have owned Patches for many years and to me there is no other strain of hunting beagle. Buyers searching for patches that are as close to what Willet would have wanted them to be are rare. I doubt if willet would have ever fed a Patch that would run at a snails pace unless it was old and he was using it for a pup trainer and yet there are patches out there like that today.

It may say patch on the papers and it may be registered as patch but if it is not a run to catch type of hound i guarantee it has little patch in it. Anything less would have had it's name scratched on the stone out by the kennel and it's ffffffffaults would have never been perpetuated today!

Brian,

wingpatch · Post by **wingpatch** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:37 pm

Brian,what state do you live in?send me a privite message. you can find it on my profile.Iwould like to talk to you more about the patches..wingpatch

Patchman · Post by **Patchman** » Sat Mar 22, 2003 3:06 pm

Wingpatch,
Ican't get into the system please Email me and we can talk.

bgray@corlink.com

Slaux · Post by **Slaux** » Sat Mar 22, 2003 9:45 pm

Wingpatch, I live in the U.P. of Michigan, I do not know the gentleman you described. I certainly have no intention of insulting anyone who fancies the patch line, however the ones I have seen in my part of the country I did not care for. Of the few I've seen most were good looking hounds but had little or no hunt and even less brains. They did have alot of speed but didn't know what to do with it. I have seen one that was a bit above average. As far as my breeding I have alot of Branko, Paycheck, Dom's Dougie / Michigan hare hound breeding.

wingpatch · Post by **wingpatch** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:01 am

I am really surprized at all the interest this book has brought, Not just from people interested about the patchs ,But of Willet Randall. I was just wondering if there be a second book or is there? wingpatch

DG TX · Post by **DG TX** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:55 pm

There was only one printed and it was published in '68 by H & H. I guess Bob Beahm bought the rights and then reprinted it. I think he has offered it about 15 years in reprint.

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