Indiana Beagler, Roger Stiles Sets a New Record!
By Larry Lee, BraceBeagling Editor
August 06, 2010

In this photo Roger Stiles is showing the size of the rabbit he bagged with his golf cart.

First Ever to Bag a Rabbit With a Golf Cart

Just as I was about to leave Michiana Beagle Club last Saturday after the trial, Danny Williams called me over to an area where Indiana Beagler Roger Stiles was surrounded by a group of beaglers.

As I approached the group Danny stated, “You know Roger holds a new world record!" Having no idea of what record Danny was talking about I asked him to explain. “Roger holds the record for being the first and only person to run over a rabbit with a golf cart. He was operating his cart down at Northwestern Indiana Beagle Club during the Wabash Valley trial a couple of weeks ago. He wanted to turn the cart around to go in the opposite direction. He wheeled that thing off the path and through the cover and ran over a rabbit in the process.” Chuck Poszik, Roger’s good friend nodded his head in agreement saying, “ I witnessed the whole thing. I was right there when it happened.”

It is evident that Roger holds a new world record. It is not only a record for recording the first kill of a rabbit with a golf cart but also as you can see by the picture accompanying this article he also holds a record for killing the largest rabbit ever to exist—according to the width of his out stretched hands.

However, Roger’s record does not come without cost as there are some penalties involved. According to Northwestern President, John E. Johnson the following penalties will be assessed to Roger:

Operating an unlicensed vehicle on the club grounds-$100.00.
Operating a vehicle off the designated path.- $200.00
Hunting rabbits in a protected area- $100.00
Hunting rabbits out of season- $500.00
Hunting rabbits with an illegal weapon- $500.00

For a total of $1400.00 in fines.

Who ever said setting records was cheap? However, after thinking it over for a moment, John E. Johnson spoke up and said, “I think I will forget all the fines and just take an arm and a leg off Roger the next time he shows up at Northwestern Indiana!