Welcome to Foothills Beagle Club online. Our clubhouse and running grounds are located at 417 Oak Hill Road in Belton, South Carolina. Nestled in the foothills of the great Smokey Mountains we are conveniently located near Greenville and Anderson.
We are an AKC licensed Club and hold SPO, Gundog Brace, and Two Couple Pack field trials. We are also affiliated with United Beagle Gundog Federation (UBGF).
It is our intention to provide you with pertinent information about our club and all of our activities. Feel free to browse around and make comments via the form on the Contact FBC page if you like.
Please enjoy your visit.
We are an AKC licensed Club and hold SPO, Gundog Brace, and Two Couple Pack field trials. We are also affiliated with United Beagle Gundog Federation (UBGF).
It is our intention to provide you with pertinent information about our club and all of our activities. Feel free to browse around and make comments via the form on the Contact FBC page if you like.
Please enjoy your visit.
A brief Club History
Foothills Beagle Club
Foothills Beagle Club was formed in early 1984 as a Small Pack Option (SPO) club located in Greenville, South Carolina catering to beaglers throughout the upstate area. There were 39 paid charter members some of which are still active. The primary purpose of the club has been to promote the beagle as a hunting breed and to spark new interest in the sport of beagling in our area.
Prior to the organization meeting which took place in April 1984, we held monthly meetings starting in December 1983. During those first meetings the constitution and by-laws were developed, a running ground lease was negotiated, running ground rules were written, and a nominations committee was appointed to select appropriate candidates for the officers and board of directors. After the March meeting all potential members were notified that the organization meeting would be held in April and that the primary business to be conducted would be adoption of the by-laws and constitution, election of officers and board members, and also a club vote for the property lease. With that humble beginning Foothills Beagle Club was off and running.
The Club held its first fun trial, a two-couple pack trial, in early September 1984. The trial was very successful with approximately 40 hounds entered and some 70 to 75 persons on hand for the event. We held our first UBGF CHB trial in the fall of 1987 and our first AKC Licensed Trial in the fall of 1988.
In the beginning, like most other Beagle Clubs, Foothills leased their running grounds. The constant demand for development and maintenance of rabbit habitat without the knowledge of long term usage was disappointing and exhausting. It always seemed that when the running grounds were getting good that our lease would not be renewed or the property would be sold. With that humbling knowledge we were determined to find and buy property suitable for our club running grounds.
We developed a plan whereby all participating members could essentially loan the club necessary funds to buy property, construct a clubhouse, install fencing, prepare road access, and provide necessary utilities such as water, sewer, and power. The fund was called “The Superfund”.
In December of 1990 a piece of property was located and acquired using funds established in The Superfund. The property was purchased with a check from the Superfund on Christmas Eve 1990. Over the next several years the club was able to repay all of the held notes in the Superfund, purchase significant assets including tractors, implements used for planting, a golf cart, and build a tractor shed and feed house to provide protection for the equipment.
We now have two enclosures, approximately 30 acres each, and also a puppy starting pen which is about 2 acres.
Prior to the organization meeting which took place in April 1984, we held monthly meetings starting in December 1983. During those first meetings the constitution and by-laws were developed, a running ground lease was negotiated, running ground rules were written, and a nominations committee was appointed to select appropriate candidates for the officers and board of directors. After the March meeting all potential members were notified that the organization meeting would be held in April and that the primary business to be conducted would be adoption of the by-laws and constitution, election of officers and board members, and also a club vote for the property lease. With that humble beginning Foothills Beagle Club was off and running.
The Club held its first fun trial, a two-couple pack trial, in early September 1984. The trial was very successful with approximately 40 hounds entered and some 70 to 75 persons on hand for the event. We held our first UBGF CHB trial in the fall of 1987 and our first AKC Licensed Trial in the fall of 1988.
In the beginning, like most other Beagle Clubs, Foothills leased their running grounds. The constant demand for development and maintenance of rabbit habitat without the knowledge of long term usage was disappointing and exhausting. It always seemed that when the running grounds were getting good that our lease would not be renewed or the property would be sold. With that humbling knowledge we were determined to find and buy property suitable for our club running grounds.
We developed a plan whereby all participating members could essentially loan the club necessary funds to buy property, construct a clubhouse, install fencing, prepare road access, and provide necessary utilities such as water, sewer, and power. The fund was called “The Superfund”.
In December of 1990 a piece of property was located and acquired using funds established in The Superfund. The property was purchased with a check from the Superfund on Christmas Eve 1990. Over the next several years the club was able to repay all of the held notes in the Superfund, purchase significant assets including tractors, implements used for planting, a golf cart, and build a tractor shed and feed house to provide protection for the equipment.
We now have two enclosures, approximately 30 acres each, and also a puppy starting pen which is about 2 acres.
 Clubhouse and Tractor Shed |
 Running Enclosure |
Observation Tower
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