Mooreland Hunt
P.O. Box 2345,
Huntsville, Alabama 35804-2349.
Established 1961.
Recognized 1963.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, royal blue collar. Evening–scarlet, royal blue collar and facings. MFHs: (1993) Mrs. Leslie Rhett Crosby, 603 Adams St., SE, Huntsville, AL 35801, Tel.: 256-533-7341; (1995) John B. Sewell Jr., 6185 Mooresville Rd., P.O. Box 188, Belle Mina, AL 35615, Tel.: 256-350-0441; (1999) Jon R. Moody, 420 Lowell Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL 35801, Tel.: 256-536-1025; (2005) Evelyn VanSant Mauldin, P.O. Box 269, Leighton, AL 35646-0269, Tel.: 256-446-9781. Hon. Sec.: Evelyn VanSant Mauldin, jt.-MFH, P.O. Box 269, Leighton, AL 35646-0269, Tel.: 256-446-9781. Huntsman: (prof) Rhodri Jones-Evans. Kennels: County Line Rd., Route 3, Madison, Ala. Foxhounds: 21�2 English couples, 26 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: November–March. Meet: Wednesdays, Saturdays and bye days. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact one of the MFHs. Hounds went out 56 times last season. The country is located in north Alabama in Madison, Limestone and Lawrence counties. The country is rolling and in places rough and is composed largely of farmland with wooded sections where there are swampy areas. Wood panels have been placed over wire fences.


Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds
P.O. Box 528,
Unionville, Pennsylvania
19375-0528.
Established 1912.
Recognized 1913.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, scarlet, collar. Evening–scarlet, scarlet facings and collar. MFHs: (2003) Russell B. Jones Jr., 275 Upland Rd., West Grove, PA 19390-9016, Tel.: 610-869-9400; (2003) F. Bruce Miller, Fox Ferret Farm, 448 White Horse Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330-9497, Tel.: 610-869-2114; (2003) Mrs George S. Strawbridge, 196 Greenlawn Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330-9480, Tel.: 610-869-8253. Hon. Sec.: Susan M. Jordan, Cheshire Hunt Conservancy, P.O. Box 528, Unionville, PA 19375-0528, Tel.: 610-291-6831. Huntsman: (prof) Ivan T. Dowling. Whippers-in: (prof) Samuel J. Clifton, (hon) Cynthia Buchanan, (hon) Louis Neilson III. Kennels: Unionville, East Marlborough Township, Chester Co., Pa. Foxhounds: 151�2 Penn-Marydel couples, 131�2 English couples, 71�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: August–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during regular season. Visitors are welcome with the permission of an MFH. Please contact the Hon. Sec. for details. Hounds went out 100 times last season. The country is approximately 17 by 25 miles, paneled with post and rails and chicken coops with open galloping and scattered coverts of varying sizes.


Mt. Cardigan Foxhounds
407 Gristmill Hill Rd.,
Canaan, New Hampshire 03741.
Established 2002.
Registered 2003.
Hunt Attire: Ratcatcher. MFH: (2003) Susan Kraatz, 407 Grist Mill Hill Rd., Canaan, NH 03741-9507, Tel.: 603-523-4289. Hon. Sec.: Michael Kraatz, 407 Gristmill Hill Rd., Canaan, NH 03741, Tel.: 603-523-4289. Huntsman: The MFH. Whippers-in: (hon) Sue Crafts, (hon) Michael Kraatz, (hon) Sandra Thomas. Kennels: Canaan, N.H. Foxhounds: 21�2 American couples, 21�2 Penn-Marydel couples, 2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Drag. Season: August–November. Meet: Wednesdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFH. Hounds went out 25 times last season. The country in southern Grafton County consists of hilly woodlands and rolling farmland.


Myopia Hunt
Box 376,
Hamilton, Massachusetts 01936.
Established 1882.
Recognized 1893.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, canary yellow collar. Evening–scarlet, canary yellow facings. MFH: (1989) Donald V. Little, 118 Topsfield Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938, Tel.: 978-356-3450. Hon. Sec.: Linda Donovan, 482 Bay Rd., S. Hamilton, MA 01982, Tel.: 617-528-1662. Huntsman: (prof) Eugene McKay. Whipper-in: (prof) Stephen Farrin. Kennels: Hamilton, Mass. Foxhounds: 10 English couples, 121�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Drag. Season: Late-August–December. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 58 times last season. The country hunted is in Essex County, Mass. and is approximately 20 by 17 miles, with some large woodlands and pastures. Fences are stone walls with riders, post and rails, coops, board paneling and some ditches, with large swamplands to avoid. Several non-contiguous areas are hunted within the country.


Nashoba Valley Hunt
71 View St.,
Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420.
Established 1964.
Recognized 1967.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, scarlet collar. Evening–scarlet, old gold facings. MFH: (1988) E. Daphne Taylor, 71 View St., Fitchburg, MA 01420, Tel.: 978-345-5391. Hon. Sec.: Janice Wagner, 11 Birch Hill Rd., Worcester, MA 01606, Tel.: 508-853-9312. Huntsman: (hon) Edmund J. Taylor. Whippers-in: (hon) Mrs. France Demmons, (hon) Gail DiScipio, (hon) Dorian Taylor. Kennelman: (prof) Deborah Bergstrom. Kennels: Worcester County, Mass. Foxhounds: 7 American couples, 5 English couples, 2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Coyote. Season: September–January. Meet: Wednesdays, Sundays and holidays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 55 times last season. The country consists of heavily forested hills and some abandoned farms to the west; orchards and farmlands to the east.


New Market-Middletown Valley Hounds
1600 Marker Rd.,
Middletown, Maryland 21769.
Established 1963.
Recognized 1981.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet with forest green collar and old gold piping. Evening–scarlet with forest green collar and old gold facings. MFHs: (1997) Leo Rocca, Fox Gap Farm, 8730 Fox Gap Rd., Middletown, MD 21769-8425, Tel.: 301-473-5315; (2001) Francis E. Becker, 2417 Thurston Rd., Frederick, MD 21702, Tel.: 301-607-4368; (2006) John L. Ward Jr., 8447 Peters Rd., Frederick, MD 21704, Tel.: 301-253-6333. Hon. Sec.: Bonnie Kepner, 16452 Spielman Rd., Williamsport, MD 21795, Tel.: 301-582-2686. Huntsman: (prof) George Harne. Whippers-in: (prof) Amy Saydoff, (hon) Thomas J. Blackwood Jr., (hon) Mike Farber, (hon) Lynda Janet, (hon) Michael Myers. Kennelman: (prof) Amy Saydoff. Kennels: Middletown, Md. Foxhounds: 5 American couples, 31�2 Penn-Marydel couples, 1�2 English couple, 131�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–mid-March. Meet: Wednesdays and Sundays, holidays as bye days. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 44 times last season. The country consists of all of Frederick and Washington counties in western Maryland (except for a triangle between Interstates 70 and 270, southeast of Frederick) and parts of Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia. It includes the Catoctin Mountains with large wooded areas, as well as rolling farmland. The country is paneled with coops, timber and stone walls.


Nodaway River Hounds
3048 223rd Ln.,
Clarinda, Iowa 51632.
Established 2000.
Registered 2001.
Hunt Attire: Dark blue with white piping on black or scarlet. Evening–same. MFHs: (2001) Helmuth Dahlke, 14616 Edith Marie Avenue, Omaha, NE 68112, Tel.: 402-455-1425; (2001) Mary Lynn Forst, 3048 223rd Ln., Clarinda, IA 51632-5504, Tel.: 712-542-4319. Hon. Sec.: Beth M. Schaben, 1151 Ute Ave., Dunlap, IA 51529-9739, Tel.: 712-643-2370. Huntsmen: The MFHs. Whippers-in: Mary Lynn Forst, jt.-MFH, (hon) Jenny Hansen, (hon) Rachel Dahlke. Kennelman: (prof) Kris Cox. Kennels: Taylor County, Clarinda, Iowa. Fox-hounds: 21�2 American couples, 4 Penn-Marydel couples, 61�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: September–mid-May. Meet: Thursdays and every other Saturday or Sunday alternating with Wabash Hounds. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact Mary Lynn Forst, jt.-MFH. Hounds went out 35 times last season. The country is approximately 6,000 to 8,000 acres in southwest Iowa. A beautiful area with vast amounts of grassland and wooded acres. Fordable streams and many ponds and small lakes. The country is well paneled with gates for non-jumpers. A fit, hardy horse is recommended.


Norfolk Hunt
Box 242,
Dover, Massachusetts 02030.
Established 1895.
Recognized 1899.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, apple green wool collar. MFHs, ex-MFHs and members of the honorary staff: apple green velvet collar. Evening–scarlet, apple green facings. MFHs: (2002) Lynn E. Browne, 303 Main St., Medfield, MA 02052, Tel.: 508-359-5512; (2002) Owen P. Hughes, 4 Westdale Rd., Canton, MA 02021-1329, Tel.: 781-828-0335. Hon. Sec.: David Egy, 375 Orchard St., Millis, MA 02054, Tel.: 508-376-5383. Huntsman: (prof) John Elliott. Whippers-in: Owen P. Hughes, jt.-MFH, (hon) Stephen J. Browne, (hon) Susan Gould, (hon) William Miller, (hon) Mrs. Chris Hajjar. Kennels: Centre St., Dover, Mass. Foxhounds: 8 American couples, 1 English couple, 71�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Drag. Season: September–November and late April–May. Meet: Tuesdays, Saturdays and holidays, schooling on Thursdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. or an MFH. Hounds went out 50 times last season. The country is approximately 14 by 16 miles. Also, seaside country with sandy beaches, and inland farm country. All areas are rolling with woodlands and fields. Jumps are stone walls topped with wooden riders, post and rails, coops, some ditches, and various timber fences.


North Country Hounds
P.O. Box 51,
Hartland Four Corners,
Vermont 05049.
Established 1983.
Registered 1985.
Recognized 1988.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, blue-gray collar, green piping. Evening–blue-gray lapel with green collar. MFHs: (1983) John G. Ketterer, 50 Upper Stonehouse Mtn. Rd., Orford, NH 03777, Tel.: 603-353-4045; (2001) Vernon T. Studer, P.O. Box 51, Hartland Four Corners, VT 05049, Tel.: 802-436-2477; (2006) J.R. Rose, 159 Dame Hill Rd., Orford, NH 03777, Tel.: 603-353-2151. Hon. Sec.: Martha Rose, 159 Dame Hill Rd., Orford, NH 03777-9723, Tel.: 603-353-2151. Huntsman: (hon) Sandra B. Studer. Whippers-in: (hon) Peter Concilio, (hon) Delilah Gourley, (hon) Sue Greenall, (hon) Eileen McGuckin, (hon) Anne Peyton, (hon) Martha Rose, (hon) Sarah Studer. Kennelman: (prof) Anna Rose. Kennels: Hartland Four Corners, Vt. Foxhounds: 181�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: Late July–early December. Meet: Wednesdays, Sundays and Fridays plus holidays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 32 times last season. The country lies in the upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire within a 30-mile radius of Hanover, N.H. Sixty percent wooded and forty percent open land with stone walls and coops.


North Hills Hunt
20829 Paddock Circle,
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022.
Established 1965.
Recognized 1968.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, French blue with gold piping. Evening–French blue with gold piping and blue facing. MFHs: (1997) Luke Matranga, 20829 Paddock Circle, Elkhorn, NE 68022, Tel.: 402-289-2032; (1999) Jim Urban, 22105 Quail Pl., Elkhorn, NE 68022-1713, Tel.: 402-289-3251. Hon. Sec.: Cheryl Ann Matranga, 20829 Paddock Circle, Elkhorn, NE 68022, Tel.: 402-289-2032. Huntsman: (prof) Mary F. Walker. Whippers-in: (hon) Karman DeLuca, (hon) Nancy Evans, (hon) Steve Evans, (hon) John P. Meahl Jr., (hon) James Sophir. Kennels: Missouri Valley, Iowa. Foxhounds: 3 American couples, 5 English couples, 20 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: Mid-September–April. Meet: Wednesdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 46 times last season. The country consists of six parcels. One lies in Iowa and the terrain varies from fixture to fixture. Rolling pasture land to stubblefields to wooded to rolling sand hills with spectacular views. All areas are panelled with coops and natural obstacles. A Thoroughbred or Thoroughbred cross is best suited.


Oak Grove Hunt
6119 Royal Mews Dr.,
Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Established 1946.
Registered 1982.
Recognized 2001.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, Confederate gray collar. Field–Black coat, Confederate gray collar. Evening–scarlet, gray lapels and collar. MFHs: (1976) John W. Bowman, 4977 Sees Chapel, Crenshaw, MS 38621, Tel.: 662-382-5099; (1995) Charles Brady, 6119 Royal Mews Dr., Millington, TN 38053, Tel.: 901-872-0420; (1995) Thomas C. Brannon, 10420 Godwin Rd., Arlington, TN 38022, Tel.: 901-829-4360; (1999) Richard Watson, 1560 Pleasant Grove Rd., Moscow, TN 38057, Tel.: 901-292-3302. Hon. Sec.: Amanda McGee, 112 Kathy Lynn, Byhalia, MS 38611, Tel.: 662-893-6524. Huntsmen: Richard Watson, jt.-MFH, (hon) Amanda McGee. Whippers-in: (hon) Susan Brady, (hon) John Bruhwiler, (hon) Peggy Hart, (hon) Barbara Henking, (hon) William Lackey. Kennels: Moscow, Tenn. Foxhounds: 181�2 Penn-Marydel couples, 11�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: September–mid-March. Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec., provide a negative coggins and sign a release. Hounds went out 36 times last season. The country is 15 by 50 miles in Shelby County, Tenn. and Marshall County, Miss. Rolling, wooded and pasture land. Fences consist of brush, poles, and coops. Horses should be sensible, athletic and bold.


Oak Ridge Fox Hunt
1295 Greenfield Rd.,
Afton, Virginia 22920.
Established 1993.
Registered 1995.
Recognized 1998.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, plum collar with gold piping. Evening–same. MFHs: (1993) Rita Mae Brown, Tea-Time Farm, 1295 Greenfield Rd., Afton, VA 22920, Tel.: 540-456-6467; (2003) David W. Wheeler, 211 4th St. NE, P.O. Box 1136, Charlottesville, VA 22902-1136, Tel.: 434-977-1563. Hon. Sec.: Address communications to the MFHs. Huntsman: Rita Mae Brown, jt.-MFH. Whippers-in: (prof) Dana Flaherty, (hon) Mary T. O’Brien. Kennelman: (prof) John Morris. Kennels: Afton, Va. Foxhounds: 21 American couples, 17 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: Mid-September–mid-March. Meet: some Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 68 times last season. The country is bisected by the James River and ranges from rolling open meadows to steep ravines and spurs of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Many areas are heavily wooded. There are coops, post and rails, logs and some stone walls as jumps in the cultivated areas. Many creeks lace through the territory. On the south side of the James River in Buckingham County west of Route 15 all the way to, in some parts, Appomattox County. This land is mostly rolling hills and woodlands.


Old Chatham Hunt
P.O. Box 93,
Old Chatham, New York 12136.
Established 1926.
Recognized 1981.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, canary yellow collar with green piping. Evening–scarlet, canary yellow lapels, green collar. MFHs: (2001) Pamela Cohen, P.O. Box 63, Old Chatham, NY 12136, Tel.: 518-369-2825; (2004) Glenn H. Epstein, P.O. Box 261, North Chatham, NY 12132, Tel.: 518-766-7800. Hon. Sec.: Norreen V. Opper, P.O. Box 175, New Lebanon, NY 12125, Tel.: 518-794-9034. Huntsman: (prof) Patricia Hopkins. Whippers-in: (hon) James Buckley, (hon) Thomas Hopkins, (hon) Mary Beth Jocham-Hursa, (hon) Diana Keltonic, (hon) Susan Lynch-Smith, (hon) Edith Root, (hon) Leslie Q. Stanton. Kennelman: (prof) Francene Samuels. Kennels: Old Chatham, N.Y. Foxhounds: 28 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox, Coyote. Season: August–early December. Meet: Wednesdays, Saturdays and occasionally bye days. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. or the MFHs. Hounds went out 35 times last season. The country is approximately 5 by 6 miles with cropland, woodland and rolling pastures. Fences include coops, post and rails, stone walls (some with riders), windfalls and log fences.


Old Dominion Hounds
P.O. Box 39,
Orlean, Virginia 21028.
Established 1924.
Recognized 1925.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, brick-colored breeches. Evening–scarlet, red collar and facings. MFHs: (1995) Gus Forbush, P.O. Box 149, Flint Hill, VA 22627, Tel.: 540-636-1507; (1995) Mrs. M. Douglas Hytla, P.O. Box 223, Orlean, VA 20128, Tel.: 540-364-4573. Hon. Sec.: Bonnie Barr-Briggs, 6009 Lake Sunset Ln., Hume, VA 22639, Tel.: 540-364-1843. Huntsman: (prof) Gerald Keal. Whippers-in: (prof) Clare Palmer, (hon) Randi Blanchard, (hon) R. Scott Dove, (hon) Vicki Dugan, (hon) Vanessa Keal Gerrish. Kennels: Orlean, Va. Foxhounds: 33 American couples, 2 English couples, 2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors are permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 75 times last season. The country actively hunted is approximately 100 square miles of rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties, mostly pasture with large woodlands, extensively panelled with coops, some natural rail fences and stone walls.


Old North Bridge Hounds
78 Whipple Rd.,
Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876.
Established 1969.
Recognized 1973.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, hummingbird green collar. Evening–scarlet, hummingbird green facings. MFHs: (1988) Mrs. Gordon Neville, 78 Whipple Rd., Tewksbury, MA 01876, Tel.: 978-851-6178; (1993) Gordon W. Neville, 78 Whipple Rd., Tewksbury, MA 01876, Tel.: 978-851-6178. Hon. Sec.: Janet B. Killeen, 31 Hopedale St., Hopedale, MA 01747, Tel.: 508-473-6706. Huntsman: Mrs. Gordon Neville, jt.-MFH. Whippers-in: (hon) Barbara Davidson-Miles, (hon) Penny Lowman, (hon) Molly Springer. Kennelman: (prof) Loren Schibanoff. Kennels: Carlisle, Mass. Foxhounds: 1 American couple, 7 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Drag. Season: Mid-September–November: Mid-April–May. Meet: Tuesdays, Saturdays and holidays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 34 times last season. The country is approximately 10 square miles in Concord, Acton and Carlisle and, by invitation, a square mile area in Framingham. Also, 5 square miles in Sudbury and a few small areas in Weston, Westford, and Bolton. Mostly woods, a few open fields, lots of stone walls, fallen trees, chicken coops and some water jumps.


Orange County Hunt
P.O. Box V,
The Plains, Virginia 20198.
Established 1900.
Recognized 1902.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet for staff only; no scarlet in the field, no hunt colors, buttons only. Evening–scarlet, white facings. MFHs: (1982) James L. Young, Old Denton, 7064 Young Rd., The Plains, VA 20198, Tel.: 540-364-1831; (2001) John Coles, 3032 Bull Run Mountain Rd., The Plains, VA 20198-1744, Tel.: 540-687-6500 x 17; (2004) Malcolm Matheson III, P.O. Box 307, The Plains, VA 20198-0307, Tel.: 540-687-6836. Hon. Sec.: Mary Southwell Hutchison, 23368 Parsons Rd., Middleburg, VA 20117, Tel.: 540-687-6885. Huntsman: (prof) Stephen Spreadborough. Whipper-in: (prof) Jason Marles. Kennels: The Plains, Fauquier County, Va. Foxhounds: 50 American couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–March. Meet: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–contact MFHs. Hounds went out 93 times last season. The country is irregular in size but averages about 16 by 12 miles in Northern Fauquier County near Middleburg. Rolling, moderately wooded, paneled with coops, post and rails, logs on stone walls and crossed by two main streams from south to north.


Ottawa Valley Hunt Rocky Ridge Farm
RR 3,
Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0, Canada.
Established 1873.
Recognized 1953.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, hunter green collar. Evening–scarlet, hunter green collar, white facings. MFHs: (1999) Kay Leach, Rocky Ridge Farm, RR 3, Almonte, Ont. K0A 1A0 CAN, Tel.: 613-257-1331; (2005) Robert Allum, RR # 4, Ashton, Ont. K0A 1B0 CAN, Tel.: 613-253-2735. Hon. Sec.: Pierre Poitras, 117 Murray St., Apt. 401, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5M5 CAN, Tel.: 613-241-3732. Huntsman: (prof) Suzanne Hobin. Whippers-in: (hon) Jill Bryant, (hon) David Mattinson. Kennels: Ashton, Ont., Can. Foxhounds: 19 English couples, 1�2 Crossbred couple. Hunting: Drag, Fox, Coyote. Season: May–mid-November (off July-August). Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 39 times last season. The country is within a 35 square mile area with a mix of cultivated land, scrub land, and bush. Mostly log fences. Fences are safely marked and the bush trails well maintained. Also, new country in Lanark County and Jasper, Ont.


Palm Beach Hounds
2146 Ardley Rd.,
Juno Isles, Florida 33408.
Established 1980.
Registered 1984.
Recognized 1986.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, hurricane blue collar trimmed with white braid. Evening–scarlet, hurricane blue collar, white piping and white facings. MFHs: (1997-2002,2005) Allan Hetelson, 700 SW Pebble Ln., Palm City, FL 34990, Tel.: 215-672-3434; (2005) Robert Pelio, 8415 Bridle Path, Boca Raton, FL 33496. Hon. Sec.: Cornelia Henderson, P.O. Box 3208, Palm Beach, FL 33480, Tel.: 561-795-1500. Huntsman: (prof) Sybil Dance. Whippers-in: (hon) Joe Ford, (hon) Gena Hoffman, (hon) Kristen Hughes, (hon) M. Richard Sapir. Kennelman: (prof) Crocett McLaughlin. Kennels: Palm City, Fla. Foxhounds: 14 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Drag. Season: October–March. Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 36 times last season. The country is located in Martin, Palm Beach and Okeechobee counties. Mostly level with streams, sand banks, pine woods and open pastures. Most jumps are 3′ coops.


Pickering Hunt
P.O. Box 101,
Chester Springs,
Pennsylvania 19425.
Established 1910.
Recognized 1911.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, continental blue and gold gold collar–edging, white breeches. Evening–scarlet, continental blue with old gold collar. MFH: (1980) Edward A. Theurkauf Jr., 1240 Elbow Ln., Chester Springs, PA 19425, Tel.: 610-644-7024. Hon. Sec.: Patricia Theurkauf, 1240 Elbow Ln., Chester Springs, PA 19425, Tel.: 610-644-7024. Huntsman: (prof) Wesley Bennett. Whipper-in: (prof) Gerald Styer. Kennelman: (prof) Gerald Styer. Kennels: Elverson, Pa. Foxhounds: 281�2 Penn-Marydel couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 71 times last season. The country is rolling and approximately 15 by 25 miles. Fairly wooded and hilly with some open country for galloping. Well paneled with post and rails, log jumps and chicken coops.


Piedmont Fox Hounds
P.O. Box 13,
Upperville, Virginia 20185.
Established 1840.
Recognized 1899.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, old gold collar. Evening–scarlet, old gold collar and waistcoat. MFHs: (2002) Shelby W. Bonnie, 632 El Camino del Mar, San Francisco, CA 94121, Tel.: 415-386-2939; (2002) A. A. Zimmerman, 22042 Newlin Mill Rd., Middleburg, VA 20117, Tel.: 540-687-3260; (2006) Walter H. Kansteiner III, 21980 Quaker Ln., Middleburg, VA 20117, Tel.: 540-592-9561. Hon. Sec.: Address communications to the MFHs. Huntsman: (prof) Richard J. Roberts. Whippers-in: (prof) Spencer Allen, (prof) Molly Forland, (hon) Sara Sutton, (hon) Donald Yovanovich. Kennels: Upperville, Loudoun County, Va. Foxhounds: 11�2 American couples, 35 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: Mid-September–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt with permission- for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 76 times last season. The country is situated at the northern end of the Piedmont Valley about 60 miles from Washington, D.C. It is about 20 by 12 miles. It is a grain growing and grazing country made up of large farms. Fences are stone and wood. Large section of country now paneled with post and rails.


Potomac Hunt
17201 White’s Store Rd.,
Boyds, Maryland 20841.
Established 1910.
Recognized 1931.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, colonial blue collar with buff piping. Evening–same, but with buff lapels. MFHs: (1985) Irvin L. Crawford II, Hunter’s Trap, 17201 White’s Store Rd., Boyds, MD 20841, Tel.: 301-972-7621; (1987) Peter Hitchen, 17101 Conoy Rd., Barnesville, MD 20838, Tel.: 301-972-8078; (1999) Mrs. Rainer H. Bosselmann, 16715 Thurston Rd., Dickerson, MD 20842-9651, Tel.: 310-428-8316; (1999) Mrs. Irvin L. Crawford II, Hunter’s Trap, 17201 White’s Store Rd., Boyds, MD 20841, Tel.: 301-972-7621. Hon. Sec.: Antoinette R. Koerber, 21711 Big Woods Rd., Dickerson, MD 20842, Tel.: 301-349-4990. Huntsman: (prof) Larry Pitts. Whippers-in: (prof) Stephen Currey, (prof) Peggy Pitts, (hon) Brian Hagen, (hon) Richard W. Hagen, (hon) Mike Hanagan. Kennelman: (prof) Stephen Currey. Kennels: Barnesville, Md. Foxhounds: 36 American couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Sundays during deer season). Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact one of the MFHs. Hounds went out 65 times last season. The country is approximately 10 by 12 miles in northwest Montgomery County bordering the Potomac River.


Princess Anne Hunt
4790 Finlay St.,
Richmond, Virginia 23231.
Established 1927.
Recognized 1974.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, apple green collar. Evening–same. MFHs: (1991) W. Michael Adams, 3301 Stonewall Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225, Tel.: 804-233-3259; (2003) John T. Ferguson Jr., 4790 Finlay St., Richmond, VA 23231, Tel.: 804-426-5747. Hon. Sec.: Address communications to the MFHs. Huntsman: (prof) James Raine. Whippers-in: (hon) David Chewning, (hon) Mayleigh Chewning, (hon) Sally Eddowes, (hon) Celia A. McKimmey. Kennels: Charles City County, Va. Foxhounds: 31 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: Late October to early March. Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 30 times last season. The country hunted is in Charles City, New Kent, Surry, Prince George and Southhampton counties. The terrain is mostly sandy/red clay composed of open fields and deep woods interspersed with creeks and swamps off the James River. Jumps are natural with some coops.


Radnor Hunt
826 Providence Rd.,
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.
Established 1883.
Recognized 1893.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, gray collar. Evening–same, with gray silk facings. MFHs: (1989) F. Hastings Griffin III, 32 South Fairfield Rd., Devon, PA 19333, Tel.: 610-293-0637; (2004) Michael G. Tillson III, P.O. Box 41, Westtown, PA 19395-0041, Tel.: 610-431-7530. Hon. Sec.: Lester T. Hundt Jr., 7003 Goshen Rd., Newtown Square, PA 19073-1120, Tel.: 610-359-9995. Huntsman: (prof) Joseph Cassidy. Whippers-in: (hon) Mark Cassidy, (hon) David Hucker. Kennels: Radnor Hunt, Malvern, Chester County, Pa. Foxhounds: 131�2 American couples, 5 Penn-Marydel couples, 1�2 English couples, 5 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: Late August–March. Meet: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 67 times last season. The country has three territories. The old territory is approximately 5 by 6 miles and rather rolling with good galloping. Principally fenced with post and rails. The Big Ben territory is approximately 6 by 6 miles, rolling, also with good galloping and panelled with post and rails, coops and box fences in wire. The Brandywine territory is rolling agricultural country with medium size timber fences, post and rails and log panels in wire.


Rappahannock Hunt
P.O. Box 315,
Sperryville, Virginia 22740.
Established 1926.
Recognized 1953.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet with cobalt blue collar. Evening–scarlet with Confederate gray collar and old gold lapels. MFHs: (1999) Oliver L. Brown, 15005 Oakland Rd., Reva, VA 22735, Tel.: 540-547-2810; (2001) Janet P. O’Keefe, 6455 Riverbend Ln., Reva, VA 22735, Tel.: 540-547-2993; (2005) R. Augustus Edwards III, 521 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3811, Tel.: 703-836-8796. Hon. Sec.: Lynn Williams, P.O. Box 31, Casanova, VA 20139-0031, Tel.: 540-788-4067. Huntsman: (prof) Michael Brown. Whippers-in: (hon) Ashley Settle Brown, (hon) Charles H. Brown, (hon) Mike Brown, (hon) Walter W. Burton, (hon) Barton Hitchcock, (hon) Robert Williamson. Kennels: Walnut Ridge Farm, Culpeper, Va. Foxhounds: 25 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: September–March. Meet: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 67 times last season. The country is approximately 30 by 20 miles, situated in three counties: Rappahannock, Madison, and Culpeper, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, consisting of rolling pastures, open valleys, wooded mountainsides, with rail fences, panels and coops and some old stone walls.


Red Mountain Foxhounds
418 Quail Roost Farm,
Rougemont,
North Carolina 27572.
Established 1969.
Recognized 1982.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet collar with forest green piping. Evening–scarlet with forest green collar and scarlet facings. MFHs: (1969) Mrs. John Sprunt Hill II, 418 Quail Roost Farm Rd., Rougemont, NC 27572, Tel.: 919-471-3009; (1997) Bruce Dalton, Full Circle Farm, 4909 Brock Dr., Hurdle Mills, NC 27541, Tel.: 919-732-6962; (2001) Garrison Riggs, 4206 Kiger Rd., Rougemont, NC 27572-8505, Tel.: 919-732-4313. Hon. Sec.: Carol Riggs, 4206 Kiger Rd., Rougemont, NC 27572, Tel.: 919-732-4313. Huntsman: (prof) David G. Raley. Whippers-in: Garrison Riggs, jt.-MFH, (hon) Doug Davis, (hon) Robert Millet, (hon) Carol Riggs. Kennels: Rougemont, N.C. Foxhounds: 271�2 Penn-Marydel couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: Mid-September–mid-March. Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 53 times last season. The country consists of approximately 20 square miles north of Durham in Durham and Person counties, 20 square miles west of Chapel Hill in Orange County, 20 square miles in Caswell County, 30 square miles in Warren County, all in North Carolina, and 15 square miles in Halifax County, Va. Predominately rolling woodland and pasture. Fences are coops and rails as well as natural obstacles.


Red Oak Hounds
P.O. Box 366,
Speed, North Carolina 27881.
Established 1989.
Registered 1991.
Recognized 1999.
Hunt Attire: Scarlet, butternut collar, Confederate Cavalry yellow piping. Evening–scarlet. Butternut collar, Confederate Cavalry yellow piping, gold facings. MFHs: (1995) Anne Boone Shelton Urquhart, 173 Mapleton Ln., Hwy 122, P.O. Box 366, Speed, NC 27881, Tel.: 252-823-5241; (2005) Roswald Daly, 210 S. King St., Windsor, NC 27893, Tel.: 252-332-2181. Hon. Sec.: Carolyn T. Griffin, P.O. Box 148, Red Oak, NC 27868, Tel.: 252-443-5771. Huntsman: (hon) Lynn H. Whitehead. Whippers-in: Anne Boone Shelton Urquhart, jt.-MFH, (hon) Catherine G. Urquhart. Kennels: Speed, N.C. Foxhounds: 21�2 American couples, 3 Penn-Marydel couples, 81�2 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Fox. Season: July–October and December–March. Meet: Saturdays, Sundays and mid-week. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 72 times last season. The country in Nash and Edgecombe County countries are woodlands and farmlands with natural obstacles. The Nash County country is approximately 12 by 8 miles. The Edgecombe County country is approximately 8 by 8 miles. Bertie County is pine and cotton plantations along Roanoke River.


Red Rock Hounds
25 Spoke Rd.,
Reno, Nevada 89506.
Established 1980.
Registered 1983.
Recognized 1987.
Hunt Attire: Gray collar with red piping for women; Gray collar for men and juniors. Evening– scarlet with silver gray silk facings; MFHs and former MFHs also wear canary waistcoats. MFHs: (1980) Lynn Lloyd, 25 Spoke Rd., Reno, NV 89506, Tel.: 775- 969-3243; (1986) Scott J. Tepper, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067, Tel.: 818-225-0350; (2002) Gayle Horn, 25 Spoke Rd., Reno, NV 89506-9546, Tel.: 775-969-3448. Hon. Sec.: Pat Hodges, 15800 Red Rock Rd., Reno, NV 89506, Tel.: 775-969-3094. Huntsman: Lynn Lloyd, jt.-MFH. Whippers-in: (hon) Cathy Bodner, (hon) Tommie Campbell, (hon) Angela Murray, (hon) John Schafer, (hon) Paulette Schneider, (hon) Margaret Smith. Kennelman: (prof) Marcia Geiger. Kennels: Red Rock Valley, 35 miles north of Reno, Nev. Foxhounds: 70 American couples. Hunting: Coyote, Bobcat. Season: September–April. Meet: Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, holidays and bye days. Visitors are welcome. Livery horses are available. Contact Lynn Lloyd, jt.-MFH, for details. Hounds went out 104 times last season. The country is the high desert sagebrush in the Sierra-Nevada mountains and foothills. The kennels consist of 75,000 acres, with three contiguous fixtures, of 150,000 acres or more, each. Other fixtures include cattle and sheep ranches. The vast countries are paneled with coops and timber. The sandy ground cover never freezes. Away areas include: Doyle, Herlong and Ridgecrest, Calif.; Eureka, Belmont, Dayton and Gerlach, Nev.; and Three Forks, Mont. A blood horse is strongly recommended.