Oak Ridge Fox Hunt
1295 Greenfield Rd.
Afton, Virginia 22920.
Established 1993.
Registered 1995.
Recognized 1998.
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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: 540-456-8787; (2003) David W. Wheeler, 211 4th St NE, 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: 34 couples American, 1/2 couple Penn-Marydel, 6 couples Crossbred. 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 71 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.
