Friday, Jul. 26, 2024

Recognized Hunts

Aiken Hounds
347 Union St. SE,
Aiken, South Carolina 29801.
Established 1914.
Registered 1914.
Recognized 1916.
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Aiken Hounds

347 Union St. SE,
Aiken, South Carolina 29801.
Established 1914.
Registered 1914.
Recognized 1916.

HUNT ATTIRE: Green coat, chamois collar. (Staff) Evening—Scarlet with green facings, chamois collar. MFHs: (1995) Linda Knox McLean, 347 Union St., SE, Aiken, SC 29801, Tel.: 803-641-7111; (1997) Eleanor Ward, 4069 Wagener Rd., Aiken, SC 29805, Tel.: 803-643-0138; (2004) Nancy C. Francis, 299 Langdon Rd., Aiken, SC 29805, Tel.: 803-649-7954. HON. SEC.: Dawn Marie Beckering, 156 Marion St. NE, Aiken, SC 29801, Tel.: 803-642-4499. HUNTSMAN: Linda Knox McLean, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Sarah Acord; (hon) Larry Byers; (hon) Brendan Gilligan; (hon) Kathryn Milner; (hon) Gina Salatino. KENNELMAN: (prof) Namon Corley. KENNELS: Aiken, S.C.. FOXHOUNDS: 10 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Drag. SEASON: Mid-October—mid-March. MEET: Tuesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details please contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 48 times last season.
The country hunted is 2,200 acres exclusively in Aiken’s Hitchcock Woods—uncultivated rolling woodlands, sandy open fields, crossed by 18 miles of drag lines. Jumps are Aiken fences.


Amwell Valley Hounds
P.O. Box 98,
Ringoes, New Jersey 08551.
Established 1960.
Recognized 1965.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, moss green collar. Evening—Scarlet, silver green facings. MFHs: (2006) Ralph Reilly, 7 Delaware Rd., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-3955, Tel.: 908-534-1413; (2008) Joanne Possumato, 1435 Route 519, Frenchtown, NJ 08825, Tel.: 908-996-6366. HON. SEC.: Mary Pat Gallagher, 4 Coachman Dr., Hampton, NJ 08827, Tel.: 908-238-9693. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Steven Farrin. WHIPPERS-IN: Ralph Reilly, jt.-MFH; (hon) Lisa Tartaglia; (hon) Michael Harper. KENNELS: Rileyville Rd., Ringoes, N.J. FOXHOUNDS: 19 English couples, 3 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: Mid-August—late March. MEET: Wednesdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 43 times last season.
The country encompasses 268 square miles in central New Jersey. It is principally crop land on rolling terrain, though hardwood forests still prevail from the Sourland Mountains to the Delaware River. Paneling consists of coops, rails and natural wood fences.


Andrews Bridge Foxhounds
P.O. Box 160,
Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976.
Established 1917.
Recognized 1918.


HUNT ATTIRE:
Green coat, white collar. Evening—Scarlet, green collar, white lapels. MFHs: (1968) Robert H. Crompton III, P.O. Box 129, Kirkwood, PA 17536, Tel.: 717-529-2052; (1970) George Strawbridge Jr., 196 Greenlawn Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330, Tel.: 302-571-8322; (1994) Mrs. Robert H. Crompton III, P.O. Box 129, Kirkwood, PA 17536, Tel.: 717-529-2052; (2008) J. Stephen Hill, 190 Village Rd., Cochranville, PA 19330-9607, Tel.: 717-529-6428; (2008) Stephen B. Harris, P.O. Box 160, Warrington, PA 18976, Tel.: 215-343-9000. HON. SEC.: Mrs. Robert H. Crompton III, jt.-MFH, P.O. Box 129, Kirkwood, PA 17536, Tel.: 717-529-2052. HUNTSMAN: J. Stephen Hill, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Stephen B. Harris, jt.-MFH; (hon) Mrs. William Riddle. KENNELMAN: (prof) Harold Ross. KENNELS: Lancaster, Pa. FOXHOUNDS: 20 1⁄2 Penn-Marydel couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: Beginning of August—March. MEET: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted. The field is limited to 25 persons, so please contact the Hon. Sec. for permission to hunt. Hounds went out 72 times last season.
The country is rolling, approximately 15 by 20 miles, with post and rails, chicken coops and board fences in the heart of Amish territory. The Fair Hill country in Maryland is approximately 5 by 7 miles. A rolling country, small coverts and open galloping with numerous chicken coops.


Annapolis Valley Hunt
RR #2,
Cambridge Station,
Nova Scotia B0P 1G0,
Canada.
Established 1979.
                                  Registered 1996.

HUNT ATTIRE: Gentlemen—Scarlet, red collar, green binding. Ladies—red collar, green binding, black or tweed coat. Evening—Scarlet. MFHs: (2005) Deborah Roy, 1414 Mount Denson Rd., RR 1, Falmouth N.S. B0P 1L0 CAN; (2005) Paul F. Johnston, P.O. Box 141, Newport N.S. B0N 2A0 CAN, Tel.: 902-757-2526; (2005) Nancy M. Hinojosa, Porterwood Farm, RR 2, Cambridge N.S. B0P 1G0 CAN. HON. SEC.: Jeannine DeLuca, P.O. Box 141, Newport N.S. B0N 2A0 CAN. HUNTSMAN: Paul F. Johnston, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Nancy M. Hinojosa, jt.-MFH; (hon) Luke Rand. KENNELMAN: (prof) Daniel White. KENNELS: Nova Scotia. FOXHOUNDS: 1⁄2 Penn-Marydel couple, 1⁄2 English couple, 8 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Drag, Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Mid-September—early-December. MEET: Two days a week. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 26 times last season.
The country hunted is in 2 counties; Kings and Hants. Area is approximately 80 miles. Apple orchards, cropland and dykeland with ditches, some wooded area and beach runs.


Arapahoe Hunt
4505 South Yosemite St., #113
Denver, Colorado 80237.
Established 1929.
Recognized 1934.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet with black collar and cactus  green piping. Evening—Scarlet with cactus green lapels. MFHs: (1967) Lawrence C. Phipps III, 41348 Rd. 29, Elizabeth, CO 80107-9102, Tel.: 303-646-4784; (1981) Donald J. O’Connor, 4505 S. Yosemite St., # 113, Denver, CO 80237, Tel.: 303-741-4631; (1990) G. Marvin Beeman, 7677 South Datura Cir., Littleton, CO 80120, Tel.: 303-798-2230; (2006) Robert H. Deline, 5701 E. Sixth Ave. Pkwy., Denver, CO 80220, Tel.: 303-322-3537; (2006) Michael Wilfley, P.O. Box 2330, Denver, CO 80201, Tel.: 303-761-7022. HON. SEC.: Frederica L. Riahi, 1194 Outer Marker Rd., Castle Rock, CO 80104-9332, Tel.: 303-688-8167. HUNTSMAN: G. Marvin Beeman, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Michael Wilfley, jt.-MFH; (prof) Claude Robert Knox; (prof) Irvine Manuelito; (hon) Eunice Beeman; (hon) Grant Carey; (hon) H. Benjamin Duke III; (hon) Herb LaMee; (hon) Tom Mallard; (hon) Lyn Robinson; (hon) Ken Slyziuk; (hon) Christopher Towt; (hon) Marshal Younglund. KENNELS: Watkins, Arapahoe County, Colo. FOXHOUNDS: 44 English couples. HUNTING: Coyote. SEASON: September—mid-April. MEET: Wednesdays, Sundays and occasional Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. or one of the MFHs. Hounds went out 70 times last season.
The country consists of 35,000 acres of rolling grassland approximately ten miles from east to west and five miles from north to south. The country contains two north-south creeks. All jumps are chicken coops. A strong Thoroughbred-type horse with speed and endurance is preferable.


Battle Creek Hunt
c/o Robert Carr, jt.-MFH
P.O. Box 2369,
Battle Creek, Michigan 49016.
Established 1929.
                                  Recognized 1934.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, royal-blue collar. Evening—Scarlet, royal-blue collar, white lapel silk facings.
Ladies: royal-blue collar, canary yellow edging. MFHs: (2002) Robert R. Carr, 22369 M-66 North, Battle Creek, MI 49017, Tel.: 269-963-7772; (2003) B.B. Breed, 24400 CR 358, Lawton, MI 49065, Tel.: 269-624-7366. HON. SEC.: Michael Frazer, 11498 Lynch Rd., Battle Creek, MI 49014-9110, Tel.: 269-763-3173. HUNTSMAN: Robert R. Carr, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Raymond Boettger; (hon) Bill Hajek; (hon) Linda Moore; (hon) Kathleen T. Neuhoff DVM. KENNELMAN: (prof) Miriam Whelan. KENNELS: Augusta, Mich. FOXHOUNDS: 13 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Mid-September—mid-April. MEET: Thursdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact a jt-MFH. Hounds went out 60 times last season.
The country is mixed farm and rough, hilly with streams and ponds and swamps for coverts; some thickly wooded and pine forests as well as perpetual forest conservation areas. Approximately 12,500 acres paneled with assorted types of jumps, plus much unpaneled and partly fenced areas.


Bear Creek Hounds
1539 Bear Creek Rd.,
Moreland, Georgia 30259.
Established 2001.
Registered 2003.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet with black collar and blue piping. Evening—Scarlet with black satin collar and blue piping. MFHs: (2003) Hal V. Barry, 1539 Bear Creek Rd., Moreland, GA 30259, Tel.: 770-253-6332; (2008) Rene L. Latiolais, 90 Walton Rd., Newnan, GA 30263, Tel.: 770-252-3408. HON. SEC.: Jo Leinbach, c/o 1539 Bear Creek Rd., Moreland, GA 30259, Tel.: 404-217-0539. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Guy Cooper. WHIPPERS-IN: (prof) Kelly Barrett; (prof) Heather Cooper; (prof) Shannon Roach. KENNELS: Moreland, Ga. FOXHOUNDS: 1⁄2 English couple, 42 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote, Bobcat. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Wednesdays, Saturdays and occasionally bye days. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. or email info@bearcreekhounds.com. Hounds went out 67 times last season.
The country consists of 2 countries. North Georgia is about 36 square miles in Coweta and Meriwether counties. South Georgia has large tracts of open country in Dooly and Sumter counties.


Beaufort Hunt
c/o 240 Meadowview Rd.,
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019.
Established 1929.
Recognized 1934.

HUNT ATTIRE: Blue, buff trimmings. Evening—Scarlet, buff facings and blue collar. MFHs: (2006) Mary Ann K. Yahn, 325 Piketown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112-9345, Tel.: 717-652-4613; (2008) Tracy McCormick, 7159 Redtop Rd., Hummelstown, PA 17036, Tel.: 717-566-2219; (2008) James L. Rebert, 240 Meadowview Rd., Dillsburg, PA 17019, Tel.: 717-432-3538. HON. SEC.: Karen L. Brickner, 41 Hellam Dr., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Tel.: 717-697-6439. HUNTSMAN: (hon) Beth Carricato. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Barry Gates; (hon) Cynthia Gilbert; (hon) Martha A. Kenworthy DVM; (hon) Michael McCormick. KENNELS: Harrisburg, Pa. FOXHOUNDS: 7 1⁄2 English couples, 10 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Early September—end of March. MEET: Tuesdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 26 times last season.
The country is approximately 30 by 30 miles. Meets are held in various territories, including the kennels in Dauphin County, and other areas in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, York and Perry Counties. All
territory is paneled with post and rail and board fences, chicken coops and stone walls. The country is generally rolling grassland interspersed with woodlands.


Beaver Meadow Foxhounds
RR #1, 3633 Lakeside Rd.,
Keene, Ontario K0L 2G0, Canada.
Established 1992.
Registered 1995.
Recognized 2000.

HUNT ATTIRE: Forest green collar with burgundy piping. Evening—forest green collar with burgundy
piping with scarlet. MFHs: (1998) Gayle Killoran, RR #1, 3633 Lakeside Rd., Keene, Ont. K0L 2G0 CAN, Tel.: 705-295-6741; (2002) Jamie Hughes, 1348 Ridge Rd., Stirling, Ont. K0K 3E0 CAN, Tel.: 613-395-5808. HON. SEC.: Beverly Stephenson, Box 19, 276 Centre Line, Westwood, Ont. K0L 3B0 CAN, Tel.: 705-696-2243. HUNTSMAN: Jamie Hughes, jt.-MFH. KENNELS: Warkworth, Ont., CAN. FOXHOUNDS: 2 Penn-Marydel couples, 1 1⁄2 English couples, 7 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Mid-August—mid-November. SPRING SEASON: Mid-March—May. MEET: Wednesdays and Sundays. Visitors are permitted to hunt—for details contact a jt.-MFH. Hounds went out 28 times last season.
The country is 33 by 70 miles. The north country is rugged with diverse game. The central country is predominantly farmland. The south country is new with plenty of coyote. All areas are being continually opened with new fences and coops.

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Bedford County Hunt
2645 Old Cifax Rd.,
Goode, Virginia 24556.
Established 1941.
Recognized 1966.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, with seal brown collar, piped with gold. Evening—Scarlet, seal brown collar, piped with gold. MFHs: (1989) William R. King, Fox Valley Farm, 1485 Gazebo Ln., Bedford, VA 24523, Tel.: 540-586-3328; (2007) Jane Garland, 2645 Old Cifax Rd., Goode, VA 24556, Tel.: 540-586-5802; (2007) Daniel Temeles, 1461 Rocky Ford Rd., Thaxton, VA 24174, Tel.: 540-587-5929. HON. SEC.: Heidi O’Connor, 1226 Hidden Oaks Ln., Bedford, VA 24523, Tel.: 540-587-3756. HUNTSMAN: William R. King, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Mary Bare; (hon) Mrs. Vernon C. Howerton; (hon) Michael Jackson; (hon) Donna L. Johnson; (hon) Nancy Johnson; (hon) John Lofaso; (hon) Elizabeth Ragland. KENNELS: Near Cifax, Bedford County, Va. FOXHOUNDS: 20 Penn-Marydel couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 47 times last season.
The country is 25 by 30 miles, composed of woodlands, mountains, and rolling terrain. Jumps are post and rails, coops and natural obstacles


Beech Grove Hunt
1187 Sutton’s Branch Rd.
Beech Grove, Tennessee 37018.
Established 2000.
Registered 2001.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, forest green collar with gold piping. Evening—Scarlet, forest green collar, gold piping, gold facing. MFHs: (2001) Elese Alsup, 1187 Sutton’s Branch Rd., Beech Grove, TN 37018, Tel.: 931-394-3022; (2007) Cynthia Stewart, 62 Roberts Rd. North, Winchester, TN 37398, Tel.: 931-962-4275. HON. SEC.: Cynthia Stewart, jt.-MFH, 62 Roberts Rd. North, Winchester, TN 37398, Tel.: 931-962-4275. HUNTSMAN: Elese Alsup, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Cynthia Stewart, jt.-MFH; (hon) Dale Alsup; (hon) Flo Bachrach; (hon) Stasia Bachrach; (hon) Edie Mitchell. KENNELMAN: (prof) Patti Salmon. KENNELS: Beech Grove, Tenn. FOXHOUNDS: 15 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote, Bobcat. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Saturdays. Visitors are permitted to hunt—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 35 times last season.
The country encompasses the area where Bedford, Coffee and Rutherford counties meet. Steep hills with woods and open pastures make up the hunted country. Fixtures are panelled with coops, stone walls and post and rails. Thoroughbreds, Thoroughbred crosses and Arabs are best suited for the extended runs over the steep terrain.


Belle Meade Hunt
P.O. Box 60,
Thomson, Georgia 30824.
Established 1966.
Recognized 1970.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, Confederate cavalry yellow collar. Evening—Scarlet, Confederate cavalry yellow collar, red satin lapels. MFHs: (1985) Edgar S. Wilson, 4575 Wrightsboro Rd., Thomson, GA 30824, Tel.: 706-595-3333; (1999) Charles W. Lewis, 1800 Cedar Crest Dr., Thomson, GA 30824, Tel.: 706-595-3886; (2002) Gary Wilkes, 4767 Harlem-Wrens Rd., Harlem, GA 30814, Tel.: 706-556-9292; (2002) HON. SEC.: Angela Smith, 4914 Smith Rd., Mitchell, GA 30820, Tel.: 706-595-2525. HUNTSMEN: Edgar S. Wilson, jt.-MFH; Gary Wilkes, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Charles W. Lewis, jt.-MFH; Gary Wilkes, jt.-MFH; (hon) John A. Bell III; (hon) Lucy Bell; (hon) Terry Cooper; (hon) LuAnne Durant; (hon) Natalie Gilmore; (hon) Pete Gilmore; (hon) Robbi Gilmore; (hon) James R. Hicks Jr.; (hon) Barbara Lee; (hon) Ed Maxwell; (hon) Oliver Wilcher; (hon) Chase Wilson; (hon) Wendi Wilson. KENNELMAN: (prof) Allene Reville. KENNELS: Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga. FOXHOUNDS: 2 English couples, 39 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Early November—mid-March. MEET: Wednesdays, Saturdays and some Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. or the MFHs. Hounds went out 70 times last season.
The country is approximately 12 by 15 miles. Rolling fields with woodland coverts, dashed with streams and ponds—with large timber tracts on the outer areas. Country is paneled with coops and post and rails. Due to the vast and contiguous nature of the main country, most meets begin from the hunt barn and kennels.


Bijou Springs Hunt
1109 N. Castlewood Place,
Franktown, Colorado 80116.
Established 1984.
Registered 1987.
Recognized 1993.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet with Harvest Gold collar. Evening—Same. MFHs: (1988) Martha Love, 11660 Green Acres Ln., Colorado Springs, CO 80908, Tel.: 719-495-3117; (1989) Rohn L. Mitchell, 1109 N. Castlewood Pl., Franktown, CO 80116, Tel.: 303-841-3533; (2006) Mrs. Paul W. King, 625 Happy Canyon Rd, Castle Rock, CO 80104, Tel.: 303-688-3258. HON. SEC.: Judy Tobias, 13550 Lariat Pl., Elbert, CO 80106-8877, Tel.: 719-543-7310. HUNTSMAN: (hon) Nancy Mitchell. WHIPPERS-IN: Mrs. Paul W. King, jt.-MFH; (hon) Cynthia Byrne; (hon) Meridith Hatterman; (hon) Jerry Kalamen. KENNELMEN: (prof) Jennifer & Aiden Osborn. KENNELS: Kiowa, Colo. FOXHOUNDS: 2 English couples, 18 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Coyote. SEASON: Mid-September—mid-April. MEET: Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings (Formal). Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact Rohn Mitchell, jt.-MFH or the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 51 times last season.
The country is approximately 40,000 acres located in 3 areas south of Denver, Colorado, consisting of scrub oak, pine covered hills, meadows and grasslands. Natural obstacles include drops, ditches, gulches, down timber and man made panels/jumps in fence lines. Almost always 2 fields: fast jumping and a slower, non-jumping.


Blue Ridge Hunt
P.O. Box 96,
Boyce, Virginia 22620.
Established 1888.
Recognized 1904.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, blue collar. Evening—Scarlet, light blue facings and darker blue collar. MFHs: (1996) Mrs. Harry Stimpson III, 304 Nelson Rd., Boyce, VA 22620, Tel.: 540-837-2077; (2000) Linda Jenkins Armbrust, P.O. Box 360, Boyce, VA 22620-0372, Tel.: 540-837-1577; (2007) Anne McIntosh, P.O. Box 294, Millwood, VA 22646-0294, Tel.: 540-837-2404. HON. SEC.: Laurie Volk, 741 Lewisville Rd., Berryville, VA 22611, Tel.: 540-955-4687. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Dennis Downing. WHIPPERS-IN: (prof) Sue Downing; (prof) Alisdair Storer; (hon) Robert Pillion. KENNELS: Clarke County, Va. FOXHOUNDS: 25 English couples, 10 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 79 times last season.
The country lies in Clarke County, in Warren County north of Front Royal, in Shenandoah County north of Route 675, in Frederick County south of Route 50 and west of Route 11 in Virginia and in Jefferson County, W.Va. It is mainly rolling farmland with open pastureland and orchards. Jumps are chicken coops, some tiger traps, post and rails with a few stone walls.


Brazos Valley Hunt
135 PR 3544,
Paradise, Texas 76073.
Established 1994.
Registered 1994.
Recognized 1996.

HUNT ATTIRE: Hunter green with gold trim. Evening—Same. MFHs: (1994) Sandy Dixon, 135 PR 3544, Paradise, TX 76073, Tel.: 940-433-8474; (1999) Terry Olsen, 106 Meadow Ct., Weatherford, TX 76086, Tel.: 817-594-1915; (2008) Rhonda Pool, 2900 S. Hulen #30, Ft. Worth, TX 76109. HON. SEC.: Gail Murthy, 1222 Virginia Place, Fort Worth, TX 76107, Tel.: 817-738-4785. HUNTSMAN: Sandy Dixon, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Kathleen A. Brown; (hon) Kim Buczkowski; (hon) Bobby Dixon; (hon) Niki Ing; (hon) Karl Olsen; (hon) Christie Tull. KENNELS: Paradise, Texas. FOXHOUNDS: 18 1⁄2 American couples, 4 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote, Boar. SEASON: Late September—March. MEET: Saturday and occasional Wednesdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 42 times last season.
The country is open and wooded ranch lands, located mostly in Wise, Parker and Jack counties. Panels are mostly coops with some telephone poles. A fit horse is required as some runs are long.


Bridlespur Hunt
1338 Bear Canyon,
Wildwood, Missouri 63021.
Established 1927.
Recognized 1929.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, robin’s egg blue collar, canary yellow waistcoat. Evening—Scarlet, robin’s egg blue collar and facings. MFHs: (1991) Marilyn Carney, 17 Overbrook Dr., St. Louis, MO 63124, Tel.: 314-963-1679; (1999) Eugene Deutsch, 79 Lake Forest, St. Louis, MO 63117, Tel.: 314-781-0969; (2001) Mary C. Hensel, 4636 Burkshire Ln., Waterloo, IL 62298, Tel.: 618-458-7396; (2001) Jill Wagenknecht, 1338 Bear Canyon Rd., Wildwood, MO 63021, Tel.: 636-386-0202. HON. SEC.: Jane Liesmann, 1561 Olive Rd., New Haven, MO 63068, Tel. 573-237-2693. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Eleanor P. Hartwell. WHIPPERS-IN: Eugene Deutsch, jt.-MFH; Jill Wagenknecht, jt.-MFH; (hon) Lee Deutsch; (hon) Tess Fleischli; (hon) John Korenak. KENNELS: Eolia, Lincoln County, Mo. FOXHOUNDS: 2 American couples, 24 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Wednesdays, Sundays and some Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 38 times last season.
The country in Lincoln and Pike County has farms and pastures, rolling with large coverts, of approximately 4,000 acres. The country in St. Charles County includes the Busch Wildlife Area, approximately 9,000 acres. Our Greene County, Ill. country includes farms and pastures of approximately 4,000 acres, well paneled with coops. Joined with Meramec Valley Hunt, 2001.


Bull Run Hunt
P.O. Box 14,
Mitchells, Virginia 22729.
Established 1911.
Recognized 1954.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, Confederate gray collar. Evening—Scarlet, gray lapels and gray piping on collar. MFHs: (2005) John W. Smith, 5027 Windrows Farm Lane, Barboursville, VA 22923, Tel.: 434-973-1476; (2007) Mike Long, 9427 Oak Park Rd., Locust Dale, VA 22948, Tel.: 540-672-7255; (2008) Rosie Campbell, 8048 Oak Park Rd., Locust Dale, VA 22948. HON. SEC.: Kristin Ford, P.O. Box 5, Mitchells, VA 22729, Tel.: 434-293-5169. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Gregory A. Schwartz. WHIPPERS-IN: Rosie Campbell, jt.-MFH; (hon) Dick Bickle; (hon) Kathy Broaddus DVM; (hon) Travis Toms; (hon) Jeffrey Woodall. KENNELS: Culpeper, Va. FOXHOUNDS: 3 American couples, 1 Penn-Marydel couple, 29 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: August—March. MEET: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 101 times last season.
The country is fairly rolling and in three counties (Culpeper, Madison and Orange). Jumps are mainly coops.

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Camargo Hunt
c/o Natalie Nesbitt
4855 Burley Hills Dr.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Established 1925.
Recognized 1928.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, grey collar and yellow piping. Evening—Scarlet, grey silk facings, grey collar with yellow piping. MFHs: (1995) John R. Babcock, 6885 Stagge Rd, Loveland, OH 45140, Tel.: 513-677-6743; (1997) Courtney W. Ball, P.O. Box 212, Prospect, KY 40059, Tel.: 502-893-2569; (2000) Mrs. Gary P. Kreider, 1356-1 US Rt. 52, New Richmond, OH 45157, Tel.: 513-553-4960; (2003) Morley P. Thompson Jr., 10888 Schlottman Rd., Loveland, OH 45140-6637, Tel.: 513-677-0825. HON. SEC.: Natalie Nesbitt, 4855 Burley Hills Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45243-4009, Tel.: 513-561-4588. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Danny Kerr. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Clara B. Blair; (hon) Eizabeth H. Brown; (hon) David Cawdrey; (hon) William H. Chatfield; (hon) Lori Lischkge; (hon) Katie Slattery; (hon) Kathy Smock; (hon) Carroll Whitten. KENNELMAN: (prof) Janice Snelling. KENNELS: Burlington, Ky. FOXHOUNDS: 7 American couples, 1 English couple, 20 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: September—March. MEET: Tuesday, Saturday, and occasionally Thursdays. Visitors permitted to hunt. For details contact one of the MFHs. Hounds went out 40 times last season.
The country consists of approximately 12,900 acres of open and wooded terrain. 2,600 acres partially farmed in Indian Hill, 2,500 acres in Clermont County and 7,900 acres in Kentucky. These areas are paneled with post and rails, telephone poles and coops.


Camden Hunt
P.O. Box 2285,
Camden, South Carolina 29020.
Established 1926.
Recognized 1929.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, orange collar with charcoal piping—Black Melton or Oxford Grey coat, orange collar with charcoal piping. Evening—Scarlet with orange lapels. MFHs: (1984) Judith F. Thiel, 244 Firetower Rd., P.O. Box 551, Camden, SC 29020, Tel.: 803-432-6860; (2005) A. M. Floyd, 1417 Meador Rd., Chester, SC 29706-9743, Tel.: 803-385-2651; (2006) Sandra H. Cushman, 750-C Dicey Creek Rd., Camden, SC 29020, Tel.: 803-432-3800. HON. SEC.: Katherine Fanning, 1718 Rutland Court, Columbia, SC 29206, Tel.: 803-738-8266. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Chad Wilkes. WHIPPERS-IN: A. M. Floyd, jt.-MFH; Sandra H. Cushman, jt.-MFH; (hon) Hope H. Cooper; (hon) Katherine Fanning; (hon) Ken Furlong; (hon) Col. (Ret.) Scott Lyon; (hon) Robin O’Neil. KENNELS: Camden, Kershaw Co., S.C. FOXHOUNDS: 30 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: October—mid-March. MEET: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 49 times last season.
The country lies in Kershaw County and is about 15 square miles. It includes woods, fields and swamps. Sandy soil. Jumps are post and rails, logs, coops and Aiken fences.


Caroline Hunt
Chase’s End Farm
17237 Antioch Rd.,
Milford, Virginia 22514.
Established 1999.
Registered 2000.
                               Recognized 2005.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, Caroline County green velvet collar. Evening—Scarlet, Caroline County green velvet collar, silk facings. MFHs: (2000) Lt. Col. Robert N. Ferrer Jr. USMC-Ret., Chase’s End Farm, 17237 Antioch Rd, Milford, VA 22514, Tel.: 804-633-1204; (2006) Elizabeth Ferrer, Chase’s End Farm, 17237 Antioch Rd., Milford, VA 22514, Tel.: 804-633-1204. HON. SEC.: Gwynne Adams, 29212 Signboard Rd., Ruther Glen, VA 22546, Tel.: 804-994-5335. HUNTSMAN: Lt. Col. Robert N. Ferrer Jr. USMC-Ret., jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: Elizabeth Ferrer, jt.-MFH; (hon) William N. Burnette, CDR USN (Ret.); (hon) Deborah H. Fox; (hon) Mrs. Charles Sanders. KENNELMAN: (prof) Terri Ransone. KENNELS: Milford, Va. FOXHOUNDS: 4 American couples, 15 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: Mid-September—mid-March. MEET: Saturdays, Sundays and bye days. Visitors by invitation of the MFHs. Hounds went out 45 times last season.
The country is located in the southern portion of historic Caroline County, portions of Hanover County, and a portion of King and Queen County. Rolling, mostly wooded, panelled with coops and natural logs.


Casanova Hunt
P.O. Box 105,
Casanova, Virginia 20139.
Established 1909.
Recognized 1910.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, old blue collar and old blue or canary yellow waistcoat. Evening—Scarlet, old blue collar with scarlet faced lapels. MFHs: (1983) Mrs. William G. Fendley, 4545 Casanova Rd., Box 47, Casanova, VA 20139, Tel.: 540-788-4116; (2001) William G. Fendley III, 4545 Casanova Rd., Box 47, Casanova, VA 20139, Tel.: 540-788-4116; (2006) Mrs. John C. Clark, 9653 Rogues Rd., Oakwood Farm, Midland, VA 22728, Tel.: 540-788-3222. HON. SEC.: Mrs. Jack Campbell, P.O. Box 105, Casanova, VA 20139, Tel.: 540-439-0722. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Tommy Lee Jones. WHIPPERS-IN: William G. Fendley III, jt.-MFH; Mrs. John C. Clark, jt.-MFH; (prof) Melvin Johnson; (hon) Kay B. Blassic; (hon) Gaylord Hoisington; (hon) Robert Johnson; (hon) Mrs. Steven Saville; (hon) Trinka Thomas. KENNELS: Casanova, Va. FOXHOUNDS: 7 American couples, 22 1⁄2 Crossbred
couples. HUNTING: Fox. SEASON: Mid-September—mid-March. MEET: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Visitors permitted to hunt by permission of the MFHs—for details contact the MFHs. Hounds went out 64 times last season.
The country is located in central and eastern Fauquier County, southeast Culpeper County, northeast Orange County, northeast Spotsylvania County and western Stafford County. It is a mixture of open grass country and woodlands. Fences are mostly timber and coops.


Caza Ladron
#20 Davis Loop,
Placitas, New Mexico 87043.
Established 1999.
Registered 2000.
Recognized 2006.

HUNT ATTIRE: Formal. Evening—Black tie. MFHs: (2000) Holly Mitchell, #20 Davis Loop, Placitas, NM 87043, Tel.: 505-867-9139; (2004) Brian K. Gonzales, P.O. Box 5353, Santa Fe, NM 87502, Tel.: 505-983-9587; (2004) Guy McElvain, P.O. Box 88, Lemitar, NM 87823, Tel.: 505-835-1845. HON. SEC.: Phyllis Gonzales, P.O. Box 5353, Santa Fe, NM 87502, Tel.: 505-983-9587. HUNTSMEN: Guy McElvain, jt.-MFH; (prof) John Snyder. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Anna Kloess Beacom; (hon) Jeff Brock; (hon) Julene Lobato; (hon) Dianna Snyder; (hon) Star York. KENNELMAN: (prof) Daniel Woods. KENNELS: Rancho Corazon, Lemitar, N.M. FOXHOUNDS: 1⁄2 English couple, 21 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Coyote. SEASON: November—April. MEET: Wednesdays and Saturdays or Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 49 times last season.
The country consists of high desert mesas and river valleys with cotton woods and thick brush.


Chagrin Valley Hunt
P.O. Box 265,
Gates Mills, Ohio 44040.
Established 1908.
Recognized 1909.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, green collar, white breeches, canary tattersall (black and orange plaid) waistcoat. Evening—Scarlet, green lapels, black silk breeches and stockings. MFHs: (1998) Richard A. Desberg, 15321 Russell Rd., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-2662, Tel.: 440-247-3215; (1998) Howard C. Meyer Jr., 14360 Hunting Hill Dr., Novelty, OH 44072, Tel.: 440-338-6060; (2001) Mrs. Charles C. McConnell, 449 N. Main St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022, Tel.: 440-247-5997. HON. SEC.: Caroline Donaldson, 9575 Music St., Novelty, OH 44072, Tel.: 440-338-8703. HUNTSMAN: (prof) Philip Headdon. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) William M. Fraser; (hon) Cary Meyer; (hon) John Redmond. KENNELS: Gates Mills, Ohio. FOXHOUNDS: 11 English couples, 10 1⁄2 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: August—March, weather permitting. MEET: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; August-December. Saturdays primarily in January, February & March. Visitors permitted to hunt by invitation of the MFHs—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 40 times last season.
The country is 15 by 21 miles in Amish country around Middlefield, Ohio. It is lovely, slightly rolling land with a mix of woods, fields and pastures. Paneled with coops though every fixture can be hilltopped by non-jumpers. Additional country with steep terrain near Zoar, Ohio is open. A clever horse is necessary.


Chula Homa Hunt
5580 Hwy. 27,
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180.
Established 1988.
Registered 1991.
Recognized 1993.

HUNT ATTIRE: Emerald green and royal blue. Evening—Same. MFHs: (1988) Mrs. Scott Skipper, 5880 Highway 27, Vicksburg, MS 39180, Tel.: 601-636-1419; (1997) Hildreth B. McCarthy, Logis Lagniappe, P.O. Box 10, Folsom, LA 70437, Tel.: 504-891-4589. HON. SEC.: Beattie Williams, 1 Chapel Ridge Lane, Vicksburg, MS 39180, Tel.: 601-415-1504. HUNTSMAN: Mrs. Scott Skipper, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Garland Lyell; (hon) Kathy Lyell; (hon) Cathy Nestler; (hon) Beattie Williams; (hon) Sara Nestler. KENNELMAN: (prof) Cathy Nestler. KENNELS: Bolton, Miss. FOXHOUNDS: 2 1⁄2 American couples, 14 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: September 1st—mid-March. MEET: Saturdays and/or Sundays. Visitors are permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 23 times last season.
The country adjoins the kennels and contains approximately 1,500 acres with timber and pasture land with numerous post and rail gaps nearby. Another country consists of approximately 6,620 acres and is timber land, pasture land and worked fields with jumps of either coops or post and rail. In Hinds and Madison counties, Miss., each is northwest of Jackson and 25 minutes from downtown. Plus approximately 3,000 acres timberland and open fields located in Claiborne, Jefferson, and Copiah counties, Miss., about 60 miles southwest of Jackson.


Cloudline Hounds
6705 County Rd. 1048,
Celeste, Texas 75423-3805.
Established 1974.
Recognized 1979.

HUNT ATTIRE: Scarlet, sky blue collar with Casanova old blue piping. Evening—Same. MFHs: (1974) Col. Rex C. Denny, Cloudline Farms, 6705 County Rd. 1048, Celeste, TX 75423-3805, Tel.: 903-568-4380; (1974) Marjorie H. Denny, Cloudline Farms, 6705 County Rd. 1048, Celeste, TX 75423-3805, Tel.: 903-568-4380; (1997) Susan Denny Gentry, 6703 CR 1048, Celeste, TX 75423-3805, Tel.: 903-568-4849. HON. SEC.: Marilyn W. Allen, 1924 County Rd. 1056, Celeste, TX 75423, Tel.: 214-368-7461. HUNTSMAN: Susan Denny Gentry, jt.-MFH. WHIPPERS-IN: (hon) Mary Fox; (hon) Craig Gentry; (hon) Diane Moorehead. KENNELMAN: (prof) Casimiro Gonzales. KENNELS: Cloudline Farms, Celeste, Texas. FOXHOUNDS: 3 American couples, 30 Crossbred couples. HUNTING: Fox, Coyote. SEASON: Early November—April. MEET: Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. Visitors permitted to hunt—for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 42 times last season.
The country is mostly ranch land with some plow. Heavy woods along the Sabine and South Sulphur Rivers, and the Mustang and Rainbow Creeks. Country is approximately 20 by 20 miles in northern Hunt County and southern Fannin County. Gently rolling terrain. Fences are coops, post and rails and logs over wire. Scattered fox, with abundance of coyote.


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