http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk Directory of hunts throughout the world including foxhounds, beagles, harriers, staghounds, minkhounds and basset hounds http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/images/feedfox.png http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-183_Midwinter-report.php Our 2009-2010 season has been plagued with rough weather conditions at times, but hounds have shown very good sport. November 1st, was a meet at Marsh Creek. Nick Booth did a nice job hunting hounds, and the pack had short runs on two rabbits in tough scenting conditions. At Silbermans on the 8th, w... reports Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:30:26 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-182_Hunting-and-Animal-Welfare-A-Principled-Approach.php In this article, Jim Barrington, who joined the League Against Cruel Sports in 1972, when he was 19, and was its Executive Director for seven years illustrates succinctly and dispassionately, why, in forcing through the Hunting Act for political ends, the Government struck a blow against the concep... articles Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:17:24 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-181_Hounds-and-Charity-The-Story-of-Stalker.php Its not your usual hunt supporters fund. But when members of the Iroquois Hunt Club in Lexington, Kentucky, established the Hound Welfare Fund, they applied the hunt supporters model to a different area: retired foxhounds. The HWF is now in its 11th year of funding happy, dignified retirements for ... articles Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:39:01 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-180_RISE-Rural-Ireland-Says-Enough.php Organisations representing more than 300,000 people involved in traditional rural field sports have come together to form a new national campaign called RISE Rural Ireland Says Enough RISE will campaign at national, regional and local level to mobilise public and political opinion in support of our... news Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:46:19 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-179_Covert-Surveillance--Is-there-an-Anti-Hiding-in-Your-Bushes.php A notable criminal trial has just been conducted at Bournemouth Magistrates Court. The prosecution case lasted 6 days, something of a record in a summary trial. The assembled witnesses, lawyers and experts, as well as the accused, were informed, at 6:30 on the evening of the sixth day, that the case... articles Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:58:37 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-178_Meet-Report.php Today Lili, Kate, Jenner, Judy, Susan, Howard and I braved the hard icy footing again and took hounds out. We went to the Meadows, where we often run grey fox, in a smaller sort of contained area, hoping that it would not require us covering a lot of frozen ground. Following is my version, hopefully... reports Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:49:59 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-177_Kaptain-with-a-K-The-Story-of-a-Hound.php About nine years ago, I started my pack with mostly American Hounds. Their aggressive hunting style and outgoing temperaments were what attracted me. Also, it was very significant that when I asked the people I knew for hounds to start my pack with that I was given hounds from American packs, namely... articles Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:39:43 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-176_Potential-Issues-with-the-Supplementary-Feeding-of-Garlic-in-the-Hunter.php With the recent bad weather affecting the ability of horses to exercise properly and therefore maintain required fitness levels, many horse owners look to alternative ways of finding and maintaining a positive influence on their horses metabolism. As a result we like many others have added an incre... articles Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:19:17 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-174_Dr-Donald-Stevenson-1511960--1072008.php Dr Donald Stevenson passed away unexpectedly. He was a longterm and loyal member of the Findon Harriers Hunt, President from 2002 and Whipper-in from 1994. He is greatly missed. The Donald Stevenson award has been established by the hunt in his memory. This is awarded annually by the Masters to the ... obituaries Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:40:42 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-173_The-Essence-of-Good-Land-Management-is-Murder.php Its a simple truth that no Green politicians are elected by rural constituencies. Why Because country people there know that nothing is naturally natural. Everything in the countryside is managed, either through the brutal methods of nature, or by the hand and will of man. The Irish countryside is ... articles Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:21:33 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-171_True-Libertarians-Will-Support-the-Repeal-of-the-Hunting-Ban.php Tony, if you invoke the Parliament Act it will be the most illiberal act of the last century. The late Roy Jenkins was no foxhunter, but he was a libertarian and his advice to Tony Blair shortly before his death in 2003 encapsulates the challenge of the Hunting Act for those who claim to follow in J... articles Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:25:23 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-170_Ward-Union-to-Take-Protest-to-City.php THE proposed banning of the Ward Union hunt by Minister for the Environment, John Gormley will meet stiff resistance with protests set for the streets of Dublin and Dail Eireann itself, according to local man Gavin Duffy of the Hunting Association. A massive rally in Trim Castle, Hotel, organised b... news Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:25:03 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-169_Murder-Hollow-Bassets--311209.php The latest news on the Murder Hollow case is that the Pennsylvania Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chairman of the Board, Harrisse Yaron, suddenly resigned last week. The PSPCA under her direction and management has refused to respond to questions about the condition and location of th... news Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:42:13 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-168_Boxing-Day-Meets-Defy-Weather.php Across the country thousands of supporters braved sub zero temperatures to support Boxing Day hunts today and call for the repeal of the Hunting Act. Simon Hart, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, was with the South Pembrokeshire Hunt and 1000 supporters at the Cresselly Arms, Cresswell... news Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:22:44 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-167_Mendip-Farmers-Summer-Picnic-Ball.php Saturday 24th July '10 More details to follow events Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:23:46 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-166_Mendip-Farmers-End-of-Season-Social.php Saturday 10th April '10 At Ston Easton events Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:22:32 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-165_Stag-Hunt-Ban-is-Green-Ignorance-Gone-Rabid.php The Irish Times - Friday, December 18, 2009 OPINION: A demoralised Fianna Fil shows no appetite to resist its minnow bedfellows on the issue, writes KEVIN OCONNOR WHEN I returned to this country in the early 70s, I had reason to ponder what made us different. So much that greeted me was ramshackl... news Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:19:42 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-164_Some-Problems-of-the-Chase.php Written by H.F.C and published in an early Bailys, the authors thoughts on hunting cover the behaviour of the field, the quarry, casting and scent. Written over 100 years ago the observations are as relevant today as they were when written and are much more than just a historical footnote. I SUPPOS... articles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:09:36 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-163_The-Show-Must-Go-On.php Entitled Virginia Foxhounds Run Wild in Show the following edited report appeared in the New York Times of 23rd February 1913, and seems to show what happens if a hound pack does not practice showing skills on the flags whilst at home. Today foxhounds are effectively canine ambassadors for hunting a... articles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:57:32 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-162_With-the-Brookside-Harriers.php This Report on the Brookside Harriers was taken from an early Bailys according to Rawdon B. Lee, Kennel Editor of The Field, the Brookside were one of the oldest packs in the country and is recorded as hunting from at least 1770 though they were subsequently sold in 1903 and formed the Brighton and... articles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:20:39 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-161_John-H-Daniels-Fellowship-at-the-National-Sporting-Library.php Do you want to do some academic research with a hunting bias If so the National Sporting Library based in America wants to hear from you, they are looking for applicants for fellowship places to start in 2010 - the deadline is 1st February. The National Sporting Library, a research institution spec... news Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:07:29 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-160_Murder-Hollow-Bassets--December-Update-Trial-Date-Set.php I have heard from Jim Scharnberg that a trial date has been set to hear the charges that remain against Wendy Willard. He states that Willard is still unable to find the whereabouts or the condition of the hounds that were seized by the PSPCA. The case is on track for a trial on 12th January, depen... news Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:17:04 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-157_Think-Young-Ride-on-and-Pray-Often.php Have you ever thought of the ladies of the past who fell in love with the hunt What they must have endured to be a part of the field The acrobatic skills in staying atop the horse while balancing with one stirrup, the bruised thighs from the lightly padded leaping horn, the thin dresses designed for... articles Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:34:44 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-155_Ward-Union-HAI-Monster-Rally-For-Trim-Monday-14th-of-December.php Christy Reynolds, The Ward Union Hunt Chairman, has called a Monster HAI Rally to be held in the Trim Castle Hotel, Trim on Monday week the 14th December at 8pm. The battle begins here. We have been planning our campaign quietly behind the scenes but it goes public from here said Reynolds. He contin... news Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:58:05 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-154_Competition.php In these long winter evenings when all your livestock human and non human are finally warm and safe isnt it better to tax ones brain a bit rather than relaxing in front of the TV There is a prize for the best and most complete answers to this two part puzzle which we will publish -if we get correc... competition Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:24:10 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-153_Out-Out-Damp-Fog.php It was nothing like Carl Sandburgs fog that comes on little cat feet. The fog hovering over Potomac Hunt members gathered at Austin Kiplingers Montevideo for the annual Thanksgiving Day hunt was dismal, dark and dank. However, it didnt deter diehard foxhunters from crawling out of a warm bed to prep... reports Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:51:32 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-150_A-Lifetimes-Pursuit.php The Australian artist Robert Wade once said Watercolour is a lifetime pursuit... mostly uphill. img:1rightNow, almost everyone has tried to paint in watercolour, its often the first thing you did at school on your first day, so most of us can appreciate the sentiment. But, to become competent and... articles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:12:37 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-149_IW-Hunt-Tri-Sports-Relay.php Friday 2nd April '10 Start and finish at the kennels, Gatcombe. img:1right Teams of three: cyclist, runner and rider. Entry 10 per person. Prize of 100 for first team. Contact Eve Ablitt - 01983 882191. events Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:14:02 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-146_American-Hound-Show-Results.php We have started to publish the MFHA hound show results for 2009 please see the url:hound-shows.phpshows page for details. news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:10:21 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-144_Huntsmen-through-history.php As other articles on this site have mentioned, each pack of hounds, whether they be:- Beagles, Bassets, Foxhounds or Mink hounds will always look for leadership from those individuals who are not just good, but have become exceptional in the eyes of their hounds, horses, and in their dealings with s... articles Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:13:05 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-143_Reading-Hounds-is-Essential.php Whether you hunt to ride or ride to hunt, the ability to read hound body language and to understand what hounds are doing when they speak will enhance your enjoyment and knowledge. Yoursll find trying to figure hounds out and thinking about what theyrsre about to do next both exciting and fulfilling... articles Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:36:50 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-142_20092010-season.php Our 2009-2010 season began in earnest in June. Walking out and hunting three days a week got the pack in fine shape. White Acres Farm, Bob Berrys, the Hallmans, the Flaggs, the Silbermans, the Cadwaladers, the Theurkaufs, the Wickershams, and Church Farm School all have had game. Our thanks to them ... reports Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:22:45 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-135_CLA-Game-Fair--Ragley-Hall-Warks.php Friday 23rd July '10 to Sunday 25th July '10 23rd, 24th 25th The 52nd CLA Game Fair events Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:54:50 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-134_Hunting-with-basset-hounds.php Taking my own hounds for a walk earlier this evening, I reflected that next March it will be thirty years since I first went to a meet of a pack of hounds. It was the penultimate meet of the 19767 season, and hounds met at The Crown Inn, Great Casterton. From the meet we walked along what had once b... articles Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:52:04 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-133_An-evening-with-the-Belvoir.php To the delight of a packed hall Michael Clayton gave a detailed account of the History of the Belvoir Hunt as a foretaste of his soon to published book on the hunt. During the talk the recent winner of the BHS Elwyn Hartley Edwards award for Outstanding contribution to equestrian journalism and fo... news Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:35 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-128_Dunster-Hound-Show.php Wednesday 28th July '10 events Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-127_A-Call-to-Action-from-Rob-Lowe-Chairman-of-the-UCSW.php With the General Election due in May, hunting is certainly becoming politicised again. Veggie Ben has been charged to make a big thing about Tories wanting to tear animals to pieces. Labour know they are losing and anything could be done to score points, so be prepared. There is general optimism ... news Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:50:39 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-126_Hunting-in-Strange-Places.php Readers of old Bailyrss Hunting Directories will know that they contain records of long-forgotten packs and of separate packs that were set up by keen huntsmen and which can today be found having joined with others to overcome a variety of challenges but that have ancestry that can be traced back to... articles Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:07:11 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-125_A-Mystery-At-Murder-Hollow--Updated.php A Mystery at Murder Hollow - Whats this A winter mystery designed to occupy the little grey cells of a fictional detective such as Poirot or Holmes on these dark evenings Does it involve an overcoat wearing detective deliberately bumbling around to put the suspects at ease so that they make a mistak... news Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:31 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-123_Builth-Wells.php Thursday 24th June '10 Wales and Border Counties Hound Show events Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:35 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-122_Blaston-Hound-Show.php Sunday 27th June '10 Judges Mr J Townsend Hurworth and Mr P McColgan Middleton events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:11:28 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-119_Rydal-Hound-Show.php Thursday 12th August '10 events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:24:45 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-117_Honiton-Hound-Show.php Thursday 5th August '10 events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:27 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-116_Harrogate-Hound-Show.php Tuesday 13th July '10 to Thursday 15th July '10 Tuesday 13th July - Beagles Wednesday 14th July - Foxhounds Thursday 15th July - Terriers events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:19:41 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-113_Ardingly-Hound-Show.php Thursday 10th June '10 events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:16:16 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-110_Peterborough-Festival-of-Hunting.php Wednesday 21st July '10 A Celebration of Hunting Wednesday 21st July 2010 The Festival is the greatest annual gathering of hounds in the country, with over 1,500 hounds from over 100 packs represented. Next years show will include: Foxhounds, Harriers, Beagles, Bloodhounds,Draghounds, Basset Hou... events Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:53 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-109_William-Henry-Leicester-Stanhope-the-11th-Earl-of-Harrington-19222009.php Bill Harrington died on April 12th 2009. His memorial service was held in St. Nicholas Church, Adare, County Limerick where the church and churchyard were packed. He would have smiled at the impromptu Committee meeting of the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association held under a tree in the churchyard... obituaries Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:04:52 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-108_Elsie-Morgan.php An appreciation Elsie Morgan was a fearless horse woman. Her daring on the hunting field made for great stories of exciting days out with the West Waterford Hounds. This diminutive woman, a farmers daughter from Wales, hunted this pack for 31 seasons, until retiring in her 70th year. When Elsie le... obituaries Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:58:57 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-107_New-Forest-Hounds-End-of-Season-Supper.php Saturday 27th February '10 The White Buck, Burley 7.30 pm. Tickets cost 20 - Contact Marisia 01425 473618 07789 906566 events Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:24:28 +0000 GMT http://www.hunting-directory.co.uk/story-106_New-Forest-Hounds-Young-Hunters-Ball.php Monday 21st December '09 At Lyndhurst Park Hotel. 16 years over. From 7.30pm - Carriages at 00.30am. Tickets 25. Contact Tracy Merchant 01590 624524 events Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:23:21 +0000 GMT