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Virginia’s Right to Retrieve Law is Challenged

This September a challenge to Virginia’s Right to Retrieve law* was sent to the state’s Supreme Court for consideration. 
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Better Living Through Titanium Road Trip, Last of Seven Parts

In February 2024, I took a road trip to hunt my way across the US and back after finally being cleared to ride again after back surgery. I hunted to Pennsylvania before returning west to hunt my way home to Nevada.
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Early Morning Glow with Piedmont Fox Hounds

Photographer Tiffany Dillion Keen went out with the Piedmont Fox Hounds at the beginning of this season.
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BEES!

Nothing is more terrifying during early Autumn Hunting in the East than when a member of field yells “BEES!”. Yellow Jackets are a dangerous surprise that can cause complete chaos in late summer (Yellow Jackets are wasps, not bees, but when in the moment the fewer syllables required to scream a warning is best). There are some precautions everyone should take when riding out in the country in late summer to prevent injury from falling off a panicked horse, anaphylactic shock from a venom allergy (for both horse and rider), and permanently terrifying new riders to never ride out of the ring again.
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2024 JNAFHC Finals Change Locations

The Junior North American Field Hunter Championships (the "JNAFHC") changed their location this year due to unforeseen circumstances in Pennsylvania.
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Jersey Fox Hunt: “Taking Breath”

Norman Fine talks about a Currier & Ives print featuring a comical foxhunting scene.
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Finding Hounds with Drones

Harriet McFadden writes wonderful hunt reports for her Tennessee Hunts. This one is from 2017 when Cedar Knobs Hounds was still operating and Johnny Gray was still acting huntsman for the Hillsboro Huntsman.
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Hunt Attire: No Single Truth

Traditional foxhunting attire is important to me, but I’m not a fanatic. Why is it important? Respect...for three hundred years of sport, art, literature, and the men and women who had the passion, energy, and intellect to formulate and leave us one of the most exhilarating activities known to man. For these reasons it pains me to see the concepts of appropriate attire ignored in many hunting fields today.
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Top Twenty Foxhunting Hacks

 TVH 092kPhoto by Gretchen Pelham.

Everyone has their tricks and quirks to prepare for the day’s hunt. I have learned several tricks or hacks over the years that prevent problems or make things easier. Below are twenty tips that might also be helpful to you.

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