Salsa di Parmigiano (“Glop”)

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contest_winnerServe with crackers or with baguette toasts as an appetizer. It’s easy to serve, not drippy, and everyone will come back for more – by the spoonful!

Bull Run Huntsmen’s Hunt 2010

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By March 7, Virginia’s record-setting snowfall had disappeared, but the rivers were running high and fast.

“Some of those hounds had never seen water like that,” said organizer Greg Schwartz, huntsman for the Bull Run Hunt (VA). “Thought we’d have to get life jackets for some of them,” he quipped.

Biography of a Sportsman, II

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Most foxhunters know Sherman Haight by reputation, but it’s our guess that few know about his new memoir. That’s because it was written primarily for friends and family, but FOXHUNTING LIFE believes it deserves to be relished by a wider audience.

Catfish Stew

1 lb salted fatback2 lbs yellow onions10 lbs catfish boneless nuggets1 can diced tomatoes (20 oz)1 can whole kernel corn (20 oz)2-1/2 lbs red potatoes1 can tuna in water (12 oz)3 Tbs Old Bay Seasoning2 Tbs salt1-1/2 Tbs black pepper3 Tbs Louisiana Hot Sauce1 stick butter   1. Cut fatback into 1/4-inch squares. Boil in […]

It’s Because of the South

Question:
On a visit to Aiken, South Carolina in February, I had a day with the Whiskey Road Foxhounds. The pack consisted of mostly un-entered puppies. I’m sure the huntsman had his good reasons, but I found it unusual. Why would he do that?

Rusty Nail

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Simple, yet classic. This is great on a cold winter day, and my favorite!

The Floating Whip

This is a flask concoction invented by myself and Kathy Lyell, a long-time member of and Whip for the Chula Homa Hunt in Mississippi.

Hunting Sedately in Bath County

(Thanksgiving, 2007)
The Bath County Hunt (VA) can be an exercise in sedate foxhunting: extraordinarily beautiful, particularly toward the closing days of autumn, but often a somnambulant snooze. Surely, there is sport at Bath County, even good sport, but no one expects the thrilling pace of a mid-winter foxhunt in Orange County territory. In truth, Bath County is expected to be relaxed, somewhat slower paced.