Welcome to Baily’s Hunting Directory

Often referred to as ” the red-backed bible of hunting” our well-known ‘Directory’ section has been the ‘go-to’ hunting resource since 1897 and Baily’s continues to be the best and only comprehensive listing of packs of hounds of all types from around the world. Updated daily, we offer subscribers a unique insight into the past, present, and future of hunting with hounds.

Each hunt has has 3 elements in their Directory section:-

A listing page containing hunt details,
A gallery page featuring the best images from that hunt,
A related services page featuring hirelings, liveries, etc. available in that hunt area.

In addition to images on the hunt gallery pages captured by some of today’s best photographers of hounds and hunting scenes, we have a vintage gallery that features remastered images from our archives dating from about 1890 onwards.

The ‘Shows and Events section’ features hound show results from 1835 to the present with individual Hunt Puppy Show results going back to 1893.

In the ‘News and Articles’ section subscribers have access to a repository of hundreds of interesting and helpful articles from some great authors, the latest news from hunts worldwide, and hunting verse.  Our ‘Did You Know’ – a growing timeline of peculiar, sometimes curious incidents concerning hunting or hound.

In addition to our editorials, we have two other ‘free to access’ sections;- one of which is our ‘hound name selector’. To date, this has proved to be a valuable asset for hunts Worldwide when finding ‘just the right name’ for each puppy in a litter. It is updated regularly and currently contains over 5700 names. In addition, we are delighted to be able to share a regular section on collecting and identifying hunt buttons led by one of the World’s foremost authorities on hunt buttons including a very active forum for both new and experienced collectors. Finally, our online store contains a range of items such as one of our Directories to start or complete a collection? Our invaluable Hunting Companion or latest publications? Not forgetting our free to download and colour in prints.


Our latest news, shows, events and reports

Rural Wrongs is an insightful look at the real consequences the ban on hunting has had on the fox and other quarry species. Over the past two years, environmental journalist Charlie Pye-Smith and animal welfare campaigner Jim Barrington have travelled to all parts of the UK, meeting a wide range of people – farmers, gamekeepers,...

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West of England Hound Show 2023

Sunday, August 20, 2023

FOXHOUNDS Class  1 Local/Novice Unentered Renny Cup 1st Cattistock Gralloch 2nd Cattistock Radical 3rd S Devon Grendon Res S&W Wilts Dorset Special Old English Mendip Tarzan Class 2 Local/Novice Entered Hale Cup 1st Taunton  Vale Foreman 2nd Dartmoor Forager 3rd Mendip Doughnut Res S&W Wilts Latimer Special Old English Mendip Doughnut Class 3 Unentered Couple...

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Dunster Hound Show 2023

Friday, August 11, 2023

IMFHA Foxhound Show 2023

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

New England Hound Show 2023

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Great Yorkshire Show 2023 Hound Show

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Blaston Hound Show Results 2023

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Hot Day at Picnic Hill

Thursday, September 28, 2023

19th September . As the huntsman and whippers-in adorned the hounds with their tracking collars, they discovered that Aloe managed to stowaway for the day’s fun. The revised total of hounds at nine and a half couple also included two puppies, Jojo (Jolene) and Jello. At the appointed time, Huntsman Julie led the hounds west...

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Boon Doone Meet 18 September 2023

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Hy Hill Farm Meet 26th Sept 2023

Thursday, September 28, 2023

96th Annual Blessing of the Hounds 2023

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Upper Bay Bassets, Holston River Hunt Report

Thursday, September 7, 2023

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Editorial

A Plea from a Retiring Master of Hounds

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

On his retirement  from the Mastership of  Blackmore Vale Hunt Mr. Merthyr Guest, drafted the following remarks to all followers of hounds regardless of the pack(s) they followed.  Though written in the  stylised language of the time the underlying message, which was addressed to followers, Huntstaff and new Masters, is as important now as it…

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Leaping to Conclusions

Sunday, August 13, 2023

A Lesson From History

Monday, July 17, 2023

To Protect and to Serve

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Opportunities Presented by Bad News

Wednesday, March 1, 2023