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Returning to the East of England Showground for the 133rd Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show, 25 packs of Modern and Old English Foxhounds and over 5,000 spectators were delighted to be back at this very popular rural event on Wednesday 21st July, supported by the Countryside Alliance. Organised by the East of England Agricultural Society, the...

The East of England Agricultural Society, organisers of The Festival of Hunting, along with the Chairman and committee of The Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show Society are delighted to announce they are planning for this popular rural event to return to the East of England Showground, Peterborough, on Wednesday 21st July, supported by the Countryside Alliance. The...

On behalf of the MFHA, The Hunting Office announces that Andrew Osborne becomes the new Chairman of the Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA). He succeeds Lord Mancroft, who has been Chairman for seven years and has helped to guide the MFHA and Hunting Office through many challenges, not least the Covid pandemic. A hunting man...

We were delighted to be able to review Deidre Hanna’s new book collating stories from around the world relating to hound intelligence. Our review can be found here in our review section https://www.bailyshuntingdirectory.com/reviews/the-hound-intelligence-series-book-review/ We are also delighted to hear that ‘The Hound Intelligence Series’  is now available for purchase It can be purchased here  https://t4s.site/the-hound-intelligence-series/buy/...

The Festival of Hunting and the Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show have confirmed they will proceed with planning for the event on Wednesday 21st July 2021. This will be regularly reviewed as the country continues to progress through the pathway out of lockdown and to ensure safety for all concerned. Further information including any adaptation to...

 We hear that Leslie R. Crosby MFH at the Mooreland in Alabama has taken over from Tony Leahy as MFHA President and we would like to take this opportunity to wish hime every success in this new role. In his introductory letter Leslie states “My relationship with foxhunting is lifelong; I grew up foxhunting in...

With increasing urbanisation as well as changes in farming arrangements and land ownership patterns within their country, the Crawley & Horsham Hunt has made some immediate changes to their infrastructure in order to safeguard the hunt’s future. The current Joint Mastership have therefore instigated a plan to ensure its continued future The pack will be...

 The Hunting Horn ‘What to Know and How to Know it” is a new work  by Grosvenor Merle-Smith. The Author is an ex-MFH and huntsman of numerous packs and a lover of all field sports. With page after page of photographs, interesting period graphics and historical descriptions of the huntsmen that used them from America’s...

We were astounded and delighted with the number of entries and the breadth of subjects of Baily’s first International Hunting Art Competition. Entries came from as far as Australia. Unavoidable Delays caused by issues related to the pandemic were overcome by our panel of judges putting in considerable effort and we are incredibly grateful to...

The latest guidance from the Hunting Office is that in T1 and T2 areas, trail hunting can take place providing it is conducted in a Covid-secure manner. T3 residents should not travel into or out of a Tier 3 area to participate in hunting activities (other than those who are employed by the hunt and...