Maryland Hunt Club Roster 2012
The Equiery’s Roster of Maryland Foxchasing Clubs
American foxhunting was established in Maryland on June 30, 1650 when Robert Brooke came ashore with the fi rst recorded pack of fox- hounds in the colonies. Foxhunting quickly spread through Maryland and into the rest of the colonies. Studbooks and hound registries were established. Red and gray fox are the preferred quarry in Maryland. Today, although geographically one of the smallest of the United States, Maryland off ers more organized foxchasing options than any state other than Pennsylvania or Virginia. T e Masters of Foxhounds Association was established in 1907 to set and maintain high sporting standards among its membership, en- courage foxhunting, approve and register terri- tories on offi cial maps of foxhunting countries, settle disputes in regard to the same, register eligible foxhounds in a Foxhound Stud Book and improve the breeding of foxhounds. To be an MFHA-recognized pack, a hunt
there should be a mutual agreement between the farmer pack and the recognized hunt. Packs that hunt without permission (i.e. poach) in a recognized MFHA
Maryland Association for Wildlife Conservation
MAWC was formed in 1976 to promote and protect hunters’ rights, particularly in the legislative and regulatory arenas. MAWC seeks not only to educate the country’s sport- ing community, but also plays a vital role in the formation of the laws and regulations that aff ect our sports. For more information, visit
www.mawc.net.
must have the necessary number of qualifi ed hounds, proper kennel facilities, a hunt country of suffi cient size that does not confl ict with another hunt and an established organization. Most importantly, rec- ognized packs must agree to abide by the MFHA rules and guidelines (which include animal care and good sportsmanship). “Farmer Packs” are defi ned by the MFHA as hunts that either do not meet the MFHA qualifi cation standards or have not applied for mem- bership. A farmer pack may or may not hunt in a member Hunt’s terri- tory, but if a farmer pack is hunting in the territory of a recognized pack,
hunt’s territory risk being branded an “outlaw” or “unsanctioned” pack. According to the MFHA, the term “outlaw” was developed because of the disrespect such packs had not only for the established organized packs but often for landowners and farmers as well, thereby damaging the general image of the sport and making it more diffi cult for all hunt clubs, no matter how responsible. Today the MFHA uses the term “Unsanctioned Packs.” A pack can only be declared unsanctioned by the MFHA Board of Directors in response to a formal request by a recognized MFHA hunt; it is not auto- matic. Only if the Board determines that the existence of a nonmember Hunt is detrimental to organized, mounted foxhunting will they declare the Hunt unsanctioned. Recognized packs (and their members) are prohibited from associating with unsanctioned packs.
Maryland huntable territory is dwindling but it still has a high con- centration of organized foxhunting. T e Equiery fi rmly believes that it is crucial for all foxchasing clubs to work together for the preservation and perpetuation of sport in Maryland. Almost all of Maryland’s land falls within the boundaries of at least one MFHA-recognized pack (or is considered shared or loaned territory). For this reason, although there are more than 12 packs in Maryland, we have included only MFHA- recognized packs or farmer packs that are hunting territory with permis- sion of the prevailing recognized hunt.
Carrollton Hounds (Carroll & Baltimore Counties) P.O. Box 1631 • Westminster, MD 21158
www.carrolltonhounds.org Organized and Recognized 1935. Reorganized 1975.
Hunt Attire: Cub hunting: Carrollton Hounds polo shirts or ratcatcher with breeches and boots; Formal attire: black melton, canary, buff or beige breeches and tall boots; members have the privilege of wearing royal blue velvet collars.
(1990) Dulany Noble, Jt.-MFH Berry Patch Farm, 5500 Emory Road, Upperco, MD 21155 Tel: 410-429-4965 or 410-428-3043; Email:
dulanyn@aol.com (2011) Jason Dudderar, Jt.-MFH 4719 Ruby Ave., Baltimore, MD 21227 Tel: 443-794-4315, Email:
jason.dudderar@morganstanleysmithbarney.com Honorary Secretary: Lori Brunnen 6506 Carrie Lynn Ct., Mt Airy, MD 21771 Tel: 301-788-5479; Email:
lbrunnen@gmail.com
Huntsman Dulany Noble, Jt.-MFH gathers the fi eld for opening hunt.
Huntsman: Dulany Noble, Jt.-MFH Whippers-in: (hon) Karen Bishop Magee, (hon) Ben Swope, (hon) Jason Dudderar Jt.-MFH, (hon) John Dud- derar, (hon) Jim Price Kennels: Hampstead, MD Foxhounds: Crossbreds Meet: Wednesdays and Sundays at 11 a.m., occasional Friday bye days and holidays. Visitors are welcome, but must call Master for permission and present negative Coggins and waiver; capping fees $50 on Wednes- days, $75 on Sundays. Hounds meet an average of 36 times or more a year combining cub hunting and regular hunting. Territory: Large rolling fi elds and wooded areas, some paneling, mostly in Carroll County, some in Baltimore County and Frederick County. History: Carrollton Hounds was originally a recognized hunt established in 1935 by Harry Strauss. It folded after his untimely death in 1949; Carrollton Hounds was reorganized in 1975 by Col. Donald Thackeray, Edna Smith McNemar, Everett “Pud” Wagner and others.
Hunstman Dulany Noble, Jt.-MFH and honorary whipper-in Karen Bishop Magee
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Joseph W. Knights
Susan Ruddick Bloom
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