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The following is a list of foxhound packs in the United Kingdom, which are recognised by the Masters of Foxhounds Association. Fox hunting is prohibited in Great Britain by the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Hunting Act 2004 (England and Wales), but remains legal in Northern Ireland.
English Foxhound circa 1915. The English Foxhound has been bred for over two hundred years, with the stud books dating back before 1800. [1]During the British rule in India, English Foxhounds were exported to India for the purpose of jackal coursing, [3] though due to the comparatively hotter weather, they were rarely long lived. [4]
In 1808 Mr Carrington Nunn succeeded Sir William as Master, remaining for about 50 years before handing over to his nephew Captain White, who moved the hounds to new kennels he built in Stratford St. Mary. [2] The kennels were moved to their current location in Layham during the Secord World War. [1]
The Merstham Hunt used to periodically hunt the area until these hounds were given up in 1835, whereupon the local Henry Steere turned his harriers into foxhounds, hunting the forest country north of Horsham until around 1842, when the hounds were sold to Charles Bethune and extended the hunting country out to Findon and Dial Post. [3]
The hunt was formed by the merger of three separate foxhound packs: the Old Surrey, the Burstow and the West Kent. [1]The first recorded pack on the Surrey country was in 1735 at Lovells Grove, Croydon, where the Earl of Onslow lived, and by 1800 a pack for members of the merchant class (as opposed to the aristocracy) was hunting the country. [4]
An American Foxhound. A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, a keen sense of smell, and their barking, energy, drive, and speed. [1] In fox hunting, the foxhound's namesake, packs of foxhounds track quarry, followed—usually on horseback—by the hunters, sometimes for several miles at a stretch; moreover, foxhounds also sometimes guard sheep and houses.
The association was formed "for the purpose of preserving and promoting the Welsh Fox Hound as a specific British breed". [2] The Welsh Hound was recognized by the United Kennel Club on 1 January 2006. [3] Since the outlawing of hunting with dogs in Great Britain, various clubs have been offering registration for the Welsh Hound as a rare breed ...
In Britain, hunting with hounds was popular in Celtic Britain before the Romans arrived, using the Agassaei breed. [3] The Romans brought their Castorian and Fulpine hound breeds [4] to England, along with importing the brown hare (the mountain hare is native) and fallow deer as quarry. Wild boar was also hunted. [5]