Alexander James Custom Fittings at Tri-County Feeds, Etc

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MARSHALL, VA, January 9, 2014- Alexander James will be offering custom fittings at Tri-County Feeds, Etc. on January 30th and 31st from 9 – 5pm. Mr. James crafts the finest in custom equestrian and sporting apparel available.

Please contact Jeri to schedule an appointment at 540-364-0305.

Walk-ins welcome.

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Tri-County Feeds, Fashions, Finds
7408 John Marshall Hwy.
Marshall, VA. 20115

www.tricountyfeeds.com

Theresa Croce Beats the Heat to Take Top Call At North American Field Hunter Championships

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Foxhunters OnLine

www.middleburgphoto.comBlistering hot weather has visited Virginia the past 4 weeks; while not unusual this time of season, the length of the hot spell, with temperatures hovering in the high eighties and even reaching into the low nineties, has proved miserable to man and beast alike, but it failed to deter foxhunters who entered this year's N.A. Field Hunter Championships.

On Monday, September 30, the 2013 Field Hunter Championships began at Keswick. Hounds met at Glenwood, a fixture in the neighborhood of James Madison's Montpelier, outside the town of Orange, VA. Contestants from as far away as Florida and Georgia traveled to compete in the event, as well as to enjoy early autumn hunting in Virginia. They were not disappointed; Keswick huntsman Tony Gammel provided a fine day of sport in the lovely rolling countryside as hounds ran across the nearby road, back again, and beyond the fixture into a scenic expanse of woods and cornfields. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a tailgate as five contestants were selected for the finals.

Huntsmen Share Valuable Insight at Inaugural Whipper-In Seminar

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Norman Fine

Emily Esterson photoA standing-room-only crowd of prospective and practicing whippers-in gathered at Morven Park on May 25, 2013, the Saturday before the Virginia Foxhound Show, to hear huntsmen from eight respected hunts discuss the art and practice of whipping-in. The seminar provided an interesting mix of wisdom from the older, experienced huntsmen and fresh insights from our bright, younger huntsmen.

Our sport is changing. Coyotes are increasingly becoming the predominant quarry, making new demands on staff in terms of speed and distance. Road traffic is increasing in many hunting countries, posing new safety issues. As a result, many hunt staffs are breaking away from established ways, to the dismay of traditionalists, by utilizing high tech equipment to meet these new challenges. The use of radios, cell phones, tracking collars, and GPS equipment would not have been a serious subject for discussion at a seminar held ten years ago, but were among the topics addressed that day.

Mooreland Wary Is On a Roll: Named Grand Champion at Virginia Hound Show

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Katy Carter

Lauren Giannini photoMooreland Wary scored a second Grand Championship at the Virginia Hound Show, held at bucolic Morven Park in Leesburg, VA. Wary (Fox River Valley Keg 2005 x Mooreland Wedlock 2008), a 2012 Crossbred, was victorious earlier this spring, earning the Championship at the Southern Hound Show. 

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National Sporting Library Announces Photo Exhibit: Contemporary Hunters and their Gun Dogs

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Maureen Gustafson

MIDDLEBURG, VA - Award-winning fine art photographer Jesse Freidin has embarked on an epic documentary project telling the story of the contemporary American hunter. The first of its kind, this series uses traditional photo techniques to create a comprehensive survey of contemporary American sporting culture. The first public exhibition of this project is at the National Sporting Library & Museum, June 5, 2013 – September 29, 2013.

In the exhibit, NSLM George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator Claudia Pfeiffer underlines the motivations of the California and New York-based photographer to create the fifteen color and black and white photographic prints in American Sporting Heritage: A Portrait Survey of Contemporary Hunters and their Gun Dogs.