Grand Canyon Hounds--Arizona

    Sun, 03/08/2009 - 03:08

    Grand Canyon Hounds--Flagstaff, Arizona

    4413 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85018-3117
    Contact Phone: (480) 945-3125

    Grand Canyon Hounds; Flagstaff, AZ (charter member)
    Grand Canyon Hounds
    2899 N. Garrett Ln.,
    Flagstaff, Arizona 86001.
    Registered 2005.
    Hunt Attire: Scarlet or black, eggplant collar with tan trim. Evening--Same. MFHs: (2005) Paul T. Delaney, 2899 N. Garrett Ln., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, Tel.: 928-774-1921; (2005) Stephania Williams, 6006 E. Cheney Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ 85253-3576, Tel.: 480-951-3082. Hon. Sec.: Susan Billingsley, P.O. Box 345, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-0345, Tel.: 928-526-3610. Huntsman: (prof) Peter Wilson. Whippers-in: (prof) Amanda Wilson, (hon) Colleen Auberle, (hon) Susan Billingsley, (hon) Susan K. Martin-Caskey. Kennels: Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz. Foxhounds: 12 American couples, 10 Penn-Marydel couples, 8 Crossbred couples. Hunting: Coyote. Season: mid-October--early April. Meet: Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors are permitted to hunt--for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 55 times last season. The country is about 10 by 14 miles of grassland and sparse Pinyon and Juniper trees between 5500 and 7000 feet elevation and across about 6 by 10 miles of open Ponderosa Pine and Pinyon-Juniper country at 6500 to 7000 feet elevation. Nearby volcanic cinder cones afford excellent viewing but sometimes difficult riding. We also hunt a small area, near metropolitan Phoenix, Ariz., of desert arroyos at about 1500 feet elevation.