Mission Valley Hunt Report--2001

Mission Valley Hunt Report--2001

By Beverley C. Heffernan

On Wednesday, April 4, participants gathered at the kennels of the Mission
Valley Hunt (MVH) to commence the 2001 Western Hunt Challenge Tour.

While forecasters had originally predicted a sunny day in the lower 80’s, foxhunters enjoyed a cool, calm, overcast day in the 50’s. Mission Valley huntsman Tommy Jackson drew twelve and a half couple of crossbred hounds and provided three hours of non-stop hunting at a blistering pace, across rolling hills dotted with medium sized coverts.

The day’s hunting was followed by breakfast at Timbercreek in Louisburg hosted by jt.-MFH’s Bill Stueck and Kenny Baum.

From there, a sizeable group of foxhunting commuters rolled north into Iowa for the next day’s hunting.

Historical Note: gleaned from http://nhh.glencarry.com/wct2001.htm