Going hunting without your own hunter is an increasingly popular choice for a range of reasons, finds Lucy Higginson

There’s a last-minute change of huntsman for the Bedale opening meet, and hounds do their very best in less-than-ideal conditions

With goodwill at fever pitch and community spirit at an all-time high, it’s not hunting that gets in the way of Christmas, but perhaps the other way around, as Tessa Waugh writes

FITZWILLIAM (MILTON) 5 November Edited by Catherine Austen ...

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While Tessa Waugh can never predict whether she’ll turn into a misanthrope or hostess with the mostest at her home meet, the day is a roaring success – with sausage rolls, sunshine and smiles