Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt | |
Type: | Fox hunting |
Founded: | 1827 |
Founded By: | 5th Duke of Buccleuch |
Breed: | Foxhound |
Region County: | Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire |
Quarry: | Fox |
Website: | www.buccleuchhunt.co.uk |
The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt is a fox hunt which hunts in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt was founded in 1827 by Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch who purchased the pack from George Baillie.
The huntsmen of the Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt have been:
The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt hounds are English Foxhounds, originally Old English Foxhounds were used but more modern lines were introduced from the 1970s.
The hunt's country is the largest in Scotland, covering an area in the counties of Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire, from west of Hawick to east of Kelso, from the foothills of the Cheviots to the bottom of the Lammermuirs.
During the hunting season, the hunt meets three times a week.