Foxhunting with Melvin Poe

Foxhunting with Melvin Poe
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Publisher : Derrydale Press
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9781461734673
ISBN-13 : 1461734673
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Book Synopsis Foxhunting with Melvin Poe by : Peter Winants

Download or read book Foxhunting with Melvin Poe written by Peter Winants and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2002-08-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foxhunting is in Melvin Poe's blood. As a child, he hunted with hounds owned by his grandfather and father in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and he became the professional huntsman for the Old Dominion Hounds for 16 seasons and the Orange County Hunt for 27 years. He is now, at age 82, in his eleventh year as huntsman for the Bath County Hounds. In 1979, Melvin was featured in the film documentary "Thoughts on Hunting. "Author Peter Winants, a lifelong foxhunter, has been the field master at Bath County since the founding of the hunt in 1992. His book ably captures the essence of one of the most legendary and colorful characters in American foxhunting. In addition to Melvin's upbringing, chapters deal with breeding and training foxhounds, his techniques in finding and hunting foxes and the strategies that have led to immense success through the years at hound shows. The final chapter, "Thanks, Melvin," has testimonials from a number of prominent foxhunters who have enjoyed sport with Melvin, including Benjamin H. Hardaway III, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Senator John W. Warner. Foxhunting With Melvin Poe is must reading for foxhunters and anyone who enjoys the countryside and nature.


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