April 5, 2025
Doodlum Hunt Club 1-Day Speed and Drive
- $40 per hound
- Hounds run 4 hours
- Full set of trophies
- Hounds run together and scored separately
- 2 class derby and all age
Book will open March 1st at 10:00am. For numbers, contact Creston Tharpe at (804) 351-6342.
April 18-19, 2025
Virginia Classic Masters 2-Day Derby
- Master GTP - 5 min block
- $80 per hound with 350 dog limit
- Masters one day option offered $25 per hound
- Master leaderboard qualified
- Master of Hounds--Willie Crowder, Bench Show--TBD
- Registration April 17th 4:00pm-8:00pm
- No number blankets allowed
- Prizes to top 10 one-day option, based on entries in one-day option
- One-day option will be paid for at registration, not when sending money in for numbers
- Auction and draw numbers
- Numbers 1-19 and double digit with 1s will be auctioned off on Facebook via Hounds Tales Podcast FB page on March 22nd starting at 8:00am and ending at 6:00pm. There will be a post made to comment on to make bids.
- All other numbers will be drawn on FB live event on March 22nd at 7:00pm via Hounds Tales Podcast FB page. Numbers will be drawn in order of payment received.
- Numbers 1-19 and double digit with 1s will be auctioned off on Facebook via Hounds Tales Podcast FB page on March 22nd starting at 8:00am and ending at 6:00pm. There will be a post made to comment on to make bids.
- Any questions contact, James Hudson or Peyton Lucy.
James Hudson, President (434) 664-8015 VP, Dustin Morris (804) 691-1686
Treasurer, Peyton Lucy (804) 346-6794
April 26, 2025
Benefit for “Big Tim” Tharpe 1-Day Speed & Drive
Anyone and everyone that visits Pooles Foxhound Training Preserve knows Big Tim. Well one of our own needs our help! Big Tim is recovering from a liver transplant but also has a broken shoulder. Next move is to a rehab facility for a period of time. We’d like to help him out with day-to-day expenses as well as vast medical expenses during this difficult time! Please help by running, judging or any type of donation towards the raffle.
***All proceeds will be donated to Big Tim***
•$50.00 per hound
Master of Hounds: Eddie Morris
• General Raffle & 50/50 - Please contact Dustin Morris (804) 691-1686, Stacie Hylton (804) 514-6989, Angie McGhinnis (434)480-2861 or Jon Molnar (434) 960-1202 if you would like to donate
• Full set of trophies
• Derby and All Age dogs run together and scored separately
• This will count towards Test of the Best and Poole's Point Series
Book will open March 29, 2025 at 8:00am. For numbers, contact Angie McGhinnis at (434) 480-2861 No calls after 8:00pm!!
May 5, 2025
Hard Luck Hunt Club 1-Day S&D
- $40 per hound
- Full set of trophies
- Hounds run together and scored separately
- Hounds run for 4 hours
- 2 class derby and all age
Book opens April 5 at 10:00am. For numbers, contact Doug Strother at (804) 774-5161.
May 9, 2025
Night on the Nottoway
- $50 per hound
- Cast 9:00pm-2:00am
- Hounds run together and scored separately
- Hounds run for 5 hours
- Poole's Point Series and TOB eligible
Book opens April 13 at 10:00am. For numbers, contact Tyler Butler at (804) 513-8365.
May 17, 2025
54th Annual Virginia International Fox Hound Club
- Open Bench Show & One day HGA Field Trial
- National Affiliated
- Run together scored separately
- Derby 0-299 & 900-999 All Age 300-899
- Valu Pak Feed and awards will be given Derby, All Age & Show
- BIS Open Show & BIS Running Hound Show, 1st AA HGA & 1st Derby HGA
- Will be on cover of August 2025 Chase
- Master of Hounds –Kenny Carter
- Open Show Judge – TBD
- Running Hound Show Judge – George Elam, III
- Jr. Showmanship -- Aimee Sink & James Booker
- Youth Handling Show – Aimee Sink & James Booker
- Plenty of qualified field Judges
- $36.00 Entry $10.00 Membership
- Only 350 hounds may be cast in the field. The first 350 entry fees paid will be allowed to participate.
Registration: Friday May 16th, 1:00 PM -7:00 PM - Saturday May 17th 4:00 AM
Directors Meeting Saturday May 18th @ 8:00 AM
Cast: Saturday May17th @ Day Break Run 4 Hours
Bench Show Schedule: Saturday May 17th 12:00 PM Open Show
(All Running Hounds scratched in the field are eligible and encouraged to participate)
Youth handling Class - Immediately following
Junior Showmanship (Judge the handler, not the hound) - (All Youth Showmen/Showwomen are encouraged to participate)
Raffle - Immediately following with running Hound Show - Immediately Following
(All Hounds finishing the field Trial are eligible to participate)
Presentation of Field Awards
Hunter appreciation meal served from 10am-3pm
For information & numbers call starting Saturday April 12th @ 6:00PM
Mary Booker Secretary – Treasurer 434-942-4278 6:00PM – 10:00 PM
If no answer leave a message & phone # and call will be returned ASAP.
James Booker -President Kenny Carter - Vice President Angela Powell – Assistant Secretary
Gladys, VA. 434-942-3067 Virginia Beach, VA. 757-761-1101 Supply , NC. 252-531-7629
May 24-26, 2025
Tidewater FHA 3-Day and Bench Show
- Master affiliated -- 5 minute GTP rules
- Entry fee $100 and membership fee $20
- Registration Friday May 23rd 4:00pm-9:00pm
- No jackets allowed
- Master of hounds Ryan Gregory Bench show judge TBD
- Bench show is May 24 including child's handling class
- Leaderboard eligible and qualifies for Masters Run for the Truck
- Low country boil following derby awards May 25, plus kids activities everyday.
Due to regulations, there will be a 10 dog limit per kennel. Entries must be paid in full and postmarked no earlier than April 1st and no later April 19th. If the book is not full by April 26th the book will be open for kennels to enter more than 10 hounds. Numbers will be drawn on May 4th. You will receive a call with your numbers. Numbers are nontransferable, and entry fee will be nonrefundable after May 16th. In the event of open numbers, registration will be on a first come, first served basis.
Mail entry fee + membership fee and phone number to:
Tidewater FHA 2234 Exol Road, Center Cross, VA 22437
Brad Miller, President (804) 920-1724 Heather Miller, Secretary/Treasurer (804) 512-9910
June 14-15, 2025
Mid Atlantic 2-Day FHA Billy Poole Memorial Hunt
- Leaderboard Eligible
- 2-Day Derby HGA National Rules
- $75 per hound
- Hounds run for 5 hours
- No jackets allowed
- Bench show is Saturday at 3:00 pm
- Bench show judge TBD and Master of hounds is Eddie Morris
Book opens Sunday, May 4th at 5:00 pm. For numbers, contact Dustin Morris at (804) 691-1686.