About the Hunt
About the Hunt
The Camargo Hunt is one of the oldest hunts in North America. We pursue the thrill of the chase along with great social and equestrian activities. We ride in picturesque areas of southwestern Ohio and northern to central Kentucky. The country varies from trails in wooded areas to open fields to the hills of middle Kentucky.
Established
Recognized
Hunt Season
Club Colors
1925
1928
Labor Day – March
Yellow & Gray
History of Camargo Hunt
The area now known as Indian Hill appealed to well-to-do families of the 1920’s because of the many advantages of country living — one of which was the sport of foxhunting. The Camargo Hunt was born about the same time that the Camargo Realty Company started selling land. Julius Fleischmann decided to build in the area in 1924 (Winding Creek Farm), and one of his first gestures was the donation of a pack of foxhounds to the Camargo Hunt. On the grounds of his farm, he built kennels, stables, and a cottage for the huntsman. Other prominent residents helped clear trails throughout the then densely forested area so that they might practice their sport.
Three years after its establishment in 1925, the Camargo Hunt was recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association. It was the 36th such hunt to be deemed worthy in the nation. By 1930, there were about 50 square miles of hunting country, including adjacent farms in Clermont and Warren Counties. The land over which the Camargo Hunt rode consisted of farms of its membership, as well as those farms whose owners had given permission for hunt usage. Native foxes, both gray and red, were pursued during the meets. The two decades between 1930 and 1953 are considered to be the heyday of foxhunting on Indian Hill. Later, the construction of highways and the subdivision of some of the larger farms made contiguous trails impossible. And, as the trails were severed by encroaching suburbia, the native foxes dwindled.
The Camargo Hunt moved to Clermont County in 1973 and utilized a Point Pleasant farm as headquarters for their sport. Then, in 1989 the Hunt moved to northern Kentucky to new expanded property with terrain similar to that of Indian Hill.
Written history of Camargo Hunt courtesy of the Indian Hill Historical Society.
THE HOUND RETIREMENT FUND
The Hound Retirement Fund is an independent, not-for-profit organization that seeks to gather and use resources for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes including, but not limited to, the care of retired sporting hounds, provision of emergency care for hounds, support of dog-related human organizations, and support of veterinary research project for sporting canines.
THE HOUND RETIREMENT FUND
The Hound Retirement Fund is an independent, not-for-profit organization that seeks to gather and use resources for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes including, but not limited to, the care of retired sporting hounds, provision of emergency care for hounds, support of dog-related human organizations, and support of veterinary research project for sporting canines.