"Hunting with Bloodhounds & The Cranwell Bloodhounds"

The Cranwell Bloodhounds were formed in 1992 by Joint Masters the late Philip Broughton and his wife Wendy to hunt the ‘clean boot’ that is, the natural scent of man, in this case, a cross country runner.
The quarry is given about 20-minute head start before each hunt, which is referred to as a line, no trail is put down or dragged, no artificial scent used, just the pure natural smell of the cross country runner.
A private pack, the Cranwell Bloodhounds, enjoy about twenty days of hunting each season, normally meeting around midday on a Sunday. After the first two lines, they enjoy the hospitality of the Hunt’s Masters, before continuing, with a late afternoon finish.
A meet can attract over 40 on horseback and a similar number of car followers, confirming the Cranwell Bloodhounds as the popular, warm, and welcoming hunt for which it has become known.