History 

The Hunt was founded in 1827 by the 5th Duke of Buccleuch who took over the hounds of Mr George Baillie – regarded as the Father of Foxhunting in the north.

Buccleuch Hounds were bred on Old English lines up until the 1970’s when Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, as Master and Huntsman, introduced some lines of the lighter Modern English from the Cotswold. The pack today remains largely Modern English, but has kept three tail female lines, two of which are solid Buccleuch back to the 1860’s, and Belvoir Singwell (1864).

The lineage of many of our present pack goes back to a bitch called Problem ’02 given to the masters in 1992 by the Dumfriesshire. Her tan markings are still predominant, and further Black & Tans from the Dumfriesshire were drafted in 2002. Other introductions include Fell and Welsh bloodlines, with some Old English lines from the North Shropshire being introduced in 2024.

The Huntsmen of the Buccleuch Hounds have been as follows:

• Will Williamson (1827-63)
• Will Shore (1863-1902)
• George Summers (1902-48)
• Tom Smith (1948-64) & Kennel Huntsman until 1977
• Sir Hugh Arbuthnot (1964-76)
• Captain Simon Clarke (1976-80)
• Lionel Salter (1980-87)
• Tony Mould (1987-89)
• Trevor Adams (1989 – 2014)
• Tim Allen (2014 – 2022)
• Richard Mould (2023)
• Poppy Tutcher (2024 -)