HUNT COUNTRY HISTORY

On January 6, 1928 the Metamora Hunt was organized.   Acting as agent for the charter members, John S. Sweeney, jr. bought approximately 15 sq. Miles of land in Metamora and Dryden townships of Lapeer county and in oxford and Addison townships of Oakland county Michigan.    A majority of this land is still open to the Metamora Hunt.

In the spirit of “Pecks” Nichols (the hunt’s first master of foxhounds) who was always looking for new fields to conquer, Joe Kent and Phil Maxwell lead the Metamora Hunt to expand its hunt country in 2005.   Once again to the north, this time including countryside near Clare, Farwell and Gladwin.

Similarly, Nichols encouraged Metamora Hunt members to expand its season by going south to Tennessee.  In February 2010, Joe Kent and Joe Maday organized a 4 week southern tour allowing the Metamora Hunt hounds, huntsman and members  to travel and hunt in the south for 4 weeks spending time in the Carolinas , Georgia and Kentucky.