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Virginia’s hunting with hounds faces property clash drive
In Virginia, landowners push back against baying hunting dogs and a strict right to retrieve law, as proponents defend a centuries-old Southern sport. The debate centers on private-property rights, habitat loss, and a heritage tied to figures from Washington to Jefferson. Local hunters fear curbing the pastime could echo across states.
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Richmond
George Washington
Virginia
Kirby Burch
Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance
Washington State
Massachusetts
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Rick Busch
Wildlife Division
State Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Jamestown
America
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Randolph
House of Representatives