Fox Hunting Rules for 2025 Season

Responsibilities of the Fox. The Fox Must:

1. Be an MCRC member, or hide with the MCRC member who gets club license.
2. Use common sense to avoid placing anyone at risk.
3. Locate on public property or in a place accessible to the general public during hunt.  Make sure teams are able to arrive at Fox’s Hideout without violating Hunter’s responsibility Rule no. 7.
4. Locate where no admission charge or payment of any kind is necessary in order to access the Fox's Hideout.
5. Get permission from owners of property or local officials.
6. Notify police of your intention to locate Fox's Hideout in their jurisdiction.
7. Transmit on input frequency of the Wyandotte Repeater, 147.840 MHz.
8. Transmit one minute on; one minute off.
9. Monitor the Wyandotte Repeater for emergency or other traffic between transmissions.
10. Determine that transmissions constantly hold the Wyandotte Repeater. The power level and antenna pattern of Fox's signal may be varied as long as they remain uninterrupted on repeater output.
11. The Fox's location must be within a 20 mile radius of the Wyandotte Repeater.
12. See to it that the Fox's signals are transmitted from within the same 100 foot diameter circle.
13. Observe Fox Hunt Time Limits:  10:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
14. Arrange for distribution at starting point of envelopes with maps to Fox's Hideout enclosed.
15. Obtain W8MRM License from MCRC Trustee and the permission to use club call during the hunt.
16. Record arrival time as soon as hunter finds the fox.  Record odometer mileage of successful hunters specified location and notes their arrival position.  Then send them to a prearranged location, so as to not give away the fox's location.

Responsibilities of the Hunter. All Hunters Must:

1. Check in at common starting point at least fifteen minutes before contest begins to receive envelope and have odometer mileage recorded.
2. Pick up special fox hunt publicity fliers for distribution to any inquisitive people encountered. The fliers briefly explain fox hunting and Ham Radio.
3. Understand that the object of the contest is to arrive at the Fox’s Hideout while traveling the lowest mileage (First Place). For a team to place, their vehicle must arrive before the contest expires. In the event that two teams obtain odometer readings that are within 0.2 miles of one another a challenge may be made and an odometer run off be used to resolve the question. In the event that this results in a tie, the team arriving first will be declared the winner for that place.
4. Form a team. A minimum of two people per team is suggested.
5. Understand that it is not permissible to pay an entrance fee, toll, pre-paid pass, etc, to gain a mileage advantage.
6. Welcome All Guests joining the hunt! Remember some may become new hams or MCRC members.
7. Use common sense. Stay out of trouble. Avoid risky situations. Never trespass on private property. Obey all Laws.