Is being asked by a member to come hunt with her hunt good enough to get you into a hunt? We had a member of the Orange County hunt cap with us last Saturday and she specifically invited me to come hunt with them. I’ve heard it is hard to get in with them…
If she invited you, she should call one of the Masters a day or so before the meet and ask one of them for permission to bring a guest. If she won’t call them, then you just call one of them and ask if you can cap on that specific day. Trust me, unless you have a horribly known reputation, OCH won’t turn down your $200 capping fee if you call them up yourself. 
might I add…
SSR is right. But getting IN with them or any hunt is different than CAPPING with them. IN means membership to me; is that what you meant? I think you meant just capping right?
To me the tradition of inviting guests to join you means that you will “sponsor” them as a capper. Sponsoring a guest means (to me) that you will take responsibility for them for the day they come. You will give them directions; advise on that hunts particulars (dress, etiquette, traditions etc), RIDE with them, look out for them and if needed go in early with them. YOu don’t leave or abandon YOUR guest unless you “pass them off” officially to another member to look out for them and their horse. We all guest with various skill levels and horses so abandoning a guest to their own devices might mean encumbering fellow hunt members with them.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been pissed by children out there on their own without their parents or an adult to mentor/look out for them. Usually with parents clueless to what hunting really means and what their kids skills are. Often there so they can reap some “status” that their kid hunted with so & so…:mad: I felt soooo sorry for the kid not getting a good experience and being scared to death/crying & such. Not fair to all concerned. Happens a lot in the DC suburbs imho…They deserve good first experiences. We all want that!
Anyway, if you’re invited as a guest anywhere; stick to your inviter like glue. Like it or not; inviting you means they are taking responsibility for you. Don’t be afraid to latch onto them. And membership w/that or any other hunt is a whole’ nother thread imho! :yes:
Yes, thanks for clarifying waterglen. If you wanted to join OCH, that is whole 'nother kettle of fish. If that is the case, start with 50 acres in OCH territory, and go from there.
I just meant capping.
