California Houndsmen for Conservation (CHC) is pleased to welcome you to our web site. It is our hope that through the information provided on this site, you will come to have a greater appreciation for this time-honored tradition and the many advantages that the use of hounds for recreation and research provides to Californians. There are a lot of inaccuracies and misinformation that continue to be perpetuated by the anti-hunting lobby, but CHC is as dedicated to the pursuit of the truth as we are to that of the many species making up the fabric of our state’s natural heritage.