On Monday 12 February 2007 7:20 am, Paul Hill wrote: >Groundhogs? I had the impression you were in the UK, thinking more of riding after dogs andfoxes. Damn, that must be a sport! > > > > > > Nope, I am in Virginia where fox hunting is still a sport today. The > > > difference is here we don't kill the fox and just account for them in > > > the chase. Across the pond they would kill the fox in the hunt. > > > > Hi David! > > > > Really. I never noticed any weapons in the pictures. What do they do, > > force the fox to drink hemlock? > > The hounds rip it apart.
Hi Paul! Remarkable that the American hounds show such restraint as to not do so, then. I was thinking that the fox would climb a tree and let the dogs bark around at the bottom, never having been to a fox hunt. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
