Ereiam_jh
Well-Known Member
Our local hunt has bought an eagle, just to be safe...
The hunt came round to our place the other day, I was out with my dogs. The hounds were in one of my willow coppices having a good old search for the 'trail' which someone had 'laid'. There was a fox on the hedge bank about three metres in front of us which stood and stared at us for about 20 seconds and then ran back into the coppice where the hounds were. My dogs didn't even notice it, DOH! I then spend about twenty minutes with the hounds and two of my dogs trying to find the fox, great fun and not a huntsman in sight. In fact my border collie Jed, being carefully trained to go after anything in a fur coat spent most of the time chasing the fox hounds; giving them a dose of their own medicine. We never found Charlie, which was a shame but still never mind.
I then met up with the huntsman and directed him to let the hounds hunt all over the Ereiam Estates. Maybe someone had laid a trail somewhere that they could follow. Although somehow I very much doubt it.
I don't think they ever found that 'trail' I'm not sure about Charlie though, maybe they had a bit more luck with him.
I'm happy to let the foxhounds on my land but I wouldn't like to think there was some chap wandering round with a sock soaked in foxes pee.