The training hunt that rampaged through housing estate after hounds...

[SaffronWelshDragon]

The training hunt that rampaged through housing estate after hounds picked up scent of a REAL fox

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-goes-rampage-street-whilst-pursuing-fox.html

Discuss Sorry, can't make the link work, you'll have to copy/paste.

 

[Eira]

I found that quite an amusing read tbh ... I am surprised they have even taken the time to report such a mundane thing. Filling it with quote from the 'terrified' residents made it quite the read :smirk:

 

[combat_claire]

I see our friend Mr Woollard is not too busy to comment on the news articles even if he has bailed from this forum.

The fact remains that the hunt was not breaking the law, a trail had been laid, but hounds are not machines and if an interesting and live scent pops up under their nose the nature is to chase it. The staff got everything back under control and no harm was done, which makes the article laughable. Haven't they got some more snow armageddon to be writing about...!

 

[humph]

The hound having a pee didn't look to me like a hound hunting a fox! Equally, at various country shows you see hounds running loose after a hound parade but I've never seen any mother having to hurriedly push a pushchair out of the way before it's too late. At meets, I push my pushchair in as close to hounds as possible because hound and baby seem to have a very special affinity, I find.

 

[joe_carby]

lmao non of those pictures show hounds hunting hahaha

 

[rangerover]

What the hell is a training hunt?

 

[MrWoof]

What the hell is a training hunt?

Yes, I too have been hunting for many, many years and have NEVER heard of a "Training Hunt".
Could some-one please explain?????

 

[combat_claire]

Problem with the shorthand for trail and train is my best bet!

 

[rosie fronfelen]

never heard of such a thing- bit like teacher training days, unnecessary.

 

[missyme10]

There is a general perception by the public that people who hunt think they have the right to go anywhere they want, cause any chaos they want etc, and they have no consideration for the general public.

I think comments as above only fuel this bad misconception.

Lets be real here, a mum with a youngster in a pushchair, a pack of dogs come charging towards you - she's what silly for being freaked or scared? I'm sure her fear was very real.
Whether breaking the law or not, any sensible person could see how someone in that position could find what happened traumatic.

I agree some exaggeration has taken place, but to belittle someone's fear only makes pro hunters appear arrogant and that is the biggest problem pro hunters face, its not just the act of hunting the general public dont like, they also have a very misguided view of pro hunters, mostly due to a twisted press coverage depicting them in a negative light.

I personally think people should have the right to hunt, and being a horse rider I'd be top of the list to go if the law ever gets changed back. But I dont think we do ourselves any favours when we think incidents like this are just a bit of a joke.

 

[rosie fronfelen]

the general perception by the publicthat hunters feel they can ride roughshod over whereever they like and cause chaos is totally unfounded. i'd like to see where this story was hatched up!! noone on here thinks this is funny at all, i'm sure, but stories like this do no favours to the hunting fraternity,NOR the persons who wrote it in the first place!

 

[rosie fronfelen]

P.S. there is no such thing as a "training hunt!"

 

[missyme10]

Of course the general perception is unfounded, you have the press to thank for that. Any story like this will be exaggerated and twisted to show pro hunters in a bad light, and I can't see that ever changing unfortunately.

The problem is, the general public see hunters as snobby private school folk who have no regard for others, but the reality is, most pro hunters are just ordinary working folk who love horse riding and hunting and do try their best to operate within the boundaries of the law.

Every story you see in the press will have the same undertones, but my point initially was I dont think we help ourselves at times.

I see all too often when something like this happens, an instant defensiveness and the attitude of well, we weren't breaking the law, so thats ok then, and whats your problem.
I think an attitude of we're sorry an unfortunate incident like that happened, followed by an explanation as to why, and an understanding of how people might find it frightening would go down far better with the general public - pro hunters will then appear human, because to be quite honest, they often dont and sadly its only the minority who dont that end up in the press !

I do understand the defensiveness though, hell pro hunters get really bad press, a lot of crap gets written about them, a lot of lies, and its human nature to go on the defensive.

I think you will see a lot more of this kind of storie in the press coming up, and a lot of propaganda by the anti's with the repeal coming up - pro hunters are in for a rough ride I think !