Sanversera
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Announcement tomorrow according to the BBC. I've no sympathy with the hunts if they'd all acted within the law this wouldn't be necessary. It's entirely their own fault.
Trail hunting to be banned.
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ihatework
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Agree.
But I hope it doesn’t impact the genuine drag/blood hound packs
But I hope it doesn’t impact the genuine drag/blood hound packs
Sanversera
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Yes, agree
TheMule
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That’s who I feel sorry for- the bloodhound packs will be lost and there will be a lot of redundant horses if there aren’t alternative ways of belting around the countryside found.
MuddyMonster
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Geniune question I promise, but what is the difference between trail hunting and drag or blood hound hunting?
ihatework
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Trail hunting are the foxhound packs who are mostly still foxhunting behind a smokescreen.
Drag/bloods have never hunted fox, different hound breed and they hunt a genuine trail
MuddyMonster
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Thank you
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Drag and blood hound packs have arguably not done enough to distance themselves from fox trail hunting.
Even on this forum many of us horsey types aren’t really clear about the differences between the three versions.
Drag and bloodhound packs will be very worried too, for sure, particularly the drag packs.
Even on this forum many of us horsey types aren’t really clear about the differences between the three versions.
Drag and bloodhound packs will be very worried too, for sure, particularly the drag packs.
lizziebell
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Just to elaborate on ihateworks post.
Trail hunting use fox scent, hence the smokescreen, because the hounds can’t distinguish the laid trail from other fox scents in their environment.
Drag hunting use aniseed as a scent, and Bloods scent a human runner - so neither these deviant from the trail they are following.
feesh
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Oh my god THANK YOU. This is the first explanation I've read that makes sense.
As someone who doesn't live over there, all the explanations read like this:
I could not figure out why everyone was so adamant that the ones called trail hunts resulted in hunting real fox, and the ones called drag hunts didn't.
(The bloodhounds made sense because I THINK they are chasing an actual live human?)
mariew
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I don't think it will stop there. I had a recent chat with a sab and it started with foxes but then led on to poor hounds and finally poor children who never have a choice about joining. So let's hope sabs don't go after drag hunts next but then arguably as long as no fox is hunted or harmed then it shouldn't really be an issue anymore.
Sadly the trail hunts chasing foxes have ruined it for the rest.
Sadly the trail hunts chasing foxes have ruined it for the rest.
lizziebell
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Thats ok. You’d be amazed at how many people in this country who support trail hunting do not understand that fox (or animal based) scent is being used.
Sandstone1
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Most fox hunts have taken the p.... had they stuck to the rules and trail hunted properly they would not be where they are now. The sheer pig headed arrogant attitude of many who thought they could just continue as pre ban has got them to this point.