A cornered fox can’t win the underground war

TERRIER work is probably the cruellest aspect of foxhunting.

A cornered fox can’t win the underground war
Tue, 06 Jan, 2004 - 00:00

The hunt terrier men are called in when a fox goes to ground. One might think that given foxhunters' claims to be sportsmen, they would be prepared to admit defeat and let the fox reap the rewards of his ingenuity. Not so.

The terrier men will block all escape routes and then put a terrier down the only remaining entrance to find the fox.

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