Fox Hunting in Virginia.. on Horseback..

[Red Devil]

http://contour.com/stories/fox-hunting-in-virginia................ my girlfriend sent me this excellent footage of a hunt.. no fox were harmed in this video.. the

 

[Mattyou]

If you have a chance you should try it. Great times.

 

[Red Devil]

If you have a chance you should try it. Great times.

i am not a hunter..but i will love to ride after my knee gets better

 

[Vicious_Fish]

My mother use to fox hunt years ago. They never ended up killing the fox either.

 

[Red Devil]

My mother use to fox hunt years ago. They never ended up killing the fox either.

thats cool.. lol

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

My mother use to fox hunt years ago. They never ended up killing the fox either.

then whats the point of going??

 

[Mudslinger14]

Probably the feeling of catching the animal. Knowing you're 'superior' to it, even if you are cheating on horseback.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

then whats the point of going??

Probably the feeling of catching the animal. Knowing you're 'superior' to it, even if you are cheating on horseback.

It's for the thrill of the chase on horseback. The same thrill you'd get from fighting a bass on a fishing line. And when fox hunting you have a 50/50 chance of chasing the wrong fox species (Gray Foxes can climb trees!). It's when the fox goes to ground (it's den) that the party is over. In the olden days that's when you sent the Jack Russell Terrier down the hole to flush the fox out. Then it was killed. In modern times some fox hunters kill the fox and others let it go for another day.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

It's for the thrill of the chase on horseback. The same thrill you'd get from fighting a bass on a fishing line. And when fox hunting you have a 50/50 chance of chasing the wrong fox species (Gray Foxes can climb trees!). It's when the fox goes to ground (it's den) that the party is over. In the olden days that's when you sent the Jack Russell Terrier down the hole to flush the fox out. Then it was killed. In modern times some fox hunters kill the fox and others let it go for another day.

i thought in modern hunts people like sara palin shot them from helicopters? i'm surprised that dog lovers actually support something like this. i'mma get a horse and catch your dogs now but no worries, they won't be killed. just seems weird to me

 

[kevinfleming21]

i thought in modern hunts people like sara palin shot them from helicopters? i'm surprised that dog lovers actually support something like this. i'mma get a horse and catch your dogs now but no worries, they won't be killed. just seems weird to me

you know how hard it is to shoot something from a chopper? Crazy skillz!