What is the main purpose of fox hunting?

What most people don't understand about fox hunting is that it's not about killing foxes, although it used to be that way in Europe years ago. read more

The hunt that I rode with (now sadly gone) killed one fox in all their years of existence (and before my time), and that, I am told, was purely by a stroke of bad luck for the fox. As someone who has hunted, my main purpose was to go out and have an exhilarating ride on a chilly winter day with some good friends. read more

It is not uncommon for a hunt to chase a fox right into the center of towns and allow their dogs to kill the fox right there on "Main St.", not caring that city folks might not care to see this, or that children might be around to witness it, or that their parents might not want their kids to see something like that. read more

Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a "master of foxhounds" ("master of hounds"), who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback. read more