Well yeah, but so is that whole serf and lord thing but we don't do that any more either.:mrgreen:
I think I may have a rather unique perspective to share about this one. I came from a socialist background in a city in 70's Britain till age 14, then onto a
very country lifestyle from then onwards. So anyway, I can tell you that the foxhunt was a bloody nightmare for those who weren't part of it. They once totally destroyed our veggie garden by simply riding through it after a fox. I've got lots of little anecdotes like that, if you'd like to hear them. Conversely, I don't know if that makes it a class issue or not but someone apparently gave them the idea that it was ok to just ride their horses across someones work.
FWIW, they didn't catch it AND they lost their pack of hounds when the fox swam across one of the UK's largest rivers.:mrgreen:
It seems to me that the greatest "thrill" of foxhunting is the chase. It can't be the pest control and I say that knowing that any animals we lost to foxes were just the rhythm of life in the country. All that "damage" and stuff they speak of was really minimal when you're talking about a chicken farm or whatever. After one "attack", the best way to minimise damage is beef up the security. I don't see why they can't get the thrill without chasing some creature hell for leather for very little in the way of real pest control.