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<blockquote data-quote="bells of shandon" data-source="post: 5880959" data-attributes="member: 9994">Many people who condemn hunting have never actually been to a hunt. Cork City has many hunting clubs on both sides of the City.They are not exclusive and are working mens weekend pastimes and are followed on foot.Many clubs have abandoned hunting and morphed into Drag hunting,which has always had gambling connotations and its accompanying problems.&nbsp;We have actually the oldest hunting club in the world in the North side of Cork at 250 years. Huntsmen are not interested in killing their prey,rather they enjoy seeing the hounds track a scent and have a good run. Preserving the fox means they can return to that country weeks later and have another good days sport.&nbsp;There are people who will dig out foxes from dens using terriers and throw them to hounds, this is condemned by all decent sportsmen and such people are banned from clubs Real huntsmen enjoy the day in the country and watching hounds work, it is not about killing and we are very mindful of a farmers land and are careful about closing gates and not damaging fences etc. Clubs have their traditional hunting areas and aim to preserve the goodwill of the landowners.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bells of shandon, post: 5880959, member: 9994"] Many people who condemn hunting have never actually been to a hunt. Cork City has many hunting clubs on both sides of the City.They are not exclusive and are working mens weekend pastimes and are followed on foot. Many clubs have abandoned hunting and morphed into Drag hunting,which has always had gambling connotations and its accompanying problems. We have actually the oldest hunting club in the world in the North side of Cork at 250 years. Huntsmen are not interested in killing their prey,rather they enjoy seeing the hounds track a scent and have a good run. Preserving the fox means they can return to that country weeks later and have another good days sport. There are people who will dig out foxes from dens using terriers and throw them to hounds, this is condemned by all decent sportsmen and such people are banned from clubs Real huntsmen enjoy the day in the country and watching hounds work, it is not about killing and we are very mindful of a farmers land and are careful about closing gates and not damaging fences etc. Clubs have their traditional hunting areas and aim to preserve the goodwill of the landowners. [/QUOTE]

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