http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2009/11/02/oak-ridge-hunt-kicked-off-sunday-in-spite-of-soggy-start-11-2-09/ Nelson County Life Magazine : Your Source for Everything Nelson Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2009/11/02/oak-ridge-hunt-kicked-off-sunday-in-spite-of-soggy-start-11-2-09/comment-page-1/#comment-5387 NCL Mag Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/?p=20009#comment-5387 Wow! Homer think you had a hearty breakfast yourself today. Have a great week! Wow! Homer think you had a hearty breakfast yourself today. Have a great week!

]]> http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2009/11/02/oak-ridge-hunt-kicked-off-sunday-in-spite-of-soggy-start-11-2-09/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 Homer Barnswallow Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:16 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/?p=20009#comment-5386 Come on NCL........you can do better. A fox hunt, like a rose by any other name, is still a fox hunt. You put hounds out to find the scent of a fox, and then the hounds do what comes as instinct for them, and chase the fox. Though "the kill" is not the desired ending of the story (since there would be no "next time" to chase the fox), it sometimes happens that hounds will catch and kill a fox: which we have PLENTY of around here.....and my chickens would like to see a few less. So let's call a spade a spade. Fox hunting is an ages-old tradition that has come under increased scrutiny and attack lately worldwide by those who do not understand it, or are simply misinformed......or those that read articles that were never edited by anyone interested in the entire story....... or syntax and grammatical accuracy (nudge nudge, NCL). Note the traditional role played by the Church in the blessing of the hounds: something else that goes back many generations. It should also be noted that the hounds are not the only ones acting out their primieval urges, since those riders gather after the hunt to share and stretch stories of the day, drink heartily, and sup with friends on a midday meal called "Breakfast". Fox hunting in Virginia is a great tradition that I enjoyed many times in my younger days, and I hope it sticks around for many generations to come: and so do my chickens. Come on NCL……..you can do better.
A fox hunt, like a rose by any other name, is still a fox hunt. You put hounds out to find the scent of a fox, and then the hounds do what comes as instinct for them, and chase the fox. Though “the kill” is not the desired ending of the story (since there would be no “next time” to chase the fox), it sometimes happens that hounds will catch and kill a fox: which we have PLENTY of around here…..and my chickens would like to see a few less. So let’s call a spade a spade.
Fox hunting is an ages-old tradition that has come under increased scrutiny and attack lately worldwide by those who do not understand it, or are simply misinformed……or those that read articles that were never edited by anyone interested in the entire story……. or syntax and grammatical accuracy (nudge nudge, NCL).
Note the traditional role played by the Church in the blessing of the hounds: something else that goes back many generations.
It should also be noted that the hounds are not the only ones acting out their primieval urges, since those riders gather after the hunt to share and stretch stories of the day, drink heartily, and sup with friends on a midday meal called “Breakfast”. Fox hunting in Virginia is a great tradition that I enjoyed many times in my younger days, and I hope it sticks around for many generations to come: and so do my chickens.

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