An act or period of hunting a fox across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback.
they decided to join a couple of fox hunts to pass the time
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- For fun, there were horseback rides and fox hunts.
- Protests against Boxing Day fox hunts have been called off by campaigners.
- The fox hunt will have blocked these escape routes, forcing the fox to flee across land and thus provide a chase for the hunt.
- A neighbor suggested Young join him on a fox hunt.
- Fox hunts are not exactly common phenomena in today's society.
- Pembrokeshire's two fox hunts are considering their futures now that a hunting ban has become a reality.
- The Protection of Wild Mammals Act provides for up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine for anyone who takes part in a fox-hunt using dogs.
- This would allow licenced fox hunts to continue if they can prove they perform an essential role in rural areas.
- The Charlton Hunt was an early formal fox-hunt, dating to 1732.
- Thousands of determined hunters were expected to turn out today for what could be one of the last legal fox hunts in York and North Yorkshire.