On The Trail Of The Fox

The Ashford Valley Hunt is based in Kent, England. This film covers part of their season in 1996, before the hunting ban was passed by Parliament. It shows the reactions of hunt supporters to the then-proposed ban, what it is like to ride with hounds after foxes, and why hunt supporters participate. This student film was shot by Doug Grindle and Adam Gardner in Kent.

[@robertvalentine123]

I’m against fox hunting, however, I found this video fascinating. Always good to hear from two sides of the argument. RV N Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@ianjohnson8856]

Brilliant to watch

[@turlough1252]

great huntsman,you bring the passion to the field.nice hounds,great horn blowing.cheers from Ireland.Keep hunting.

[@kevinturner5857]

Foxhunting is illegal here thankfully as its snooty snobbery class & cruel

[@darkshaman7087]

Also fox hunting brought the countryside community together as in some areas they live far apart and then would have a meet up, it was great for some of the older lonely farmers from the men to the women that lived in the country and farmed for a living

[@darkshaman7087]

@Goddess Of Oddness 🤣 I do not type rot as I’m typing common sense as farming communities did come together for this event to keep the Fox population down... Also I live in the country and I knew a lot of elderly farmers that enjoyed meeting up at hunts also not everyone is the same as you as some people like contact with others as so lonely.

[@darkshaman7087]

@Goddess Of Oddness well if growing crops foxes do not interfere but they do with live stock as we know as they also must survive, myself prefers to flush out foxes with dogs and shoot them or by night with lamp and guns as the poor fox is not chased to death and torn apart, so this is the quickest method, but I do agree that Fox hunting with hounds brought the farming communities together. And also I respect the people that is against hunting 🌛🌕🌜

[@DERKIFAL]

@Goddess Of Oddness were you born and raised in the countryside? Come on, no fibbing.

[@horse-lover68]

What a load of crap!! Make a normal daylong trail ride like in every other country, too. People can come together, people can ride but you blood junkie's only want to see a fox being ripped into pieces you inbred vampires

[@darkshaman7087]

@@horse-lover68 foxes can cause a lot of trouble on farms believe you me and do need to be controlled myself prefers to shoot them out right… And the farming communities would come together and meet up for the day and take their horses for a good run when out with the hounds also the fox did not last that long when the first hound caught it but then the others would come along and rip it apart which looked bad bit it was dead before torn to pieces by the other hounds.

[@bikesfred]

keep on hunting

[@kevinturner5857]

Foxhunting is cruel & illegal

[@gerardmurphy1441]

Still hunting 2024. Tally ho ,,,😊

[@ilovevintagestuff8817]

STOP KILLING foxes!!!

[@mike188881]

stop killing people

[@stanpressley8136]

Shut your mouth stop eating snakes let the hunt go on forever Chung su

[@kevinturner5857]

@@mike188881 u weirdo

[@heidicarman9097]

You can't change Mother nature, you can try at your own peril. Love the hounds they are so endearing

[@marjorieembling9279]

Great some councils have banned hunting on their land, however will the hunts take and notice? Not in Co Durham ! For years Durham County Council have sent letters to the Master of Foxhounds of the South Durham Hunt and every year hunting continues, not even disguised as trail hunting. Despite filmed evidence being given to the Council of Law breaking no action is taken! Shame on the Council , Local resident from Durham

[@justingoddard541]

Oh dear

[@davidkennedy5044]

Never watched a video that’s speaks so casually about cruelty to animals, these people need locking up for their own and public safety.

[@laurens5890]

Agreed entirely. Vile.

[@VK-qe7if]

I agree.

[@stanpressley8136]

You are pathetic

[@kevinturner5857]

Selfish arrogant Tories , spoilt devil's

[@kevinturner5857]

Bunch of rogues these cruel foxhunting set

[@mike188881]

can't believe britisch society allowed some nutters to forbid them such a wonderful tradition

[@inthemire6404]

"i don't go out there to kill a fox, i go out there to try to", ffs, have i honestly just heard that correctly, these people really are some kind of special.

[@justingoddard541]

It's a subtle argument, probably above your level.

[@caz8929]

horrible man 🤬🤬 and woman omg 💔💔