Roger as you say very nice to look at. I hasten to add I do not agree with hunting with dogs, a good gamekeeper or marksman will shoot between the eyes killing instantly.
Howard #6, I wonder how many of those country dwellers you mention were actually raised in the country and understand rural life. Most villages have a very high proportion of ex town dwellers as they have priced the rural people out of villages, but that is another subject.
A dog fox when he marks his territory creates an awful stink, foxes also kill needlessly if they get in a chicken run taking the head but leaving the rest of the body behind.