Empty countryside in CoL?
Broke down and got the pack over the weekend, couldn't resist the British charm - it strikes an inner chord - and the animals. It's been huge fun so far, taken up way more time than intended, and is ...
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"netney52;c-17952517" wrote:"Oldeseadogge;c-17952088" wrote:
Times have changed, then. I remember when no story set in rural England was complete without at least one fox hunt with all the rich folks in their red jackets, odd hats, and hounds baying as the whole lot charged across the countryside. Must have been an early 20th century and earlier thing.
Yeah times have changed it was a sport amongst the middle/higher/aristocracy/royals classes for a long time and it was outlawed in mid 2000s (can’t remember the exact year) hunts can still take place but the dogs follow a scent trail not foxes. Many illegal hunts take place still. I live in the uk countryside and it was a big part of the culture. Especially Boxing Day hunts. It’s now seen as animal cruelty.
Not surprised. Let's hope fishing isn't next. Covid permitting, I might get over there next summer for school, taking extra time to do the tourist thing, especially the Cotswolds, so that might increase my appreciation for this. Among a lot of other things.
