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because they foresaw that the death of every fox 

 subsequently found would be attributed to the 

 man proved guilty and the baits he had already 

 placed down. 



A shooting man who does his best to provide 

 foxes is a far greater friend to the Hunt than a 

 follower of hounds who does no more, and should 

 be treated fairly in every way. The author knew 

 an estate in the centre of a big shooting district 

 on which foxes were always treated fairly, while 

 over a wide surrounding area it w^as doubtful if 

 they ever received fair play. The consequence 

 Avas the coverts on this estate were not drawn as 

 frequently as they should have been, while those 

 around were regularly visited by hounds. Because 

 the owner was an acknowledged friend of foxes 

 his estate was regarded as a reservoir to feed the 

 neighbourhood, and he was expected to breed and 

 keep foxes to stock the whole country-side. This 

 was taking an unfair advantage of his goodwill, 

 and there could have been practised no better 

 way of alienating him. 



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