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Old 01-01-2011, 17:39   #656
martyh
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Re: Bring Back Fox Hunting

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
Yet, in one of nature's strange quirks, a vixen gives off no scent when she is pregnant. So, ironically, pregnant females were completely safe from the hunts as the hounds could not follow her trail.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ular-ever.html

I would heavily disagree with that statement ,it is a known fact in the foxhunting community that pregnant foxes give off a reduced scent ,not no scent .The hounds are specifically bread for the ability to pick up these scents and are very valuable animals with the right pedigree
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