Sentences with phrase «hunt foxes by»

Backwoods breeders crossed foxhounds with other breeds to create the American English, once known as the English Fox and Coonhound, as it could hunt foxes by day and raccoons by night.

He began as a dual - purpose dog who hunted fox by day and raccoon by night.

Originally used to hunt fox by day and raccoon by night, they were once called the English fox and coonhound.

Not exact matches

Princeton sitting down there in fox - hunting country, surrounded by estates and lettuce farms, cut off from the real, urban, industrial world....

Eggnog frolics, candy - pullings, charades, dances and every description of games that can be played indoors or out and indulged in, and horseback - riding, driving, fox - hunting, bird - hunting, and every description of equestrian exercise are participated in by both sexes.

Plenty of time as someone else said for the coks to choke and the Foxes (who I applaud along with their manager) to be hunted down by us Gunners!

This principle argument has, however, spun off countless sub-debates on what level of pest foxes are; what damage is caused by hunts to the countryside; and what freedoms and liberties the individual has.

This culminated in the September 2002 «Liberty and Livelihood» March through London, organised by the Countryside Alliance, when an estimated 400,000 people demonstrated in support of rural concerns, chief among which was keeping fox hunting.

The issue of fox hunting was part of a wider issue relating to a political attack by the Labour Party on rural England and we fully support rural communities to decide for themselves if they want fox hunting or not.

«As the independence of members of the House of Commons has decreased under the system of party discipline — it is known as «whipping» by analogy with the fox hunting practice of whipping pack of hounds into order for the pursuit — so both the quality and reputation of MPs has declined, rendering them even less likely to behave independently.

Rounding up the rear this week was our equal - opportunities offence piece on fox - hunting, which concluded that the anti-hunt brigade were motivated by class hatred and the hunting brigade by their own psychological inadequacies.

The law, introduced by Labour in 2004, bans the use of dogs to hunt foxes and other wild mammals in England and Wales.

The argument that hunting is supposedly insignificant in managing the fox population, as claimed by the anti-hunting groups, once again fails to understand that as a wildlife management process, it is not about the numbers killed, but the health and reduced level of the population left alive that is important.

Fox hunting with hounds was outlawed by Tony Blair's Labour government in 2004 and polls suggest that more than 80 per cent of people are now opposed to the practice.

But May baffled and frustrated many of her own MPs by saying during the election campaign that she supported fox - hunting would offer a free vote on lifting the ban.

Certainly numerous inquiries have failed to demonstrate that, although the Burns inquiry did contribute to the gaiety of the nation by concluding that hunting with dogs «seriously compromises» the welfare of the fox.

So instead we are left with this angry, class - ridden confusion in which we lash out at fox hunting because it's done by posh psychopaths and consider the image of a man fishing somehow idyllic.

• Labour supporters who switched to the Tories early in the campaign, were scared off by the dementia tax and the possible return of fox hunting, and have come back to the fold • Supporters of smaller parties - the Lib Dems, the Greens and to a lesser extent Ukip - switching to Labour • Young voters

With the row about her CV raging, she has been appealing to the Tory Right by promising a new vote on fox hunting and speaking out against gay marriage.

«In these circumstances, it is right and proper that we assert the Scottish interest on fox hunting by voting with Labour against the Tories» proposals to relax the ban - in the process, reminding an arrogant UK government of just how slender their majority is - just as we will vote against the Tory welfare cuts next week, and appeal to Labour to join us.»

Marmots are hunted by foxes, coyotes and, to a lesser extent, bears; about 50 percent of marmots die in their first year of life.

TALK of resuming fox hunting is over for now after this idea was ditched by the UK's enfeebled Tory government last week.

He is hunted as would a fox outrunning a band of harrier dogs, pursued especially by a group of young radicals like James Quinn (Killian Scott) and Sean (Barry Keoghan)-- who in turn are considered troublemakers by the older Boyle (David Wilmot) who fears repercussions from a large British force if casualties result.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln — «LINCOLN» (Touchstone Pictures) ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine — «LES MISÉRABLES» (Universal Pictures) HELEN HUNT / Cheryl — «THE SESSIONS» (Fox Searchlight) NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless — «THE PAPERBOY» (Millennium Entertainment) MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly — «THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL» (Fox Searchlight)

That being said, while we do believe Jackman will reprise the role again, Singer's film may be very, very different from what's in the books, even if there are giant mutant - hunting Sentinels, as revealed by Fox's newly hired Marvel movies consultant.

In one, Lara bikes madly through London on a kind of two - wheeled fox hunt, dodging trucks and chased by cyclists; in another, she flees three muggers on the docks, leaping from boat to boat.

Hunted by a deadly privateer and plagued by a saboteur hidden on her ship, she pushes her crew past exhaustion in her search for the notorious Brass Fox.

Developed by in the early 1800s by Parson John Russell of England, the Jack Russell Terrier was bred with one thing in mind: to hunt foxes.

Known for their loyal disposition, and ceaseless energy, American foxhounds were developed in colonial times by landed gentry to help them hunt foxes.

The English Foxhound was created by crossing a Greyhound (for their speed), a Fox Terrier (for their hunting abilities), and a Bulldog (for their determination and stubbornness).

History: Jack Russell Terriers have an origin from England and were originally bred by a man named Jack Russell in the 19th century to hunt small game, specifically foxes.

The rise of fox - hunting (and the resulting demand for larger hounds) caused the demise of the pocket Beagle, but by the 1800s the British had regained their interest in pursuing rabbits with larger versions of the pocket Beagle.

This breed was created by crossing greyhounds for their speed, fox terriers for their hunting instincts and bulldogs for their great resolve during hunting.

It wasn't until one of the dogs owned by Colonel Edward Donald Malcom, of Poltlloch, Argyllshire, Scotland was killed on the hunt after being mistaken for a fox.

Some of the game little terriers also were owned by miners and other workers who used them for sport, such as badger digging, rabbiting, ratting, and fox hunting.

The dog's appearance is similar to that of foxes which are know to hunt waterfowl by attracting the birds to the shore's edge.

Most of the Patterdales are kept by masters of fox hunts or used as vermin exterminators.

It was used by the Polish nobility to hunt wolf, hare and fox.

After Foxhounds were brought to the United States by early settlers in the 1600s, hunters used them to develop a new breed that had the size, speed, stamina and strength to hunt fox, raccoon and other animals, all day or all night, over rough terrain.

Due to the popularity of fox hunting, by the 18th century the foxhound was developed by crossing a beagle and a buck hound.

Smooth Fox Terrier — A hunting dog by nature, Fox Terriers can be great apartment dogs with enough exercise and early training to keep barking to a minimum.

By the 1700s, Beagles were used for fox hunting when it a popular sport.

Derived from the Latin word for Terra, many working terriers were selectively bred to hunt vermin, large rodents and foxes by «going to ground» in their underground burrows and dens and forcing them out of their habitats where the hunters awaited them.

In the 1700s, fox hunting became popular in England, and the Beagle was supplanted by the larger Foxhound.

Once called the Short - Haired Skye Terrier, the Cairn could also help hunt badgers, foxes, and weasels by crawling into their dens and forcing them out.

Unlike the mainland grey fox, which hunts only at night, the island fox has no predators, so it cruises the island by daylight.

Throughout the day there will be art - making activities, a scavenger hunt, curator tours of the new exhibitions, free ice cream from the Stone Fox Creamery Truck, and live music by family - friendly Gent Treadly!

Opening with a new reading of one of Gustave Courbet's great hunting scenes, The Fox in the Snow, and ending with an exploration of a group of interior scenes by Edouard Vuillard, each essay stands alone as a richly contextualized reading of a single work or group of works by one artist.

Now perhaps this is just the musings of a city girl (read: someone whose food is not imperiled by hungry foxes and doesn't rely on the fur trade), but it's hard to believe that in some parts of the world, these wonderful creatures have nearly been hunted into extinction.

People in this area have endured years of seeing Labour hatred of the countryside and the people who live there and the imposition by the urban elite of their will over rural folk (ban on fox hunting, closure of village post offices, closure of bus services, ruination of farmers, school closures, neglected roads etc etc).