with Horse and Hound

Fox Shoots Foxhunter

A determined fox in Belarus turned the tables by accidentally pulling the trigger on his assailant’s rifle and shooting the foxhunter in the leg.

The hunter had approached the fox after wounding it, with the intention of finishing the job with his rifle butt. The fox resisted strenuously and in the ensuing scuffle managed to get its paw on the trigger.

The foxhunter was hospitalized with his leg wound, and, according to the media, the fox escaped. Foxhunting is said to be popular in Belarus, which borders Russia and Poland. The story was filed from Moscow by Reuters.

Posted February 24, 2011

Author

Click any ad image.
(Opens in new window)
painting of two tricolor foxhounds with Sporting Art Auction logo
fox sketch over enamel bit ring with savenac logo
tcfe ad image fairfax & favor
Click any ad image.
(Opens in new window)
Thomas & Talbot logo Anne McIntosh 703-509-4499
Mark Lexton
Horse Books Plus
Blue Ridge Trailers
Blind Bombing
Cross Gate Gallery sporting art hound painting
photo of fox kits by Liz Callar
Erik Olsen Photography
Cathy Summers
Noel Mullins
Lauren Giannini
KLM Images