Not all of us hunt with hounds SHAMO and we all dont carry guns to acomadate a fox bolting,so its handy to have a lurcher about especially when a fox is doin harm.A farmer or keeper would not be happy to see you waving bye..bye to a killer.I rarely if ever need a lurcher to draw the terrier will always be on top of it then its down to the man who digs it or the land owner if hes about.I would far sooner see a good lurcher work than to see a fox been shot,no sport in that.JMHO.