neccessary evil

[threbb 0]

I have just heard that phrase againtoday that a terrier is a neccessary evil to a hunt. Why do some hunting folk talk like that about terriers when if it wernt for terriers they wouldnt have half the sport that they do. Hounds also take credit for everything even when they at least been helped if not saved by terriers on the day yet you rarely see mention of terriers in hunting reports etc. these remarks i make apply more to pre ban days of course but it still annoys because its so unjust.Its a bit of a class thing i suppose.

[Bryan 1,362]

but the real ironic but beautiful is that the hunting act banned hunting with hounds, but not terrier work,

 

made a few hounds people wake up i reckon