Fox Hunting Over the Globe

The United States has more mounted fox hunting packs than any other country (including the U.K.), but fox are rarely killed by U.S. mounted hunts, in part because a fox can generally find a groundhog hole to scoot into, and also because fox are simply not considered an economic problem even in sheep country. Fox are never dug out -- the hounds are praised and the field rides on to find another fox.

Coyote are another matter, and when they are hunted the goal is termination. Unlike fox, which will generally circle back and stay within a defined home territory, coyote will run straight across country and may take hounds and horses across roads and out of hunt-permission territory. Unlike fox, coyote are considered a fairly serious pest as they may, on occasion, prey on cats, small dogs, sheep, and ducks.