Thanks for that guys but to add yet more confusion - i was told today that you could use a single lurcher on foxes as it was not a pack regardless of whether it was injured or following a pack for flushing. This is the second very reliable source i have heard this from.
I am really only wanting a dog for rabbits over ferrets, lamping rabbits and when the need arises a fox, and just mooching around at work to take rabbits and the odd fox or in a beating line.
Does the law change at all if you are protecting your livelyhood as i hope to become a gamekeeper?
And while i'm at it, wha