In all fairness hounds can be hard work at times it takes a really good hound to find hunt a line and mark him to ground i only know of two that could do it regualy
as for starting your own pack its real hard work to start its not easy to get decent hounds to start your pack and chances are they wont be fox only
then you have the hassel of finding kennels witch is not easy its broke my heart we have had to move kennels twice you put loads of work and money into them then the owner has other plans
then you have to excerise every day then price of feed then worming flea treatment and so on